Baseball Team History

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1. Which team began their franchise owned by a cowboy actor, and played their first games in Wrigley Field in 1961? Boston Red Sox St. Louis Cardinals Milwaukee Braves Los Angeles Angels

2. A minor league owner moved his team from St. Paul to Chicago, to become a part of the new American League in 1901 as the White Stockings, but before the season began they changed their name to the White Sox. Who owned this team? Greg Pinchbeck Charles Comiskey Adolph Rupp George Steinbrenner

3. Which of these franchises had former names such as the Atlantics, Grays, Grooms, and Robins? Los Angeles Dodgers Boston Red Sox Minnesota Twins Seattle Mariners

4. Baseball Commissioner Ban Johnson brought the Detroit Tiger franchise from the Western League in 1900, to be a part of the new American League in 1901. What was the Detroit team's name in the new American League in 1901? Wolverines Tigers Lions Coyotes

5. The Cleveland Indians' franchise was formed from a National League team that went defunct after the 1899 season, and began in the new American League in 1901. Who was that team which set a record for losing 134 games in the 1899 season? Cleveland Spiders Kansas City Packers Louisville Colonels Memphis Meatballs

6. Which National League team was once named the Orphans in the early 1900s? Detroit Tigers Chicago Cubs Cleveland Indians Washington Senators

7. Which of these Major League franchises is the only one to field a team during every season of professional baseball, dating back to the 1860s? San Diego Padres Montreal Expos Florida Marlins Atlanta Braves

8. This new American League team in 1901 was created from the disbanded Kansas City Packers. After the 1960 season, this team's town lost their baseball club but created a new one in 1961. Then they lost that team 11 seasons later to another city. Which team was it? Oakland Athletics Milwaukee Braves Washington Senators New York Giants

9. In 1962, this new National League team helped expand the league to 10 teams. Unfortunately, in their first four seasons they finished in last place by losing over 100 games in every season. Which team was this? Houston Astros New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Montreal Expos

10. In their first 20 seasons the Yankees foudn themselves empty-handed, not even a league championship, and had finished second only three times. Their next 40 seasons would see them appear in almost two of every three World Series. By which name did this franchise begin with in the American League in 1901? St. Paul Badgers New York Titans Baltimore Orioles New York Metropolitans