David Puddy
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Baseball nicknames 100 years ago were generally divised by sports writers. Teams often didn't have official names.Ziggyjoe21 said:Almost every single baseball name is stupid. TWO teams are named SOX. twins? padres? expos? wtf is a dodger?
When the American League formed in 1901, the only uniform references to nicknames were Baltimore's orange "O" on their black road uniforms, Detoit's red tiger silhoutte on their caps, and Philadelphia's "A" on both their home and road uniforms.
The Boston team of the AL wore blue socks and were refered to as the Pilgrams or Amcericans in the press. During their second season, they wore a "BA" on their home and road jerseys so they could be distinguished from the Boston National League team in black and white newspaper photos. In 1908, the Americans switched to red socks and placed a large red sock logo with the word "Boston" on it on their home and road jerseys.
The Red Stockings was the nickname of the first fully professional base ball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869. Baseball has also had White Stockings, Browns and Blues. The Chicago club of the American League officially adopted "White Sox" in 1911 after the Chicago National League team of the 19th Century (who officially became the "Cubs" in 1908.)
AHL MV did a good job of explaining these, but here's a little more:Ziggyjoe21 said:padres? expos? wtf is a dodger?
San Diego was founded by Spanish priests (which is Padre in Spanish.) As a baseball nickname, the San Diego club on which Ted Williams got his pro start was called the Padres.
Montreal hosted the World's Fair in 1967, which was called Expo67. The city was awarded an expasnsion team, as well as the nation's first first Major League Baseball team two years later.
To go see a baseball game in Brooklyn, a fan had to literally dodge the trolleys to get to the field. They were refered to as the "Trolley Dodgers" for a time in the 19th Century. The famous "Dodger" script was added to their uniforms in 1938.