MAJOR LEAGUE FRANCHISE INFORMATION
authored
by Dan Nichols
Leagues officially recognized as "Major
Leagues"
- AA - American Association 1882-1884, 1887-1891
- AL - American League 1901->
- FL - Federal League 1914-1915
- NA - National Association of Professional Baseball
Players 1871-1875, 1879-1880
- NL - National League 1876->
- PL - Players League 1890
- UA - Union Association 1884
Leagues included just because I wanted to!
- AAGPBL - All American Girls Professional Baseball
League 1943-1954
- ANL - American Negro League 1929
- ECL - Eastern Colored League 1923-1928
- NAL - Negro American League 1937-1950
- NEWL - Negro East West League 1932
- NNL - Negro National League 1920-1948
- NSL - Negro Southern League 1932
- CL - Continental League 1960 (Announced but never
played)
- UBL - United Baseball League 1996?->
(Announced)
- SPBA - Senior Professional Baseball Association
1989-1990
- WA - Western Association 1894-1900 (became the
American League 1901)
- WBL - Women's Baseball League 1994->
This information was taken mostly from Green Cathedrals
by Philip Lowry and Professional Baseball Franchises by
Peter Filichia.
I have covered franchise renaming by listing the team under it's
best-known name and including the other names under the AKA
item. This as opposed to all separate listings as done in
Filichia's excellent book.
- ALTOONA,
PENNSYLVANIA
- ALTOONA
UNIONS
- League: UA 1884
- Aka: Altoona Pride
- Franchise: According to Lowry:
Became Kansas City Unions
May 1884.
- According to Filichia:
disbanded with association after the 1884 season.
- ANAHEIM,
CALIFORNIA
- CALIFORNIA
ANGELS
- League: AL 1965->
- Aka: Los Angeles Angels 1961-1965
- Nicknames: Halos, Seraphs, Cherubs
- Franchise: Los Angeles
Angels 1961-1965
- Named Angels because Los Angeles is Spanish for
"The Angels".
- Name changed from Los Angeles to California
Angels 9/2/65
- ARLINGTON,
TEXAS
- TEXAS
RANGERS
- League: AL 1972->
- Franchise: Relocated from Washington Senators
1961-1971.
- Named after Texas state police force. Represent
both Dallas and Fort Worth.
- ATLANTA,
GEORGIA
- ATLANTA
BLACK CRACKERS
- League: NAL 1938
- Franchise:
- ATLANTA
- League: CL 1960
- Franchise: League announced but never
played.
- ATLANTA
BRAVES
- League: NL 1966->
- Nicknames: America's Team (II) The
first team to have this nickname was the NFL
Dallas Cowboys.
- Franchise: Relocated from Milwaukee Braves NL
1953-1965
- ATLANTIC
CITY,
NEW
JERSEY
- BACHARACH
GIANTS
- League: ECL 1923-1928, ANL 1929
- Franchise: Charter franchise with ECL,
disbanded with league during 1928. Charter
franchise with ANL, disbanded with league after
1929. Reestablished in Philadelphia in
NNL in July 1934.
- BALTIMORE,
MARYLAND
- BALTIMORE
LORD BALTIMORES
- League: NA 1872-1874
- Nicknames: Baltimore Marylands
1873, Yellow Stockings, Canaries
- Franchise: Expansion franchise, disbanded
after 1874 season
- MARYLANDS
- League: NA 1873
- Franchise: Folded on July 11, 1873
- BALTIMORE
ORIOLES (I)
- League: AA 1882-1889
- Aka: Lord Baltimores (I) 1882
- Franchise: New franchise, folded in July
1889
- BALTIMORE
MONUMENTALS
- League: UA 1884
- Franchise: Charter franchise, became
Lancaster Ironsides, Eastern League, mid-1884
- BALTIMORE
ORIOLES (II)
- Leagues: AA 1890-1891, NL 1892-1899
- Franchise: New franchise NL. Were Brooklyn
Gladiators in AA before 8/3/1890. Merged with
NL Brooklyn Superbas
in 1900.
- According to Filichia the
AA team disbanded after the 1899 season.
- BALTIMORE
ORIOLES (III)
- League: AL 1901-1902
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Became New York Highlanders 1903
- BALTIMORE
TERRAPINS
- League: FL 1914-1915
- Aka: Balt-Feds 1914
- Franchise: Expansion team, disbanded with
league, 1915
- BALTIMORE
BLACK SOX
- League: ECL 1923-1928, ANL 1929, NEWL
1932, NNL 1933-1934
- Aka: Baltimore Stars 1929
- Franchise: ECL: Charter franchise,
disbanded with league during 1928. ANL: Disbanded
with league during 1929. NEWL: Charter franchise,
disbanded with league during 1932. NNL: New
franchise, folded after 1933 season, reactivated
July 1934, disbanded after 1934 season.
- BALTIMORE
ELITE GIANTS
- League: NNL 1938-1948, NAL 1949-1950
- Franchise: Relocated from Washington Elite
Giants 1937. New franchise NAL, disbanded
with league after 1950 season.
- BALTIMORE
ORIOLES (IV)
- League: AL 1954->
- Nicknames: Birds, O's
- Franchise: Relocated from St. Louis Browns
1902-1953
- BATTLE
CREEK,
MICHIGAN
- BATTLE
CREEK BELLES
- League: AAGPBL 1951-1952
- Franchise: Relocated from Racine Bells 1950. Became
Muskegon Belles
1953.
- BAYAMON,
PUERTO
RICO
- BAYAMON
UBLs
- League: UBL 1996?
- Franchise: League is announced to begin
play in 1996.
- BIRMINGHAM,
ALABAMA
- BIRMINGHAM
BLACK BARONS
(I)
- League: NNL 1924-1925, 1927-1930
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded after
1930 season
- BIRMINGHAM
BLACK BARONS
(II)
- League: NAL 1937-1938, 1940-1950
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
after 1950 season
- BLOOMINGTON,
MINNESOTA
- MINNESOTA
TWINS 1961-1981
- Franchise: Relocated from Washington Senators
(III) 1957-1960.
- Began play in Minneapolis
in 1982.
- BOSTON,
MASSACHUSETTS
- BOSTON
BRAVES
- Leagues: NA 1871, 1873-1875, NL 1876-1952
- Aka: Boston Red Stockings 1871,
1873-1875, Boston Red Caps 1876-1882, Boston
Beaneaters (I) 1883-1906, Boston Doves
1907-1910, Boston Rustlers 1911, Boston
Bees 1936-1940
- Nicknames: Rustlers 1890's when
owned by William Russell (1), Miracle Braves
1914 (1)
- Franchise: Became Milwaukee Braves in
1953. According to Filichia,
relocated from Cincinnati
Red Stockings 1869-1870.
- Named for James Gaffney, a Tammany Hall
"brave" or political figure.
- BOSTON
REDS
- League: UA 1884
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
with association after 1884 season.
- BOSTON
BEANEATERS (II)
- Leagues: PL 1890
- Nicknames: Boston Reds
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
with league after 1890 season.
- BOSTON
RED SOX
(current)
- League: AL 1901->
- Aka: Boston Somersets 1901-1902
when owned by Charles W. Somers, Boston
Pilgrims 1903-1906
- Nicknames: Speed Boys 1901-1902, Plymouth
Rocks 1901-1902, Boston Puritans
1901-1902, Bosox
- Franchise: Charter franchise, had been Buffalo Bisons WA 1900
- BRADENTON,
FLORIDA
- BRADENTON
EXPLORERS
- League: SPBA 1989-1990
- BRENTWOOD,
NEW
YORK
- NEW YORK UBLs
- League: UBL 1996?
- Franchise: League is announced to begin
play in 1996.
- BROOKLYN,
NEW
YORK
- NEW YORK MUTUALS
(I)
- Leagues: NA 1871-1875
- Aka: Green Stockings 1871, Chocolate
Sox 1872
- Franchise: Disbanded during the 1875
season.
- Named for the firemen of the Mutual Hook &
Ladder Co.
- Represented New York but played all home games in
Brooklyn.
- ECKFORDS
OF BROOKLYN
- League: NA 1871-1875
- Aka: Atlantics of Brooklyn
1872-1875
- Franchise: New franchise. According to Filichia, disbanded with
association after 1875 season.
- According to Lowry, Merged
with Fort Wayne
Kekiongas August 29, 1871
- HARTFORDS
OF BROOKLYN
- League: NL 1877
- Franchise: Relocated from Hartford Dark Blues
in 1876-1877.
- BROOKLYN
TROLLEY DODGERS
- Leagues: AA 1884-1890
- Aka: Brooklyn Bridegrooms (I) 1889,
Brooklyn Gladiators 1890
- Nicknames: Brooklyn Atlantics
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
after the 1890 season.
- Named Trolley Dodgers for the wild maze of
trolley lines near the Brooklyn Bridge,
Bridegrooms because 4 star players were married
over 1889-90 off season.
- BROOKLYN
DODGERS
- Leagues: NL 1890-1957
- Aka: Brooklyn Bridegrooms (II)
1890-1898, Hanlon's Superbas 1899-1910, Brooklyn
Robins 1914-1931
- Nicknames: Church City Nines
1880's, Brooklyn Kings 1880's, Dem Bums
1940's and 1950's, Brooklyn Foutz's Fillies
1893-1896
- Franchise: Merged with Brooklyn Wonders
1891. Merged with Baltimore
Orioles (II) 1900. Became Los Angeles Dodgers in
1958.
- Named Trolley Dodgers for the wild maze of
trolley lines near the Brooklyn Bridge,
Bridegrooms because 4 star players were married
over 1889-90 off season, Hanlon's Superbas for a
popular vaudeville acrobatic troupe when Ned
Hanlon was manager, Robins for manager Wilbert
Robinson. Foutz's Fillies for manager Dave Foutz.
- BROOKLYN
WONDERS
- League: PL 1890
- Nickname: Ward's Wonders
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Disbanded
with league after 1890 season. According to Lowry merged with Brooklyn Dodgers
1891.
- Named after the Wonder Bread Company owned by Mr.
Ward.
- BROOKLYN
TIP-TOPS
- League: FL 1914-1915
- Nickname: Feds, BrookFeds
- Franchise: Expansion franchise, disbanded
with league 1915.
- Named after the Wonder Bread Company owned by Mr.
Ward.
- BROOKLYN
ROYAL GIANTS
- League: ECL 1923-1927
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
after 1927 season
- BROOKLYN
EAGLES
- League: NNL 1935
- Franchise: Relocated to Newark Eagles 1936
- BUFFALO,
NEW
YORK
- BUFFALO
BISONS (I)
- League: NL 1879-1885
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Merged with Detroit Wolverines
1886
- BUFFALO
BISONS (II)
- League: PL 1890
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Merged with Cleveland Infants
and Cleveland Spiders
1891
- BUFFALO
BISONS (III)
- League: WA 1892-1900
- Franchise: Became Boston
Red Sox AL 1901
- BUFFALO
PAN AMS
- League: AL 1900
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
after 1900 season.
- BUFFALO
BLUES
- League: FL 1914-1915
- Aka: Buffalo Buf-Feds 1914, Buffalo
Electrics
- Franchise: Expansion franchise, disbanded
with league 1915.
- BUFFALO
- League: CL 1960
- Franchise: League announced but never
played.
- CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS
- CHICAGO
CUBS
- Leagues: NA 1871, 1874-1875, NL 1876->
- Aka: Chicago White Stockings
1876-1890, Chicago Colts 1890-1897, Chicago
Orphans 1898-1901
- Nicknames: Swallowtails 1888, Black
Stockings 1888-1889, Anson's Colts
1887-1897, Ex-Colts 1898, Rainmakers
1894-1897, Babes 1894-1897, Cubs, Cowboys
1899, Desert Rangers 1899, Rough Riders
1899-1900, Remnants 1901-1902, Recruits
1902, Panamas 1903, Zephyrs 1905, Selee's
Colts 1902-1905, Spuds 1906, Nationals
1905-1907, Trojans 1913
- Franchise: Charter franchise NA. Charter
franchise NL. Merged with Chicago Pirates 1891.
Merged with Chicago
Whales 1916.
- Named Anson's Colts because manager Cap Anson had
starred in a silent film called "A Runaway
Colt." The word also meant rookie back then.
- Name of Cubs used first 3/27/02 by Chicago
sportswriters George Rice and Fred Hayner in
Chicago Daily News.
- Most frequently used nicknames: White Stockings
1871, 1874-1889, Colts 1890-1897, Orphans
1898-1901, Colts 1902-1904 Cubs 1905 to date.
- CHICAGO
UNIONS
- League: UA 1884
- Nicknames: Browns
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Became Pittsburgh Unions
August 1884
- CHICAGO
PIRATES
- League: PL 1890
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Disbanded
with league 1890. Merged with Chicago Cubs 1891.
- CHICAGO
???
- League: WA 1894
- Franchise: Became St.
Paul Saints 1895
- CHICAGO
WHITE SOX
- League: AL 1901->
- Aka: Chicago White Stockings
1901-1903
- Nicknames: Chisox, Pale Hose, Invaders
1901, Go-Go Sox 1959, Uniques
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Named White
Sox by Chicago sportswriters Carl Green and I.E.
Sanborn. Came from Minneapolis
Millers of WA 1900
- CHICAGO
WHALES
- League: FL 1914-1915
- Aka: Chi-Feds 1914
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
with league 1915. Merged with Chicago Cubs 1916.
- CHICAGO
AMERICAN GIANTS
- League: NNL 1920-1931, 1934-1936, NSL
1932, NAL 1937-1950
- Aka: Cole's American Giants
1932-1936
- Franchise: Charter franchise NNL. New
franchise NSL, disbanded after 1936 season. New
franchise NAL, disbanded with league after 1950
season
- CHICAGO
GIANTS
- League: NNL 1920-1921
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
after 1921 season. No home games in 1921.
- CHICAGO
COLLEENS
- League: AAGPBL 1948
- Franchise:
- CINCINNATI,
OHIO
- CINCINNATI
RED STOCKINGS
- Franchise: 1st professional baseball club,
formed 3/15/1869.
- According to Lowry:
relocated to Boston Red
Stockings 1871.
- According to Filichia:
reverted to non-pro after the 1870 season.
- CINCINNATI
REDS
- Leagues: NL 1876-1880, AA 1882-1889, NL
1890->
- Aka: Cincinnati Red Stockings
1876-1880, Cincinnati Red Legs 1944-1945,
1954-1960
- Nickname: Cincinnati Porkopolitans
1870's, Cincinnati Pioneers 1870's, Big
Red Machine 1970's
- Franchise: Charter franchise, expelled
from NL in 1880. Merged with Washington Senators
(I) 1890
- CINCINNATI
OUTLAW REDS
- League: UA 1884
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
with assoc after 1884 season.
- KELLY'S
KILLERS
- League: AA 1891, NL 1890-1891
- Aka: Cincinnati Porkers
- Franchise: New franchise NL, disbanded
during 1891.
- According to Lowry,
became with Milwaukee
Brewers (III) August 14, 1891.
- Named after the aggressive behavior of manager
Mike Kelly.
- CINCINNATI
CLOWNS
- League: NAL 1942-1945
- Aka: Cincinnati Buckeyes 1942, Indianapolis-Cincinnati
Clowns 1944
- Franchise: New franchise. Became Indianapolis Clowns
in 1946.
- CUBAN
STARS (I)
- League: NNL 1921
- Aka: Cincinnati Cuban Stars 1921
- Franchise: Expansion franchise. Moved from
Havana in 1921.
Playes all games in 1921 on the road as a
travelling team representing Havana. Moved to New York in 1922.
- CINCINNATI
TIGERS
- League: NAL 1937
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
with league during 1937 season.
- CLEVELAND,
OHIO
- CLEVELAND
BLUES (I)
- League: NL 1879-1884
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded after
1884 season.
- According to Lowry, merged
in 1885 with UA St.
Louis Maroons to become NL St. Louis Maroons.
- CLEVELAND
BLUES (II)
- League: AA 1887-1888, NL 1889-1898
- Franchise: Charter franchise in AA. New
franchise in NL. Became St. Louis Perfectos
1899.
- FOREST
CITYS OF
CLEVELAND
- League: NA 1871-1872
- Franchise: Dropped out August 19, 1872.
- CLEVELAND
SPIDERS
- Leagues: NL 1889-1899
- Nicknames: Exiles 1899, Misfits
1899
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded after
1899 season.
- According to Lowry, merged
with PL Buffalo Bisons
and PL Cleveland
Infants in 1891.
- CLEVELAND
INFANTS
- League: PL 1890
- Nickname: Babes
- Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded
with league 1890.
- According to Lowry, merged
with Cleveland
Spiders 1891.
- CLEVELAND
LAKE SHORES
- League: WA 1900
- Franchise: Relocated from Grand Rapids Rustlers.
Became Cleveland
Bluebirds AL 1901.
- CLEVELAND
INDIANS
- League: AL 1900->
- Aka: Cleveland
Lakeshores 1900, Cleveland Blues
(III) 1901, Cleveland Bluebirds 1901, Cleveland
Broncos 1902, Cleveland Naps
1903-1911, Molly Maguires 1912-1914
- Nickname: Blues 1901, Tribe
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Names Naps
after 2B/Mngr Napolean Lajoie; Molly Maguires
after coal miners; Indians after a member of the
1890's Spiders named Louis Francis Sockalexis,
the first American Indian in the majors.
- CLEVELAND
BEARS
- League: NAL 1939-1940
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded after
1940 season
- CLEVELAND
BROWNS
- League: NNL 1924
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded after
1924 season
- CLEVELAND
BUCKEYES (I)
- League: NAL 1943-1948
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded after
1948 season
- CLEVELAND
BUCKEYES (II)
- League: NAL 1950
- Franchise: New franchise, folded June
1950.
- CLEVELAND
ELITES
- League: NNL 1926-1927
- Aka: Cleveland Hornets 1927
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded after
1927 season
- CLEVELAND
GIANTS
- League: NNL 1933-1934
- Aka: Cleveland Red Sox 1934
- Franchise: Relocated from Columbus Bluebirds.
Disbanded after 1934 season
- CLEVELAND
TATE STARS
- League: NNL 1922
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded during
1922 season
- CLEVELAND
CUBS
- League: NNL 1931
- Franchise: Became Nashville Elite
Giants in 1932.
- CLEVELAND
STARS
- League: NEWL 1932
- Franchise:
- COLUMBUS,
OHIO
- COLUMBUS
SENATORS
- League: AA 1883-1884
- Nicknames: Columbus Buckeyes
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded with
league after 1884 season.
- COLUMBUS
COLTS
- League: AA 1883-1884, AA 1889-1891
- Nicknames: Columbus Solons
1889-1891
- Franchise: New franchise, disbanded with
assoc after 1891 season.
- COLUMBUS
BLUEBIRDS
- League: NNL 1933
- Franchise: New franchise, became Cleveland Giants in
August 1933.
- COLUMBUS
BUCKEYES
- League: NNL 1921
- Franchise: Relocated from Dayton Marcos Disbanded
after 1921
- COLUMBUS
ELITE GIANTS
- League: NNL 1935
- Franchise: Relocated from Nashville Elite
Giants. Became Washington Elite
Giants in 1936
- COLUMBUS
TURFS
- League: NSL 1932
- Franchise: Replaced Louisville Black Caps
during 1932 season.
- DALLAS-FT WORTH, TEXAS
- DALLAS
- League: CL 1960
- Franchise: League announced but never
played.
- DAYTON,
OHIO
- DAYTON
MARCOS
- League: NNL 1920
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Disbanded
after 1920. According to Lowry,
became Columbus
Buckeyes in 1921.
- DENVER,
COLORADO
- DENVER
- League: CL 1960
- Franchise: League announced but never
played.
- COLORADO
ROCKIES
- League: NL 1993->
- Franchise: Expansion team 1993.
- DETROIT,
MICHIGAN
- DETROIT
WOLVERINES (I)
- League: NL 1881-1888, Int'l Assoc
1889-1890
- Aka: Detroit Wolverines
- Franchise: New NL. New IA, disbanded with
league during 1890 season.
- DETROIT
TIGERS (I)
- League: WA 1894-1900
- Aka: Creams 1894
- Franchise: Became Detroit Wolverines
1900
- DETROIT
TIGERS (II)
- League: AL 1900->
- Aka: Detroit Wolverines (II) 1900
- Nicknames: Bengals
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Named after
the striped stockings used in 1901. Editor Philip
Reid thought that these yellow and black sox were
like those worn by the Princeton University
Tigers football team. According to Lowry came from WA Detroit team of 1900
- DETROIT
STARS
- League: NNL 1920-1931, 1933, NAL 1937
- Franchise: Charter franchise. Became Philadelphia Stars
in 1934
- DETROIT
WOLVES
- League: NEWL 1932
- Franchise:
- ELIZABETH,
NEW
JERSEY
- ELIZABETH
RESOLUTES
- League: NA 1873
- Franchise: Charter
franchise. Folded August 7, 1873.
- FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
- FORT
MYERS SUN SOX
- League: SPBA 1989-1990
- Franchise:
- FORT WAYNE, INDIANA
- FORT
WAYNE KEKIONGAS
- League: NA 1871
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded during 1871
- According to Lowry, merged with Brooklyn
Eckfords on August 29,
1871.
- Named after the original Indian
village on the site that later became Fort Wayne.
- FORT
WAYNE DAISIES
- League: AAGPBL 1945-1954
- Franchise:
- GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
- GRAND
RAPIDS RUSTLERS
- League: WA 1894-1899
- Franchise: Became Cleveland
Lake Shores in 1900
- GRAND
RAPIDS CHICKS
- League: AAGPBL 1945-1954
- Franchise: Relocated from Milwaukee
Chicks 1944.
- HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
- HARRISBURG
GIANTS
- League: ECL 1924-1927
- Franchise: New franchise.
Disbanded after 1927
- HARRISBURG
STARS
- League: NNL 1943
- Aka: Harrisburg-St.
Louis Stars
- Franchise: New franchise.
Disbanded during 1943
- HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
- HARTFORD
DARK BLUES
- Leagues: NA 1874-1875, NL
1876-1877
- Aka: Hartford Blues
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded during 1871.
- According to Lowry, relocated to Brooklyn
Hartfords in 1877.
- HAVANA, CUBA
- CUBAN
STARS
- League: NNL 1920
- Franchise: Moved to Cincinnati in 1921. No home games in 1920.
- HOLYOKE, MASSACHUSETTS
- HOLYOKE
- League: Int'l Assoc 1878,
NA 1879
- Franchise: Charter
franchise IA. Charter franchise NA, disbanded
with league after 1879 season.
- HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA
- HOMESTEAD
GRAYS
- See Pittsburgh
- HOUSTON, TEXAS
- HOUSTON
EAGLES
- League: NAL 1949-1950
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded during season. According to Lowry, relocated from Newark Eagles.
- HOUSTON
- League: CL 1960
- Franchise: League announced
but never played.
- HOUSTON
ASTROS
- League: NL 1962->
- Aka: Houston Colt .45s
1962-1964
- Nicknames: Houston Colts
1962-1964
- Franchise: Expansion team
1962.
- INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
- INDIANAPOLIS
BLUES
- Leagues: NL 1878, AA 1884
- Aka: Indianapolis Browns
1878, Indianapolis Hoosiers (I)
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1878 season.
- INDIANAPOLIS
HOOSIERS (II)
- Leagues: AA 1884
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1884
season.
- INDIANA
HOOSIERS (III)
- League: NL 1887-1889
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1889 season.
- INDIANAPOLIS
HOOSIERS (IV)
- League: WA 1894-1900, WA
1901
- Franchise: New franchise
WA. Charter franchise AL. Charter franchise WA,
became Matthews mid-1901, disbanded with league
after 1899 season. According to Lowry Became Philadelphia
Athletics AL 1901
- HOOSIER-FEDS
- League: FL 1913-1914
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, assumed major league status 1914.
Became Newark Peppers
1915.
- INDIANAPOLIS
ABCS (I)
- League: NNL 1920-1924,
1925-1926, 1931, NSL 1932
- Franchise: Charter
franchise NNL, dropped out July 1924. Disbanded
after 1926. Charter franchise NSL, disbanded with
league after 1932
- INDIANAPOLIS
ABCS (II)
- League: NAL 1938-1940
- Aka: Crawfords 1940
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1940 season. According to Lowry, moved to Toledo in 1939, moved back in 1940.
- INDIANAPOLIS
ATHLETICS
- League: NAL 1937
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded during season
- INDIANAPOLIS
CLOWNS
- League: NAL 1944, 1946-1950
- Aka: Indianapolis-Cincinnati
Clowns 1944
- Franchise: Relocated from Cincinnati
Clowns. Disbanded with
league after 1950. The Clowns represented Cincinnati in 1943, 1945, Indianapolis 1946-1950,
and both cities in 1944.
- JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
- JACKSONVILLE
RED CAPS
- League: NAL 1938, 1941-1942
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1941
- KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN
- KALAMAZOO
LASSIES
- League: AAGPBL 1951-1954
- Franchise: Relocated from Muskegon
Lassies 1950.
- KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
- KANSAS CITY
COWBOYS
- League: UA 1884
- Aka: Unions
- Franchise: Charter
franchise. Relocated from Altoona
Pride in April and May
1884 before moving to Kansas City. Folded with
league September 1884.
- KANSAS CITY
COWBOYS (II)
- League: NL 1886
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded after 1886 season.
- KANSAS CITY
BLUES (I)
- League: Western Lg 1887, AA
1888-1889
- Nicknames: Cowboys (III)
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise WL. New franchise AA, disbanded after
1889 season.
- KANSAS CITY
BLUES (II)
- League: WA 1894-1900
- Franchise: Became Washington
Senators AL 1901
- KANSAS CITY
COWBOYS (IV)
- League: AL 1900, Western Lg
1901-1903
- Franchise: Became Kansas
City Blues (Class A American Assoc) 1904.
- KANSAS CITY
PACKERS
- League: FL 1914-1915
- Aka: Kansas City Cowboys
(V), Kawfeds
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1915
season.
- KANSAS CITY
MONARCHS
- League: NNL 1920-1927,
1929-1930, NAL 1937-1950
- Franchise: Charter
franchise NNL, disbanded after 1930. Charter
franchise NAL, disbanded with league after 1950.
- KANSAS CITY
ATHLETICS
- League: AL 1955-1967
- Aka: Kansas City A's
1962-1967
- Franchise: Relocated from Philadelphia
Athletics in 1955.
Became Oakland Athletics in 1968.
- KANSAS CITY
ROYALS
- League: AL 1969->
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise.
- KENOSHA, WISCONSIN
- KENOSHA
COMETS
- League: AAGPBL 1943-1951
- Franchise:
- KEOKUK, IOWA
- WESTERNS
OF KIOKUK
- League: NA 1875
- Nicknames: Westerns
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise, folded June 14, 1875.
- KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA
- KISSIMMEE UBLs
- League: UBL 1996?
- Franchise: League is
announced to begin play in 1996.
- LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
- LOS ANGELES
DODGERS
- League: NL 1958->
- Nicknames: Dodger Blue
- Franchise: Relocated from Brooklyn
Dodgers 1890-1957.
- LOS ANGELES
ANGELS
- League: AL 1961-1965
- Aka: California Angels
September 2, 1965 onwards.
- Franchise: Moved to Anaheim
as the California Angels in 1966.
- LOS
ANGELES UBLs
- League: UBL 1996?
- Franchise: League is
announced to begin play in 1996.
- LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
- LOUISVILLE
GRAYS
- League: NL 1876-1877
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded after 1877 season.
- LOUISVILLE
COLONELS
- League: AA 1882-1891, NL
1892-1899
- Aka: Louisville Eclipse
1882-1884, Louisville Cyclones 1889
- Franchise: Charter
franchise AA. New franchise NL, disbanded after
1899 season.
- According to Lowry, merged with Pittsburgh
Pirates 1900.
- LOUISVILLE
WHITE SOX
- League: NNL 1931, NSL 1932
- Aka: Louisville Black
Caps 1932
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded after 1932. Replaced during
1932 seasn by Columbus Turfs.
- LOUISVILLE
BUCKEYES
- League: NAL 1949
- Franchise:
- MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE
- MEMPHIS
RED SOX
- League: NNL 1924-1925,
1927, 1929-1930, NSL 1932, NAL 1937-1940,
1943-1950
- Franchise: New franchise
NNL, disbanded after 1930. Charter franchise NSL,
disbanded with league after 1932. Charter
franchise NAL, disbanded with league during 1950
- MIAMI, FLORIDA
- FLORIDA
MARLINS
- League: NL 1993->
- Franchise: Expansion team
1993.
- MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT
- MIDDLETOWN
MANSFIELDS
- League: NA 1872
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, folded August 9, 1872.
- MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
- CREAM
CITYS
- League: NL 1878
- Aka: Milwaukee Brewers
(I), Milwaukee Creams, named for color
of Milwaukee-made bricks.
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded during 1878 season.
- MILWAUKEE
UNIONS
- League: UA 1884
- Aka: Milwaukee Brewers
(II)
- Nicknames: Grays, Cream
Citys
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, folded in late September 1884.
- MILWAUKEE
BREWERS (III)
- League: AA 1891, Western Lg
1892
- Franchise: New franchise A.
Expansion franchise WL, disbanded with league
during 1892 season.
- According to Lowry, relocated from Kelly's
Killers in Cincinnati,
August 14, 1891.
- MILWAUKEE
BREWERS (IV)
- League: WA 1894-1900, AL
1901
- Franchise: Charter
franchise. Became St. Louis Browns 1902.
- MILWAUKEE
BEARS
- League: NNL 1923
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded during season
- MILWAUKEE
CHICKS
- League: AAGPBL 1944
- Franchise: Became Grand
Rapids Chicks 1945
- MILWAUKEE
BRAVES
- League: NL 1953-1965
- Franchise: Relocated from Boston Braves in 1953. Became Atlanta
Braves in 1966.
- MILWAUKEE
BREWERS (V)
- League: AL 1970->
- Nicknames: Brew Crew
- Franchise: Relocated from Seattle
Pilots 1969.
- MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
- MINNEAPOLIS
MILLERS
- League: WA 1894-1900
- Franchise: Became Chicago
White Sox 1901
- MINNESOTA
- League: CL 1960
- Franchise: League announced
but never played.
- MINNESOTA
TWINS
- League: AL 1961->
- Aka: Minneapolis-St.
Paul Twins 1961, Twin Cities 1961
- Franchise: Relocated from Washington
Senators (III)
1957-1960.
- Played in Bloomington until 1982.
- Represent both Minneapolis and St.
Paul.
- MONROE, LOUISIANA
- MONROE
MONARCHS
- League: NSL 1932
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1932
- MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
- MONTGOMERY
GREY SOX
- League: NSL 1932
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1932
- MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
- MONTREAL
EXPOS
- League: NL 1969->
- Franchise: Expansion team
1969.
- Named after Expo '67.
- MUSKEGON, MICHIGAN
- MUSKEGON
LASSIES
- League: AAGPBL 1946-1950
- Franchise: Became Kalamazoo
Lassies 1951
- MUSKEGON
BELLES
- League: AAGPBL 1953
- Franchise: Relocated from Kalamazoo
Belles 1952
- NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
- NASHVILLE
ELITE GIANTS
- League: NNL 1930, 1933-1934
NSL 1932
- Franchise: New franchise
NNL, disbanded after 1930. Charter franchise NSL,
disbanded with league after 1932. New franchise
NNL 1933, disbanded after 1934. According to Lowry, relocated from Cleveland
Cubs in 1932, became Columbus
Elite Giants in 1935.
- NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
- NEWARK
PEPPERS
- League: FL 1915
- Aka: Newark Federals
- Nicknames: Newark Peps,
Newkfeds
- Franchise: Relocated from Indianapolis
Hoosier-Feds 1914.
- NEWARK
BROWNS
- League: NEWL 1932
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league during season
- NEWARK
DODGERS
- League: NNL 1934-1935
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1935
- NEWARK
EAGLES
- League: NNL 1936-1948
- Franchise: Relocated from Brooklyn
Eagles, disbanded after
1948. According to Lowry, became Houston
Eagles in 1949.
- NEWARK STARS
- League: ECL 1926
- Franchise: New franchise,
folded July 1926.
- NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
- NEW HAVENS
- League: NA 1875
- Aka: Elm Citys
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise, folded on July 30, 1875.
- NEW ORLEANS, LOUSIANA
- NEW ORLEANS
STARS
- League: NAL 1941
- Aka: New Orleans-St.
Louis Stars
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1941
- NEW
ORLEANS UBLs
- League: UBL 1996?
- Franchise: League is
announced to begin play in 1996.
- NEW YORK, NEW YORK
- NEW YORK
MUTUALS (I)
- Leagues: NA 1871-1875
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded during 1875 season.
- Nicknames: Green
Stockings 1871, Chocolate Sox 1872
- Represented New York but played
all home games in Brooklyn.
- Named after the firemen of the
Mutual Hook \& Ladder Co.
- NEW YORK
MUTUALS (II)
- Leagues: NL 1876
- Franchise: Charter
franchise. Expelled from NL following the 1876
season for refusing to make the last road trip.
- NEW YORK
METROPOLITANS
- League: AA 1883-1887
- NEW YORK GIANTS
(I)
- League: NL 1883-1957
- Aka: New York Gothams
1883-1884
- Nicknames: New York
Maroons 1880's, Gotham Giants 1880's, Mutrie's
Mules 1890
- Franchise: Relocated from Troy Trojans
1879-1882. Merged with PL Giants 1891. Became San Francisco Giants in 1958.
- Named when manager Mutrie stood up
in the dugout after an important victory in 1885
and stated that he was very proud of "My big
fellows! My giants!"
- NEW YORK
GIANTS (II)
- League: PL 1890
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1890
season. According to Lowry merged
with NL
Giants in 1891.
- NEW YORK
YANKEES
- League: AL 1903->
- Aka: New York
Highlanders 1903-1912
- Nickname: New York
Porchclimbers 1903-1904, New York Burglars
1903-1904, New York Invaders 1903, Greater
New Yorks 1900's, New York Hill Toppers
1903-1912, Bronx Bombers
- Franchise: Relocated from Baltimore
Orioles 1901-1902.
- Called Highlanders both after a
famous British Army regiment named Gordon's
Highlanders, and because Hilltop Park was their
home ballpark and was located on a hilltop
overlooking Washington Heights.
- Called Yankees first by
sportswriters Mark Roth of the New York Globe and
Sam Crane of the New York Journal, the name
appearing in print for the first time on June 21,
1904 in the Boston Herald.
- LINCOLN
GIANTS
- League: ECL 1923-1926,
1928, ANL 1929
- Franchise: Charter
franchise ECL, disbanded with league after 1928.
Charter franchise ANL, disbanded with league
after 1929
- CUBAN STARS
(I)
- League: NNL 1922
- Franchise: Relocated from Cincinnati in 1922. Split into Cuban Stars
East and Cuban Stars
West in 1923.
- CUBAN
STARS (II)
- League: NEWL 1932
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league during 1932
season
- CUBAN
STARS EAST
- League: ECL 1923-1928, ANL
1929
- Franchise: Split from Cuban Stars in 1923 to become charter franchise.
Disbanded with league during 1928, joined ANL as
charter franchise in 1929, disbanded with league
after 1929 season.
- CUBAN
STARS WEST
- League: NNL 1923-1930
- Franchise: Split from Cuban Stars in 1923. Disbanded after 1930 season.
- NEW YORK
BLACK YANKEES
- League: NNL 1936-1948
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1948.
- NEW YORK CUBANS
- League: NNL 1935-36,
1939-48, NAL 1949-50
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded with league after 1950
- NEW YORK
- League: CL 1960
- Franchise: League announced
but never played.
- NEW YORK METS
- League: NL 1962->
- Franchise: Expansion team
1962.
- OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA
- OAKLAND
ATHLETICS
- League: AL 1968->
- Aka: Oakland A's
1968-1986
- Franchise: Relocated from Kansas City
Athletics AL 1955-1967.
- ORLANDO, FLORIDA
- ORLANDO
JUICE
- League: SPBA 1989-1990
- Franchise:
- PALM BEACH, FLORIDA
- WEST
PALM BEACH TROPICS
- League: SPBA 1989-1990
- Franchise:
- PEORIA, ILLINOIS
- PEORIA
REDWINGS
- League: AAGPBL 1946-1951
- Franchise:
- PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
- CENTENNIAL
OF PHILADELPHIA
- Leagues: NA 1875
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise. Folded May 26, 1875.
- PHILADELPHIA PHILADELPHIAS
- Leagues: NA 1872-1875
- Aka: Philadelphia Whites
1873-1875
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise, disbanded with league during 1875
season
- PHILADELPHIA
ATHLETICS (I)
- Leagues: NA 1871-1875
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded during 1875 season
- PHILADELPHIA
ATHLETICS (II)
- Leagues: NL 1876
- Aka: Philadelphia Blues
- Franchise: Expelled from NL
following 1876 season for not making the last
road trip.
- PHILADELPHIA
ATHLETICS (III)
- League: AA 1882-1891
- Franchise: Merged with PL
Quakers in 1891.
- PHIADELPHIA
ATHLETICS (IV)
- League: AL 1901-1954
- Aka: White Elephants
1902-1903, A's
- Nicknames: Mackmen
- Franchise: Became Kansas City
Athletics in 1955.
- Jokingly named White Elephants by
John McGraw in 1902.
- PHILADELPHIA WHITE STOCKINGS
- League: NA 1873-1875
- Aka: Philadelphia Pearls,
Philadelphia Quakers (I), Philadelphia
Fillies
- PHILADELPHIA
PHILLIES
- League: NL 1883->
- Aka: Philadelphia
Quakers (II) 1883-1889, Philadelphia Phils
1942, Philadelphia Blue Jays 1943-1944
- Franchise: Relocated from Worcester Ruby Legs 1880-1882.
- PHILADELPHIA
KEYSTONES
- League: UA 1884
- Aka: Keystone Unions
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded during 1884 season.
- PHILADELPHIA
QUAKERS (III)
- League: PL 1890
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1890
season. According to Lowry merged
with AA Athletics
in 1891.
- HILLDALES
- League: ECL 1923-1927, ANL
1929, NEWL 1932
- Aka: Philadelphia Tigers
1928, Darby Hilldales, Darby Daisies 1932
- Franchise: Charter
franchise ECL, disbanded after 1927. Charter
franchise ANL, disbanded after 1929. Charter
franchise NEWL, disbanded after 1932
- PHILADELPHIA
BACHARACH GIANTS
- League: NNL 1934
- Franchise: Active only from
July-September 1934. Reactivation of Atlantic
City Bacharach Giants
franchise.
- PHILADELPHIA
STARS
- League: NNL 1934-1948, NAL
1949-1950
- Franchise: Relocated from Detroit Stars. Joined NAL as new franchise in 1949.
Disbanded during 1950 season.
- PHOENIX, ARIZONA
- ARIZONA
DIAMONDBACKS
- League: AL/NL? 1998->
- Franchise: Expansion team
1998.
- PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
- PITTSBURGH
ALLEGHENIES (I)
- League: Int'l Assoc
1872-1878, NA 1879
- Franchise: Charter
franchise Int'l Assoc. New franchise NA
- PITTSBURGH
PIRATES
- Leagues: AA 1882-1886, NL
1887 ->
- Aka: Alleghenies (II)
1882-1889, Pittsburgh Innocents 1890
- Nicknames: Potato Bugs
1887-1889, Zulus 1887-1889, Smoked
Italians 1887-1889, Corsairs 1940's, Buccos
1950's ->
- Franchise: Charter
franchise AA. New franchise NL. Merged with PL
Burghers in 1891.
Merged with Louisville Colonels in 1900.
- Named Pirates for signing AA
Athletics 2b Louis Bierbauer 1890-91.
- PITTSBURGH
UNIONS
- League: UA 1884
- Nickname: Pittsburgh
Stogies (I)
- Franchise: Relocated from Chicago
Unions in August 1884.
- PITTSBURGH
BURGHERS
- League: PL 1890
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1890
season. According to Lowry merged
with Pirates in
1891.
- PITTSBURGH
STOGIES
- League: FL 1913-1915
- Nickname: Pittsburgh
Rebels, Pittsburgh Pittsfeds
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1915
season.
- PITTSBURGH
KEYSTONES
- League: NNL 1922
- Franchise:
- HOMESTEAD
GRAYS
- League: ANL 1929, NEWL
1932, NNL 1935-1948
- Aka: Washington-Homestead
Grays 1937-1948
- Franchise: Charter
franchise ANL, disbanded during season. Charter
franchise NEWL, disbanded during season. New
franchise NNL, disbanded after 1948 season.
Played roughly half of their home games in Washington 1937-1948.
- PITTSBURGH
CRAWFORDS
- League: NNL 1933-1938
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1938. According to Lowry became Toledo
Crawfords in 1939.
- POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
- GOLD COAST
SUNS
- League: SPBA 1989-1990
- Franchise:
- PORTLAND, OREGON
- PORTLAND UBLs
- League: UBL 1996?
- Franchise: League is
announced to begin play in 1996.
- PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
- PROVIDENCE
GRAYS
- League: NL 1878-1885
- Aka: Providence Rhode
Islanders 1878
- Franchise: Mmoved to Easter
League in 1886, disbanded during 1886 season.
- RACINE, WISCONSIN
- RACINE BELLS
- League: AAGPBL 1943-1950
- Franchise: Became Battle
Creek Belles 1951
- RICHMOND, VIRGINIA
- VIRGINIANS
- League: AA 1884
- Franchise: Relocated from Washington
Nationals. Moved to
Virginia League 1885-1886 as charter franchise.
Disbanded after 1892 season.
- ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
- ROCHESTER
HOP BITTERS
- League: AA 1890
- Franchise: New franchise.
Moved to Int'l League in 1891 as new franchise,
Eastern League in 1892 as charter franchise,
disbanded after 1892 season.
- ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
- FOREST
CITYS
- League: NA 1871
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded after 1871 season.
- ROCKFORD
PEACHES
- League: AAGPBL 1943-1954
- Franchise:
- ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI
- RED
STOCKINGS
- League: NA 1875
- Franchise: Folded July 4,
1875.
- BROWN
STOCKINGS (I)
- Leagues: NA 1875, NL
1876-1877
- Aka: St. Louis Reds
1876-1877, St. Louis Browns (I) 1876-1877
- Franchise: New franchise NA
& NL. Disbanded after 1877 season.
- ST. LOUIS
BROWNS (II)
- Leagues: AA 1882-1891, NL
1892-1898
- Aka: St. Louis Brown
Stockings (II) 1882
- Nicknames: Cards,
Redbirds
- Franchise: Charter
franchise AA, new franchise NL, disbanded after
1898 season
- ST.
LOUIS CARDINALS
- Leagues: NL 1899 ->
- Aka: St. Louis Perfectos
1899
- Nicknames: Cards,
Redbirds
- Franchise: Relocated from Cleveland
Blues 1887-1898.
- ST. LOUIS
MAROONS
- Leagues: UA 1884, NL
1885-1886
- Nicknames: Onions, Black
Diamonds
- Franchise: Charter
franchise UA, new franchise NL. Disbanded after
1886 season. According to Lowry merged with Cleveland
Blues in 1885.
- ST. LOUIS
BROWNS (III)
- League: AL 1902-1953
- Franchise: Relocated from Milwaukee
Brewers 1901. Merged
with FL Terriers in
1916. Became Baltimore Orioles in 1954.
- Would have moved to Los Angeles in
1942 but for Pearl Harbor attack, and in 1953 if
Coliseum there had been available for its use.
- ST.
LOUIS TERRIERS
- League: FL 1914-1915
- Nicknames: Slou-Feds
1914, Miners, Brownies
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1915
season. According to Lowry merged
with AL Browns in
1916
- ST. LOUIS
STARS
- League: NNL 1920-1931, 1943
NAL 1937,39,41
- Aka: St. Louis Giants
1920-1921, New Orleans-St. Louis Stars
1941, Harrisburg-St. Louis Stars 1943
- Franchise: Charter
franchise NNL, disbanded after 1931. New
franchise NAL, disbanded after 1939. Playes some
home games in 1941 in New Orleans and some in St.
Louis. Played all home games in 1943 in Harrisburg.
- ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA
- ST. LUCIE
LEGENDS
- League: SPBA 1989-1990
- Franchise:
- ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA
- ST. PAUL
SAINTS (I)
- League: UA 1884
- Aka: St. Paul Apostles,
St. Paul Unions
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded with league after 1884
season
- ST. PAUL
SAINTS (II)
- League: WA 1895-1900
- Franchise: Relocated from Sioux
City Cornhuskers in
1895. Became Chicago ?? in
1900
- ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA
- ST.
PETERSBURG PELICANS
- League: SPBA 1989-1990
- Franchise:
- SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
- SAN DIEGO
PADRES
- League: NL 1969->
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise
- SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
- SAN FRANCISCO
GIANTS
- League: NL 1958->
- Franchise: Relocated from New York Giants
1883-1957. According to
Filichia scheduled to become San Jose Giants
in 1996.
- SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
- SEATTLE
PILOTS
- League: AL 1969
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise. Became Milwaukee
Brewers in 1970.
- SEATTLE
MARINERS
- League: AL 1977->
- Nickname: M's
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise
- SIOUX CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA
- SIOUX
CITY CORNHUSKERS
- League: WA 1894
- Franchise: Relocated to St. Paul
Saints 1895
- SOUTH BEND, INDIANA
- SOUTH
BEND BLUE SOX
- League: AAGPBL 1943-1954
- Franchise:
- SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS
- SPRINGFIELD
SALLIES
- League: AAGPBL 1948
- Franchise:
- SYRACUSE, NEW YORK
- SYRACUSE
STARS (I)
- Leagues: NL 1879
- Nickname: Twinks
- Franchise: Dropped out of
the NL in September 1879 before the end of the
season.
- SYRACUSE
STARS (II)
- Leagues: AA 1890
- Nickname:
- Franchise: New franchise
- TAMPA BAY, FLORIDA
- TAMPA
BAY DEVIL RAYS
- League: AL/NL? 1998->
- Franchise: Expansion team
1998.
- TOLEDO, OHIO
- TOLEDO
BLUE STOCKINGS
- League: AA 1884
- Franchise: Charter
franchise, disbanded after 1884 season
- TOLEDO
MAUMEES
- League: AA 1890
- Aka: Toledo Black
Pirates
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1890 season
- TOLEDO MUD
HENS
- League: WA 1894-1900
- Franchise:
- TOLEDO
TIGERS
- League: NNL 1923
- Franchise: Dropped out July
15, 1923
- TOLEDO
CRAWFORDS
- League: NAL 1939
- Franchise: According to Filichia, new franchise. According to Lowry, relocated from both Pittsburgh
Crawfords and from Indianapolis
ABCs July 23. Became Indianapolis
Crawfords 1940
- TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA
- TORONTO
- League: CL 1960
- Franchise: League announced
but never played.
- TORONTO
BLUE JAYS
- League: AL 1977->
- Franchise: Expansion team
- TROY, NEW YORK
- TROY
HAYMAKERS
- League: NA 1871-1872
- Aka: Troys
- Franchise: Charter
franchise. Folded July 23, 1872.
- TROY TROJANS
- League: NL 1879-1882
- Aka: Troy Citys, Troy
Haverstraws 1880
- Franchise: New franchise.
Became New
York Gothams in 1883.
- VANCOUVER BC, CANADA
- VANCOUVER UBLs
- League: UBL 1996?
- Franchise: League is
announced to begin play in 1996.
- WASHINGTON, D.C.
- OLYMPICS
(I)
- League: NA 1871-1872
- Nicknames: Nationals
- Franchise: Charter
franchise. Folded May 28, 1872.
- NATIONALS
(I)
- League: NA 1872
- Franchise: Folded June 26,
1872.
- NATIONAL
OF WASHINGTON
- League: NA 1871-1872
- Aka: Olympic of
Washington
- Franchise: Disbanded after
1873 season
- NATIONALS
(III)
- League: NA 1879-1880
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1880 season
- NATIONALS
(II)
- League: NA 1875
- Franchise: New franchise.
Folded July 3, 1875.
- NATIONALS
(IV)
- League: AA 1884
- Aka: Washingtons
- Franchise: New franchise.
Became Richmond Virginians mid-1884.
- NATIONALS
(V)
- League: UA 1884
- Nicknames: Washington
Quicksteps
- Franchise: Charter
franchise. Joined the Eastern League in 1885 as a
new franchise, disbanded after 1885 season.
- WASHINGTON
SENATORS (I)
- League: NL 1886-1889
- Aka: Washington
Statesmen (I) 1886-1887
- Franchise: New franchise.
Disbanded after 1889 season. According to Lowry merged with 1889 AA
Cincinnati Reds to
become 1890 NL Cincinnati Reds
- WASHINGTON
RUBY LEGS
- League: NL 1880-1882
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1882 season
- WASHINGTON
STATESMEN ()
- League: AA 1891
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1891 season
- WASHINGTON
SENATORS (II)
- Leagues: NL 1892-1899
- Aka: Nationals (VI)
1891-1898
- Franchise: New franchise,
disbanded after 1899 season
- WASHINGTON
SENATORS (III)
- League: AL 1901-1960
- Aka: Nationals (VII)
1905-1956
- Nicknames: Nats, Griffs
- Franchise: Charter
franchise. Became Minnesota
Twins in 1961. Came
from Kansas
City Blues of WA 1900
- WASHINGTON
POTOMACS
- League: ECL 1924
- Franchise:
- WASHINGTON
PILOTS
- League: NEWL 1932
- Franchise:
- WASHINGTON-HOMESTEAD
GRAYS
- League: NNL 1937-1948
- Franchise: Based in Pittsburgh, but played half of their home games in
Washington.
- WASHINGTON
BLACK SENATORS
- League: NNL 1938
- Franchise: Folded June 1938
- WASHINGTON
ELITE GIANTS
- League: NNL 1936-1937
- Franchise: Relocated from Columbus
Elite Giants 1936.
Became Baltimore Elite Giants in 1938.
- WASHINGTON
SENATORS (IV)
- League: AL 1961-1971
- Franchise: Expansion
franchise. Became Texas Rangers
in 1972.
- WASHINGTON
UBLs
- League: UBL 1996?
- Franchise: League is
announced to begin play in 1996.
- WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
- WILMINGTON
QUICKSTEPS
- League: UA 1884
- Aka: Washington
Delawarians
- Franchise: New franchise.
Folded in September 1884 before the season was
over.
- WINTER HAVEN, FLORIDA
- WINTER
HAVEN SUPER SOX
- League: SPBA 1989-1990
- Franchise:
- WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
- WORCESTER
RUBY LEGS
- League: NL 1880-1882
- Aka: Worcester No-Names,
Worcester Brown Stockings
- Franchise: new franchise.
Became Philadelphia Phillies in 1883.
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