A's moving to Vegas

[Steve D]

Here's a question:

The A's franchise has called three cities home (Philadelphia, Kansas City, Oakland)

The Braves franchise has also called three cities home (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta)

The Orioles franchise has also called three cities home (Milwaukee "Brewers", St Louis "Browns", Baltimore)

I guess you could also include the Angels, as they've been known as the California Angels, Anaheim Angels, and Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim). Thing is, they've only moved once; from Los Angeles to Anaheim; so I count that as one move/two homes.

This move by the A's will be their third (fourth home).

Has any other MLB franchise called four or more cities (or even three) home?

Steve

[seanofjapan]

Originally Posted by Steve D

Here's a question:

The A's franchise has called three cities home (Philadelphia, Kansas City, Oakland)

The Braves franchise has also called three cities home (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta)

This move by the A's will be their third (fourth home).

Has any other MLB franchise called four or more cities (or even three) home?

Steve

The Orioles should be on that list.

The team played a single season in Milwakee as the Brewers in 1901, then moved to St.Louis to become the Browns until 1953, then to Baltimore.

[GeoPoto]

The Nationals started in Montreal but played home games there and in Puerto Rico prior to moving to Washington.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

The Nationals started in Montreal but played home games there and in Puerto Rico prior to moving to Washington.

Here's a great trivia question I don't think I'd have gotten, or at least not off the top of my head: what city was involved in the only two franchise moves in baseball in the last 50 years?

[packs]

The Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins. Then a later rendition of the Washington Senators also became the Texas Rangers.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by packs

The Washington Senators became the Minnesota Twins. Then a later rendition of the Washington Senators also became the Texas Rangers.

There were several franchise/team moves between the Original Senators/Nationals move to Minnesota after the 1960 season and prior to the expansion Senators move to Texas after 1971, but none since until the Expos came to D.C. in 2005.

[Kidnapped18]

The most MLB franchise moves between cities occurred during a roughly twenty year span in the early 50s to the early 70s

Prior to WWI there were only two franchise moves
Milwaukee to St. Louis in 1902
Baltimore to New York in 1903

[Casey2296]

Originally Posted by Hankphenom

Here's a great trivia question I don't think I'd have gotten, or at least not off the top of my head: what city was involved in the only two franchise moves in baseball in the last 50 years?

Hasn't there only been one franchise move in the last 50 years? Expos/Nationals.

[Steve D]

Washington DC.

In 1972, the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers

In 2005, the Montreal Expos became the Washington Nationals.

Steve

[Snapolit1]

Uber rich people no longer feel any obligation to even act like they care about civic matters and their communities. You can do nothing with a sports franchine and history suggests its a rapidly appreciating asset regardless. Rich getting richer. Buy a team a sit on your ass. History suggests that a great strategy.

[Hankphenom]

Originally Posted by Casey2296

Hasn't there only been one franchise move in the last 50 years? Expos/Nationals.

You are correct, sir. Make that 52 years.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by seanofjapan

The Orioles should be on that list.

The team played a single season in Milwakee as the Brewers in 1901, then moved to St.Louis to become the Browns until 1953, then to Baltimore.

Thank you; I knew the StL Browns became the Balt Orioles, but I was completely unaware about them being the Milw Brewers before that.

Steve

[Bigdaddy]

If the ownership is not changing, they should just find a good AA park in the Midwest. That's all the seats they'll need.

[RUKen]

Originally Posted by Steve D

Here's a question:

The A's franchise has called three cities home (Philadelphia, Kansas City, Oakland)

The Braves franchise has also called three cities home (Boston, Milwaukee, Atlanta)

This move by the A's will be their third (fourth home).

Has any other MLB franchise called four or more cities (or even three) home?

Steve

The Dodgers began in the city of Brooklyn.

Their next home was the city of New York (in the borough of Brooklyn).

Their third home has been in Los Angeles.

[Steve D]

Originally Posted by GeoPoto

The Nationals started in Montreal but played home games there and in Puerto Rico prior to moving to Washington.

They were never the "Puerto Rico Expos"; they've been the Montreal Expos and Washington Nationals; so that's two cities/locations.

Originally Posted by RUKen

The Dodgers began in the city of Brooklyn.

Their next home was the city of New York (in the borough of Brooklyn).

Their third home has been in Los Angeles.

They've been known as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms/Grooms/Superbas/Robins/Dodgers and Los Angeles Dodgers; so that's two.

Steve