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Originally Posted by scooter729
Since the Orioles were originally the St. Louis Browns who moved in '53 or '54, why doesn't that date them to 1901 instead of 1894?
The Temple Cup teams from 1894 with Hughie Jennings et al aren't the same Orioles as the team there today, so is there an older connection than 1901?
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Before they were the St. Louis Browns in 1901, they were the Milwaukee Brewers in the Western League which became the American League.