For purists, historians and stat-junkie extraordinaires, I just ran into Retrosheet via Blog of Danny. I was amazed by the amount of stats like box scores dating back to the 1871. Will and Andy, your New York Gothams (pre-Giants) didn't do so hot their expansion year, 1883, finishing 6th and 16 games behind division leader, Boston Beaneaters. :-)
Randall, The Red Birds, as most of us know, started as the St. Louis Browns in 1882. They fared even worse than Will/Andy's Gothams that year, finishing 18 games behind the Reds.
Donnie, your Bronx Bombers began in 1901, but were then the Baltimore Orioles. Go figure. Their first season, they were in the cellar, trailing the Reds by 32.5 games and behind Randall's Browns.
James, I'm ashamed to admit that our beloved Blue was called the "Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers" back in 1884. Our first year we ended up, uh, um.....oh look at the time! Wow, I gotta get going....
9th place, 33.5 games back.
We all had very humble beginnings in this grand pastime that has transcended multiple generations. And the rest is history!
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Reflections on the grand ol' game from fans across the country. As a wise forty-something sage once said, "Baseball is proof that God exists."
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I was at the first game between the Giants and Fish (Giants opening day, they won, but it was close) and the Giants and Rockies. The Giants trounced the Rockies so badly that it actually got boring to watch homeruns fly OVER the bleachers. I think the final score was like 22 to 1 or something. The Rockies really sucked that year.
That is a great site, thanks for the info. The Yankees have a funny origin and were once the dreaded Orioles! Funny to think about.
I hadn't made this connection yet but all of our favorite teams are straight out of New York. Think about it: the Giants, Dodgers, and even the Yankees used to be cut-throat rivals in the Big Apple. That must be the common thread between us on this blog that keeps it interesting!
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