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All the baseball teams that ever existed are here, but you may not recognize some of their names. The Atlanta Braves were called the Boston Red Caps when they began baseball in 1876. The Dodger franchise started as the Brooklyn Atlantics. How many names did the franchise have before becoming the Los Angeles Dodgers? It's all here!
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Editors: Nightmare, Dalgleish, gtho4 Quiz Search:
1 Which Baseball Team Was Who?
Let's see if you know who these teams were before they became 'themselves' prior to 2004. All multiple choice as always. I hope that this is educational. :-)
Average
10 Q
Nightmare
Aug 15 04
2598 plays
2 Baseball Franchise Shifts
Questions about players and managers who have served for the same franchise, but in different cities.
Tough
10 Q
81gaucho
Jun 27 04
564 plays
3 What's in a Name?
An all multiple choice quiz about some MLB teams that had changed their name or location from somewhere previous. I hope that someone finds it educational. :-)
Tough
10 Q
Nightmare
Mar 28 05
1038 plays
4 Old Geezer Baseball
If you get more than 3, then you are older than the rest of us!
Difficult
10 Q
Nightmare
May 27 01
1734 plays
5 Alternate Baseball Team Names
If there's anything I love more than trivia, it's trivia that I learn from. Hopefully you'll learn something new from this quiz on baseball team names of the past.
Tough
15 Q
kingelvis2000
Feb 13 04
1641 plays
6 Baseball Teams and Cities
Many teams have changed their names, cities, ballparks or leagues over the years. Take this quiz to see what you know about these older teams.
Tough
10 Q
ralzzz
May 19 04
1935 plays
7 When Baseball Teams Move
Do you know where these teams originated? Given the team, you match the place from where the team either originated or moved to.
Average
10 Q
adlehman
Jul 27 01
2874 plays
8 Franchise History
Many franchises started out in different cities and had different names before they have became the teams the are now known as today. Let's test your knowledge on the history of franchise. Do not be fooled.
Average
10 Q
jskelly
May 26 02
1479 plays
9 Baseball Franchises
Random Baseball Trivia: Test your knowledge of baseball franchises and other odds and ends with the following ten questions.
Average
10 Q
JayPerson
Jun 25 00
2742 plays
10 Baseball Nicknames Pre-1900
Here's an easier quiz to test your knowlege of Early baseball Nicknames. Good Luck!
Average
10 Q
shenron704
Dec 17 02
621 plays
11 Baseball Nicknames pre-1900
Before the modern era of baseball, many players had unusual and interesting nicknames. See how well you know your 19th Century baseball by matching the nickname to the correct player!
Difficult
10 Q
shenron704
Dec 09 02
543 plays
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Last Updated Nov 21 09 5:54 AM

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