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Williamsburg2599
09-15-2006, 03:51 PM
Name the 3 pro baseball teams to ever call MA home. (no cheating!)
wamby
09-15-2006, 04:07 PM
Boston Beaneaters/Rustlers/Braves
Boston Americans/Pilgrims/Red Sox
Worcester Brown Stockings
Williamsburg2599
09-15-2006, 04:09 PM
Boston Beaneaters/Rustlers/Braves
Boston Americans/Pilgrims/Red Sox
Worcester Brown Stockings
Baseball-almanac.com has Worchester as the Ruby Legs, but close enough.
wamby
09-15-2006, 06:04 PM
Baseball-almanac.com has Worchester as the Ruby Legs, but close enough.
I didn't look it up, but I thought Total Ballclubs had them as Brown Stockings. In that era, team nicknames were pretty informal, so both are probably right.
Brian McKenna
09-15-2006, 08:54 PM
I didn't look it up, but I thought Total Ballclubs had them as Brown Stockings. In that era, team nicknames were pretty informal, so both are probably right.
Absolutely correct Wamby. You'll find nicknames vary quite a bit even into the 20th century.