Sports Team History has a new series called “YesterYears” which will look at past sporting legends, coaches, and teams. This series will analyze different sports’ greatest players, their coaches, and the dynasty teams. The New York Yankees are an American baseball team that play in the American League (AL) East. Created in 1901, the team was originally named the Baltimore …
Brewers Primary Logo The American League declared itself a competing major league. As a result of several franchise shifts, the Milwaukee Brewers were one of only two Western League teams that didn’t fold, move or get kicked out of the league (the other being the Detroit Tigers). During the first American League season in 1901, they finished last (eighth place) …
1901 1903 Baltimore Orioles Team Formation Plans to put a team in New York City were blocked by the NL’s New York Giants, who had enough political power in New York City to prevent the AL from establishing a team. Instead, a team was put in Baltimore, Maryland, a city which the NL abandoned when it contracted from 12 to …
1953 1966 1970 1983 1992 1993 1995 On To Baltimore The Miles-Krieger (Gunther Brewing Company) – Hoffberger group renamed their new team the Baltimore Orioles soon after taking control of the franchise. The name has a rich history in Baltimore, having been used by a National League team in the 1890s. In 1901, Baltimore and McGraw were awarded an expansion …
Major League Baseball is an American professional baseball organization and the oldest of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. A total of 30 teams play in Major League Baseball: 15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL). The NL and AL were formed as separate legal entities in 1876 …