Anyone familiar with the Boston Bees/Braves name change?

[doug.goodman]

Originally Posted by Butch7999

As far as we know, and as always we stand ready to be corrected by more expert historians...

I miss the Bruces.

[mr2686]

Actually, let me modify the question. I do know the officially changed from the Braves to the Bees in 1936 when new ownership took over. I know it lasted through 1940, but my question is did they change at the beginning of the 41 season or somewhere in the middle. I've seen programs from 1941 with both names on them, but maybe the Bee's version was from spring or already made up before the name changed back to the Braves. Just thought someone might know.

[cubman1941]

If memory serves me right (and it often doesn't) sometime around April 14, 1941 or so ownership of the Bees changed and the new owner went to Braves.

[mr2686]

Thanks Jim, that would make sense since that was right before the start of the season and they may have already printed up programs for the first couple of home stands. Was going to pick up a program and noticed the two variations so it got me curious.

[bobw]

[mr2686]

Wow...Thanks Bob!! That makes even more sense because that was at the beginning of a short home stand, and I saw a Bees programs with St.Louis (which was at the end of that home stand) so they probably already had them printed up. Now I wonder with the all the PC these days if they will revert back to the Bees?

[Butch7999]

So we (us personally) learn something. Somehow Total Baseball neglected to mention this bit of
Boston ( > Milwaukee > Atlanta) trivia in their "Team Histories" section, which we were relying on.
Nice research, Mike, Jim, Bob.

Note to Doug: there are actually three of us from the Baseball Games website here behind this screenname.
No royal "we" involved.