Leagues Referenced
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 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 - >
Resources
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.
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.
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CHICAGO UNIONS
League: UA 1884
Nicknames: Browns
Franchise: Charter franchise. Became Pittsburgh Unions August 1884
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CHICAGO PIRATES
League: PL 1890
Franchise: Charter franchise. Disbanded with league 1890. Merged with Chicago Cubs 1891.
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CHICAGO ???
League: WA 1894
Franchise: Became St. Paul Saints 1895
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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
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CHICAGO WHALES
League: FL 1914-1915
Aka: Chi-Feds 1914
Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded with league 1915. Merged with Chicago Cubs 1916.
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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.
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CHICAGO GIANTS
League: NNL 1920-1921
Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded after 1921 season. No home games in 1921.
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CHICAGO COLLEENS
League: AAGPBL 1948
Franchise:
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· 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 - >
Resources
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.
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.
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CHICAGO UNIONS
League: UA 1884
Nicknames: Browns
Franchise: Charter franchise. Became Pittsburgh Unions August 1884
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CHICAGO PIRATES
League: PL 1890
Franchise: Charter franchise. Disbanded with league 1890. Merged with Chicago Cubs 1891.
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CHICAGO ???
League: WA 1894
Franchise: Became St. Paul Saints 1895
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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
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CHICAGO WHALES
League: FL 1914-1915
Aka: Chi-Feds 1914
Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded with league 1915. Merged with Chicago Cubs 1916.
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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.
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CHICAGO GIANTS
League: NNL 1920-1921
Franchise: Charter franchise, disbanded after 1921 season. No home games in 1921.
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CHICAGO COLLEENS
League: AAGPBL 1948
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