The actual original names of baseball teams are fun. Almost all of these teams changed names (or locations) since their founding. The Atlanta Braves used to be from Boston, where they were the Boston Braves (much better alliteration). Meanwhile, Miami gained alliteration because they just used to be the Florida Marlins.
The Phillies were known as the Phillies pretty much from the beginning, but their official name was the Philadelphia Ball Club Limited. But that was a mouthful so they were nicknamed the Phillies (and also the Quakers).
The team that’s now the Washington Nationals used to actually be Canadian: the Montreal Expos (named after Expo '67). Seems a bit weird to me that the baseball team in the US national capital is a transplanted Canadian team.
Also, while looking this up, I found probably the worst-named team ever. The Philadelphia Phillies came to be because the league needed an 8th team to balance things after this other team was dropped from the league. Its hometown was too small to support a pro team. But, it did do some historic things before it folded, like being the first pro team to visit Cuba in 1879 and having the first pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game, but it wasn’t because they were an amazing team. They also set a record as the first team to be defeated at home without even a single hit.
The name of this historically interesting team? The Worcester Worcesters. Also, if things were pronounced then as they are now, that would have been pronounced “The Woostah Woostahs”
The actual original names of baseball teams are fun. Almost all of these teams changed names (or locations) since their founding. The Atlanta Braves used to be from Boston, where they were the Boston Braves (much better alliteration). Meanwhile, Miami gained alliteration because they just used to be the Florida Marlins.
The Phillies were known as the Phillies pretty much from the beginning, but their official name was the Philadelphia Ball Club Limited. But that was a mouthful so they were nicknamed the Phillies (and also the Quakers).
The team that’s now the Washington Nationals used to actually be Canadian: the Montreal Expos (named after Expo '67). Seems a bit weird to me that the baseball team in the US national capital is a transplanted Canadian team.
Also, while looking this up, I found probably the worst-named team ever. The Philadelphia Phillies came to be because the league needed an 8th team to balance things after this other team was dropped from the league. Its hometown was too small to support a pro team. But, it did do some historic things before it folded, like being the first pro team to visit Cuba in 1879 and having the first pitcher in MLB history to throw a perfect game, but it wasn’t because they were an amazing team. They also set a record as the first team to be defeated at home without even a single hit.
The name of this historically interesting team? The Worcester Worcesters. Also, if things were pronounced then as they are now, that would have been pronounced “The Woostah Woostahs”