| Lake County Fielders | Costner is a partial owner of the Zion, Illinois-based | independent baseball team team in the North American League. The Fielders ... |
| San Francisco Giants | ... a 1.000 slugging percentage. Leading the A's to a four-game sweep over the | and the franchise's first World Series title since 1974, Henderson hit .47 ... |
| Houston Astros | The | conduct spring training in Kissimmee, at Osceola County Stadium. The stadi ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... lub is a charter member of the American League, one of four clubs (with the | , Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians) still located in its original c ... |
| San Diego Padres | ... and early 1990s. The rivalry with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and the | dates back to the Angels' and Padres' respective inaugural seasons (Angels ... |
| Staten Island Yankees | ... ll. The Minor League Baseball Brooklyn Cyclones play in Brooklyn, while the | play in Staten Island. Yet three of the four major league teams to play in ... |
| San Francisco Giants | ... the minor league club as their top level (AAA) minor league affiliate. The | ' AA team, the Richmond Flying Squirrels, began play at The Diamond in 201 ... |
| Chicago White Sox | ... ht-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball best known for his time with the | . He was one of eight players permanently ineligible for professional base ... |
| Atlanta Braves | ... 871, Spalding joined the Boston Red Stockings (precursor club to the modern | ) and was highly successful; winning 206 games (and losing only 53) as a p ... |
| Chicago Cubs | ... onal League teams the Tigers have faced repeatedly in the World Series, the | (four times) and St. Louis Cardinals (three times). Had the Cubs beaten th ... |
| New York Mets | ... in English. The name came from a baseball anecdote. During the 1962 season, | center fielder Richie Ashburn and Venezuelan shortstop Elio Chacón found t ... |
| Texas Rangers | ... Ranch with their parents and younger brother, Frankie. Josh Hamilton of the | has a home in Westlake, as well as Chuck Greenberg, the brief and former o ... |
| Cedar Rapids Kernels | Cedar Rapids is home of the minor-league baseball team | , a member of the Midwest League since 1962. The Kernels are a Class-A aff ... |
| Cincinnati Reds | ... .37 ERA. His final major league appearance came on September 12 against the | ; he came into a tied game in the ninth and promptly gave up three runs wi ... |
| Madison Mallards | ... eloit Snappers of the Class A minor leagues). Wisconsin is also home to the | , the La Crosse Loggers, the Eau Claire Express, the Green Bay Bullfrogs, ... |
| Florida Marlins | ... be closed since has been the Miami Orange Bowl, demolished in 2008 for the | ' new baseball stadium to be built on its site |
| Mustangs | ... r Bob Cobb, who was responsible for bringing professional baseball with the | to Billings. Cobb Field also hosted home games for local American Legion b ... |
| Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | ... ncinnati Reds during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. The rivalry with the | and the San Diego Padres dates back to the Angels' and Padres' respective ... |
| Tri-City Dust Devils | Pasco's Gesa Stadium hosts the | baseball club of the Northwest League. The Dust Devils are a Class A team ... |
| Cincinnati Reds | ... s winningest managers and owner of two World Series rings as manager of the | during their peak as The Big Red Machine. When Anderson joined the Tigers ... |
| Atlanta Braves | ... A similar scene took place a few weeks earlier after the Mets defeated the | in the first National League Championship Series to win the pennant |
| Detroit Tigers | ... title with an average of just .301, the lowest in history. That same year, | pitcher Denny McLain won 31 games – making him the last pitcher to win 30 ... |
| Oakland Athletics | ... e. They were a short-season single-A minor league baseball affiliate of the | who played at historic Miles Field from 1979 to 1999 before relocating to ... |
| River City Rascals | ... and Windy City ThunderBolts) has 3 teams and St. Louis (Gateway Grizzlies & | ) has 2 teams while Cleveland (Lake Erie Crushers), Cincinnati (Florence F ... |
| Jersey City A's | Henderson spent the 1978 season with the | of the Eastern League. After the minor league season ended, he played the ... |
| Minnesota Twins | ... pitched the fifteenth perfect game in baseball history, when he blanked the | , 4–0. Wells attended the same San Diego high school, Point Loma High Scho ... |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ... y other excellent teams in the inter-war years. Also, the National League's | would win three titles themselves in nine years, the last with a group of ... |
| Richmond Flying Squirrels | ... level (AAA) minor league affiliate. The San Francisco Giants' AA team, the | , began play at The Diamond in 2010, replacing the AAA Richmond Braves, wh ... |
| Cincinnati Reds | ... candal in the 1919 World Series, in which the favored White Sox lost to the | in eight games. The fixing of the 1919 World Series is the only recognized ... |
| San Francisco Giants | The feud between the Dodgers and the | began in the late 19th century when both clubs were based in New York City ... |
| Philadelphia Athletics | ... y Series was held in 1883 between the Phillies and the American Association | . When the Athletics first joined the American League, the two teams playe ... |
| Great Falls Voyagers | ... world's shortest river), the Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind, the | minor league baseball (formerly known as the Great Falls White Sox and bef ... |
| New York Giants | After | ' manager John McGraw told reporters that Philadelphia manufacturer Benjam ... |
| New York Yankees | That same year, the | won a record 125 games, including going 11–2 in the postseason, to win the ... |
| New York Yankees | The | won the World Series in 1977 and 1978 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ... nd when they played in Hilltop Park in 1911—until they headed west with the | after the 1957 season. The New York Yankees began their franchise as the H ... |
| Auburn Doubledays | Auburn is home to the | minor league baseball team, which is owned by the Auburn Community Owned N ... |
| Colorado Rockies | ... all club of the Northwest League. The Dust Devils are a Class A team of the | . The team plays during summer months during its short season |
| Gateway Grizzlies | ... Schaumburg Boomers and Windy City ThunderBolts) has 3 teams and St. Louis ( | & River City Rascals) has 2 teams while Cleveland (Lake Erie Crushers), Ci ... |
| Beloit Snappers | ... als) and baseball (the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, based in Appleton and the | of the Class A minor leagues). Wisconsin is also home to the Madison Malla ... |
| Cincinnati Reds | The | go to the World Series in 1972, 1975, and 1976, led by the Big Red Machine ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... -up special Denis Leary's Merry F#$%in' Christmas, and the movie Blow. As a | fan, he narrated the official 2004 World Series film. In 2006, Leary and L ... |
| Southern Oregon Timberjacks | ... ofessional baseball teams, most notably the Medford A's, later known as the | , of the Northwest League. They were a short-season single-A minor league ... |
| Braves | ... or the first post-attack sporting event in New York where the Mets beat the | , behind a dramatic home run by Mets catcher Mike Piazza |
| Florida Marlins | ... finish the game. The Yankees ended up losing the game and the series to the | in six games |
| Baltimore Orioles | ... Community Activities and Public Affairs, as well as a part-owner of the MLB | |
| New York Yankees | ... th century, when the two teams were based in New York; the rivalry with the | took place when the Dodgers were based in New York, but was revived with t ... |
| Oklahoma City RedHawks | ... luding minor league baseball at the Minor league baseball AAA and AA levels | and Tulsa Drillers, respectively, hockey with the Oklahoma City Barons in ... |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ... a fifteenth team, for a total of thirty teams in Major League Baseball. The | joined the National League, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays—now called simply ... |
| Chicago Cubs | ... e Chicago White Stockings, won the championship in 1870. Today known as the | , they are the oldest team in American organized sports. Because of this g ... |
| San Francisco Giants | ... of 70 would last a mere three years following the meteoric rise of veteran | left fielder Barry Bonds in 2001. In 2001 Bonds knocked out 73 home runs, ... |
| Lake Erie Crushers | ... ouis (Gateway Grizzlies & River City Rascals) has 2 teams while Cleveland ( | ), Cincinnati (Florence Freedom) and Pittsburgh (Washington Wild Things) e ... |
| Cleveland Indians | ... c districts with many large buildings built during the 1920s and 1940s. The | held spring training there from 1923 to 1927 at Henley Field Ball Park. Pa ... |
| Camden Riversharks | Campbell's Field, opened in 2001, is home to the | of the independent Atlantic League; and the baseball team |
| San Francisco Giants | The Dodgers' rivalry with the | dates back to the 19th century, when the two teams were based in New York; ... |
| Peninsula Pilots | ... a Wesleyan College also provides sports at the NCAA Division III level. The | play just outside the city limits at War Memorial Stadium in Hampton. The ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... bean player, Ozzie Virgil, Sr., who integrated the Tigers in 1958. Only the | trailed the Tigers in integrating their roster |
| Cincinnati Reds | ... In 1975, Frank Robinson (who had been the 1956 Rookie of the Year with the | ) was named player-manager of the Cleveland Indians, making him the first ... |
| Richmond Braves | ... mond Flying Squirrels, began play at The Diamond in 2010, replacing the AAA | , who relocated after 2008. Additionally, the Nationals, Boston Red Sox, S ... |
| Kansas City Monarchs | ... Rickey's sights eventually settled on Jackie Robinson, a shortstop with the | . Although likely not the best player in the Negro Leagues at the time, Ro ... |
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| New York Yankees | ... h Curtis Granderson and Edwin Jackson as part of a three-way trade with the | and Arizona Diamondbacks; in return they picked up outfield prospect Austi ... |
| Detroit Wolverines | Detroit's first major league entry was the | , a member of the National League from 1881 through 1888. The nickname, no ... |
| Tulsa Drillers | ... l at the Minor league baseball AAA and AA levels Oklahoma City RedHawks and | , respectively, hockey with the Oklahoma City Barons in the AHL and Tulsa ... |
| Montreal Expos | He also refused additional provincial funding to Major League Baseball's | for a new park. The stadium reportedly would have played a major role in h ... |
| New York Mets | ... ston's Tim Wakefield, who has a knuckleball with a lot of movement, current | pitcher R.A. Dickey, or Hall of Famer Phil Niekro, who had a very effectiv ... |
| Detroit Tigers | ... nd on April 8, 2010, she signed with the , debuting on May 29, 2010. Former | reliever Eddie Bonine also throws a knuckleball, though he does so infrequ ... |
| Eau Claire Express | ... Wisconsin is also home to the Madison Mallards, the La Crosse Loggers, the | , the Green Bay Bullfrogs, the Wisconsin Woodchucks, and the Wisconsin Rap ... |
| Bridgeport Bluefish | ... rs (Federal Hockey League) the Class A affiliate of the Elmira Jackals, the | in baseball's independent Atlantic League and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers ... |
| Atlanta Braves | ... r only five starts, one win and a 6.04 ERA, the Athletics traded him to the | for Orlando Cepeda; he went only 3–5 for Atlanta, and his overall totals f ... |
| New York Yankees | Kalamazoo is the hometown of | all-star shortstop Derek Jeter, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Greg Jenni ... |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ... growth in the sparsely inhabited Yucca district. The Chicago White Sox and | of Major League Baseball both moved to the city of Phoenix, Arizona in 200 ... |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ... nd Edwin Jackson as part of a three-way trade with the New York Yankees and | ; in return they picked up outfield prospect Austin Jackson and pitchers P ... |
| Chicago Cubs | ... on characters resembling Disney's seven dwarfs playing baseball against the | . The baseball painting had been autographed by numerous members of the Ba ... |
| New York Mets | The | hired Henderson as a special instructor in 2006, primarily to work with hi ... |
| Cleveland Indians | ... n League, one of four clubs (with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox and | ) still located in its original city. Detroit is also the only member of t ... |
| Oakland Athletics | Henderson was drafted by the | in the fourth round of the 1976 Major League Baseball Draft. He spent the ... |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ... also flying later in the Korean War. During this period Stan Musial led the | to the 1942, 1944 and 1946 World Series titles. The war years also saw the ... |
| Hamburger SV | ... essful tour in Europe, where the team played against clubs like Schalke 04, | , and RSC Anderlecht |
| Toronto Blue Jays | ... eyman starter for the first eight seasons of his career. He debuted for the | in 1987 as a reliever and did not secure a job as a full-time starter unti ... |
| Kansas City Royals | ... ond in the league in batting average with a mark of .325, losing out to the | ' George Brett on the final day of the season. Henderson had a remarkably ... |
| Cincinnati Reds | ... 1963, 1977, 1978, and 1981. The Dodgers also had a heated rivalry with the | during the 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s. The rivalry with the Los Angeles ... |
| New York Yankees | In 1943 the | held spring training in Asbury Park |
| San Diego Padres | On January 1, 2004, Wells was signed as a free agent by the | to a one-year contract. Wells posted a 12–8 record with a 3.73 ERA to star ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... AAA Richmond Braves, who relocated after 2008. Additionally, the Nationals, | , Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, and Atlanta Braves also have Single ... |
| Detroit Tigers | ... her in , when he was 32. After starting the year at 10-3 for the last-place | and making his first All-Star Game appearance, he was traded to the Cincin ... |
| Mobile BayBears | Mobile's Hank Aaron Stadium is the home of the | minor league baseball team. As of December 2007, Mobile's University of So ... |
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| San Francisco Giants | ... is the name of a series games played between—and the rivalry of—the A's and | of the National League. The series takes its name from the San Francisco – ... |
| La Crosse Loggers | ... Class A minor leagues). Wisconsin is also home to the Madison Mallards, the | , the Eau Claire Express, the Green Bay Bullfrogs, the Wisconsin Woodchuck ... |
| New York Giants | ... is Browns. That year, the White Sox went to the World Series, defeating the | 4 games to 2. Cicotte won Game 1, lost Game 3, and pitched six innings of ... |
| Chicago White Sox | ... member of the American League, one of four clubs (with the Boston Red Sox, | and Cleveland Indians) still located in its original city. Detroit is also ... |
| Marlins | ... tober 2005, Jim Leyland, who managed Dombrowski's 1997 World Series–winning | club, replaced Trammell as manager; two months later, in response to Troy ... |
| New York Yankees | ... se the MLB decided to grandfather the use of the number 42 out of the game, | closer Mariano Rivera still wears the number as he is the only active play ... |
| Chicago White Sox | ... nt plan, meant to spur growth in the sparsely inhabited Yucca district. The | and Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball both moved to the city of ... |
| Cuban Giants | ... sional team, established in 1885, achieved great and lasting success as the | , while the first league, the National Colored Base Ball League, failed in ... |
| Twins | ... d took over the nation's capital when the moved to Minnesota and became the | . 1961 is also noted as being the year in which Roger Maris surpassed Babe ... |
| Washington Nationals | The | and Baltimore Orioles also have followings due to their proximity, and bot ... |
| Montreal Expos | ... with the former Quebec Nordiques National Hockey League team and the former | Major League Baseball team, the Serie A team Fiorentina, the Major League ... |
| Washington Nationals | ... kers wide receiver Greg Jennings, and free agent running back T.J. Duckett. | pitcher Scott Olsen and Chicago White Sox first baseman and gold glove win ... |
| Boston Red Sox | In February 2002, he signed as a free agent with the | , where at age 43 he became the oldest player to play center field in majo ... |
| Minnesota Twins | ... wing his playing career with the New York Yankees, Martin had worked in the | organization, managing that team to an AL West Division title in 1969. But ... |
| Houston Colt .45s | ... al League likewise expanded to ten teams, in 1962, with the addition of the | and New York Mets |
| Washington Senators | ... ll Bensawanger reportedly signed Josh Gibson to a contract in 1943, and the | were also said to be interested in his services. But those efforts (and ot ... |
| New York Mutuals | ... tablishing themselves as the first true dynasty in the sport, although, the | were widely considered to be one of the best teams of the era as well |
| London Majors | In 1974, McLain played a season for the | of the Intercounty Baseball League at Labatt Memorial Park in London, Ont ... |
| Cleveland Indians | On June 2, 2010, Armando Galarraga was pitching a perfect game against the | with 2 outs in the top of the ninth inning when first base umpire Jim Joyc ... |
| New York Mets | ... is a battleground between fans of the New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, and | . For the Mets and Red Sox, split allegiances among fans of both teams in ... |
| Oakland Athletics | ... 19th perfect game in Major League Baseball history on May 9, 2010, for the | . Braden still resides in Stockton. Alex Spanos, owner of the NFL's San Di ... |
| New York Giants | ... franchise could beat him to it. At the same time, Horace Stoneham moved his | to the San Francisco Bay Area, ensuring that there would be two west coast ... |
| Seattle Mariners | ... ves, who relocated after 2008. Additionally, the Nationals, Boston Red Sox, | , Chicago White Sox, and Atlanta Braves also have Single-A and Rookie-leve ... |
| New York Yankees | ... 1970, to be replaced by Billy Martin. Following his playing career with the | , Martin had worked in the Minnesota Twins organization, managing that tea ... |
| Tampa Bay Rays | The Tigers acquired starter Edwin Jackson from the 2008 AL Champion | , and called up rookie and former #1 draft pick Rick Porcello. Jackson was ... |
| Baltimore Orioles | ... ame series versus the Yankees, Henderson had 13 stolen bases in five games. | third baseman described the confusion he felt during a particular game, wh ... |
| Wisconsin Rapids Rafters | ... Claire Express, the Green Bay Bullfrogs, the Wisconsin Woodchucks, and the | of the Northwoods League, a collegiate all-star summer league. In arena fo ... |
| Danville Braves | ... . The population was 43,055 according to the 2010 U.S. Census. It hosts the | baseball club of the Appalachian League. closed its local mill in 2006, le ... |
| New York Yankees | Connecticut is a battleground between fans of the | , Boston Red Sox, and New York Mets. For the Mets and Red Sox, split alleg ... |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ... pitcher Jeremy Bonderman. They also traded pitcher Armando Galarraga to the | for two minor league pitching prospects. Notable offseason additions inclu ... |
| New York Yankees | ... veral baseball alumni play in the Major Leagues, including Andy Cannizaro ( | ) and Micah Owings (Arizona Diamondbacks) |
| Texas Rangers | ... cond Washington Senators moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area and became the | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | In 1920 the | held spring training in Brownsville |
| New York Giants | ... of the Negro Leagues for entry into organized baseball. In the early 1920s, | ' manager John McGraw slipped a black player, Charlie Grant, into his line ... |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | In 2009, the | and the Chicago White Sox began to share a new spring training complex and ... |
| Florida Marlins | ... (from the Atlanta Braves) and Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis (from the | ). However, the Tigers (who now boasted the second-highest team payroll in ... |
| Wisconsin Woodchucks | ... the La Crosse Loggers, the Eau Claire Express, the Green Bay Bullfrogs, the | , and the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters of the Northwoods League, a collegiate ... |
| Minnesota Twins | ... (who would in fact move to Bloomington, suburban Minneapolis, to become the | in 1961). When O'Malley heard that LA was looking for a club, he sent word ... |
| Mets | ... all in ) remains the most in a major league season since Jack Fisher of the | lost 24 in |
| Green Bay Bullfrogs | ... to the Madison Mallards, the La Crosse Loggers, the Eau Claire Express, the | , the Wisconsin Woodchucks, and the Wisconsin Rapids Rafters of the Northw ... |
| Baltimore Orioles | The Washington Nationals and | also have followings due to their proximity, and both are broadcast in the ... |
| Madison Mallards | ... 0) before decamping for Lincoln, Nebraska. Madison is currently home to the | , a college wood-bat summer baseball league team in the Northwoods League ... |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | In the 1950s, the team was associated with the | and was managed by Danny Murtaugh. Other notable Pelican managers included ... |
| Cincinnati Reds | ... ugging, three steals in four games), but the A's were swept by the underdog | |
| Boston Red Sox | Connecticut is a battleground between fans of the New York Yankees, | , and New York Mets. For the Mets and Red Sox, split allegiances among fan ... |
| Cincinnati Reds | ... ver, just around the corner. In 1986 Pete Rose retired from playing for the | , having broken Ty Cobb's record by accumulating 4,256 hits during his car ... |
| Chicago White Sox | ... after 2008. Additionally, the Nationals, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, | , and Atlanta Braves also have Single-A and Rookie-level farm teams in Vir ... |
| Philadelphia Phillies | ... k, on March 31, 1998, when the Mets opened their season against their rival | , playing the longest scoreless opening day game in the National League an ... |
| Tulsa Oilers | ... surfaced during the 1977 season when oilman A. Ray Smith moved his Triple-A | to New Orleans to play in the Superdome. Tony La Russa was the starting sh ... |
| New York Mets | ... eles Dodgers. His first start with the Dodgers was on August 26 against the | . He pitched 5 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. Wells also reached first ... |
| Seattle Mariners | ... standing baseball at home, the Tigers were just 29–52 on the road. Only the | had fewer road wins than the Tigers among American League teams |
| San Francisco Giants | The Dodgers share a fierce rivalry with the | , the oldest rivalry in baseball, dating back to when the two franchises p ... |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ... Ball Association, which spawned the clubs which would ultimately become the | and Brooklyn Dodgers) the current American League, evolving from the minor ... |
| Fort Wayne Daisies | ... ional Baseball League having played for the Minneapolis Millerettes and the | between 1944 and 1950. She moved to Brooklyn in 1968. On May 17, 1992, she ... |
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| Los Angeles Dodgers | ... Although no city was ever specified, it was presumed from references to the | , the Los Angeles Rams, and a Hollywood movie studio, among many others, t ... |
| Atlanta Braves | ... e was fueled in part by the acquisition of pitcher Doyle Alexander from the | in exchange for minor league pitcher John Smoltz. Alexander started 11 gam ... |
| New York Yankees | In December 1984, Henderson was traded to the | along with Bert Bradley for five players: Tim Birtsas, Jay Howell, Stan Ja ... |
| Seattle Mariners | ... oblems was the perception that "small market" teams, such as the struggling | could not compete with high spending teams such as those in New York or Lo ... |
| Chicago White Stockings | William Hulbert, principal owner of the | , did not like the loose organization of the National Association and the ... |
| New York Mets | ... ld announced his retirement from Major League Baseball, R. A. Dickey of the | is the only knuckleballer in the big leagues, though minor leaguers Charli ... |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ... jor Leagues, including Andy Cannizaro (New York Yankees) and Micah Owings ( | ) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | On August 23, 2007, Wells was signed by the | . His first start with the Dodgers was on August 26 against the New York M ... |
| New York Yankees | ... he game's better left-handed pitchers, especially during his years with the | and the Toronto Blue Jays. He pitched the fifteenth perfect game in baseba ... |
| Chicago White Sox | In 2009, the Los Angeles Dodgers and the | began to share a new spring training complex and stadium in Phoenix, Arizo ... |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | The year 1998 brought two more teams into the mix, the | and the Arizona Diamondbacks, the latter of which become the youngest expa ... |
| New York Mets | ... e to their proximity, and both are broadcast in the state on MASN. When the | ended their long affiliation with the Norfolk Tides in 2007, the Orioles a ... |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ... ague Baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks joined the National League, and the | —now called simply the Rays—joined the American League. In order to keep t ... |
| Chico Outlaws | ... eld for the Chico State Wildcats baseball team, in NCAA Division 2, and the | of the Golden Baseball League |
| Oakland Athletics | The | three-peat in 1972-1974 |
| Atlanta Braves | ... ly, the Nationals, Boston Red Sox, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, and | also have Single-A and Rookie-level farm teams in Virginia |
| New York Mets | ... adows–Corona Park. It was the home baseball park of Major League Baseball's | from 1964 to 2008. Originally built as a multi-purpose stadium, Shea was a ... |
| Washington Senators | In 1943, the | held Spring Training camp in College Park. In order to conserve rail trans ... |
| Hartford Dark Blues | ... icut has hosted teams from the other big four leagues at various times. The | joined the National League for one season in 1876, becoming the state's fi ... |
| Atlanta Braves | ... ason, the franchise traded for prominent talent in Edgar Rentería (from the | ) and Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis (from the Florida Marlins). Howe ... |
| New York Yankees | The | played their home games in Shea Stadium during the 1974 and 1975 seasons w ... |
| Chicago White Sox | ... ent running back T.J. Duckett. Washington Nationals pitcher Scott Olsen and | first baseman and gold glove winner Mike Squires was born in Kalamazoo. Ka ... |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ... one more than Lou Brock's total compiled from 1963 to 1979, mainly with the | |
| Colorado Rockies | ... l expand into new markets as four new teams joined the league. In 1993, the | and Florida Marlins began play, and in just their fifth year of existence, ... |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ... gue, Gibson posted a 1.12 earned run average, the lowest in 54 years while, | pitcher Don Drysdale threw a record 58 and two-thirds consecutive scoreles ... |
| Philadelphia Phillies | ... the Tigers traded pitcher Ugueth Urbina and infielder Ramon Martinez to the | for Plácido Polanco (and later signed him for 4 years). The Tigers stayed ... |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ... ain won 31 games – making him the last pitcher to win 30 games in a season. | starting pitcher Bob Gibson achieved an equally remarkable feat by allowin ... |
| San Angelo Colts | The | minor league baseball team is a member of United League Baseball. The firs ... |
| Major League Baseball All-Century Team | ... g News list of the 100 Greatest Baseball Players, and was a nominee for the | . In 2005, The Sporting News updated their 100 Greatest Players list, and ... |
| Florence Freedom | ... ity Rascals) has 2 teams while Cleveland (Lake Erie Crushers), Cincinnati ( | ) and Pittsburgh (Washington Wild Things) each have one. A 4th Chicagoland ... |
| New York Yankees | ... $400,000. He had made sizable investments in the San Diego Chargers and the | sports teams, and was becoming ever more ubiquitous in popular culture |
| Gulf Coast League Braves | ... sition player to a knuckleball pitcher. He started the 2009 season with the | but is currently retired and coaching in college baseball at Florida South ... |
| Indianapolis Clowns | ... considered the last major league season and the last professional club, the | , operated amusingly rather than competitively from the mid-1960s to 1980s |
| Brooklyn Atlantics | ... stern part of the country. In its 12-year history as an amateur league, the | won seven championships, establishing themselves as the first true dynasty ... |
| Atlanta Braves | ... design was later converted into the baseball-specific Turner Field for the | after the Games concluded, as there was no long-term need for a track and ... |
| Toronto Blue Jays | ... ded pitchers, especially during his years with the New York Yankees and the | . He pitched the fifteenth perfect game in baseball history. He is tied on ... |
| Minneapolis Millerettes | ... f the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League having played for the | and the Fort Wayne Daisies between 1944 and 1950. She moved to Brooklyn in ... |
| Chicago Cubs | ... ows of seats. With the Mets playing a game at Shea that evening against the | , the Yankees used the visitor's locker room and dugout and the Angels use ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... six of the sixteen major league teams had a black player on the roster. The | became the last major league team to integrate their roster with the addit ... |
| Anaheim Angels | ... s, OBP, steals and runs. In August 1997, he was traded by the Padres to the | ; his brief stint as an Angel was uneventful. In January 1998, he signed a ... |
| New York Mets | The city is home to | spring training, the St. Lucie Mets Florida State League team and the Mets ... |
| Florence Freedom | ... (now Traverse City) in 2001 and 2002, and Windy City in 2007 and 2008. The | (including years as Erie and Johnstown) and the Rockford RiverHawks (inclu ... |
| Boston Red Sox | At the end of the 1919 season Harry Frazee, then owner of the | , sold a group of his star players to the New York Yankees. Amongst them w ... |
| Mahoning Valley Scrappers | The | , a short-season Class A minor league baseball team, moved from Erie, Penn ... |
| Ludington Mariners | During the late 1910s and early 1920s, Ludington was the home of the | minor league baseball team. A team of the same name currently plays "old t ... |
| San Francisco Seals | ... and asked him to pick his spot. The Giants were given the lease to the PCL | digs while Candlestick Park was built for them |
| Albuquerque Isotopes | ... aguers Charlie Zink of the Lancaster Barnstormers and Charlie Haeger of the | also throw the knuckleball. In November 2008 it was announced that 16 year ... |
| Montreal Expos | ... r 3, 2004, the stadium was the venue of the last game in the history of the | when the Mets defeated the Expos 8-1. Their story ended where it had start ... |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ... ular have been able to market themselves as a successful alternative to the | due to the Bucs' long-term losing, which currently dates to the Frontier L ... |
| Indianapolis Indians | ... ) started play in 2000, and are the sister team to the Pacers NBA team. The | are the second oldest minor league baseball team, having played in the cit ... |
| Newark Bears | ... aving the Dodgers, Henderson started his second consecutive season with the | in the spring of 2004. In 91 games he had a .462 OBP, with more than twice ... |
| New York Yankees | In 1997, he signed as a free agent with the | , his favorite team because of a lifelong interest in baseball legend Babe ... |
| Atlanta Braves | ... great individual achievements as well. On April 8, 1974, Hank Aaron of the | hit his 715th career home run, surpassing Babe Ruth's all-time record. He ... |
| Milwaukee Brewers | ... just one season in Seattle before moving to Milwaukee and becoming today's | . The National League also added two teams that year, the Montreal Expos a ... |
| Kansas City Royals | ... are with nearby teams, including the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, | , Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays – the latter a holdover from when ... |
| Philadelphia Phillies | ... segregationist. Bill Veeck claimed that Landis blocked his purchase of the | because he planned to integrate the team. While this is disputed, Landis w ... |
| Florida Marlins | ... ouston Astros. The team left the county in 1985. They were succeeded by the | at Viera in 1993 |
| Chillicothe Paints | bar:1 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:09/20/2008 text: | (1993-2008 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | ... t the Overstock.com Coliseum. From 1978 to 2003 (except 1983), however, the | inducted one former Athletic (and one former Phillie) each year into the P ... |
| Detroit Tigers | ... in in the minor leagues and he was subsequently selected off waivers by the | on April 8, 1963. He progressed swiftly through the Tigers' minor league s ... |
| San Diego Surf Dawgs | ... es while being caught only twice. On May 9, 2005, Henderson signed with the | of the Golden Baseball League, an independent league. This was the SurfDaw ... |
| Toronto Blue Jays | ... eveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins and | – the latter a holdover from when the Tigers competed in the AL East. Ther ... |
| California Angels | ... f-Fame Dodgers pitcher Don Drysdale, who previously broadcast games for the | . Drysdale died in his hotel room following a heart attack before a game i ... |
| Chicago White Sox | ... over the next two years. He and pitcher Matt DeWitt were then traded to the | , in a deal that was quickly mired in controversy. The primary player bein ... |
| Navojoa Mayos | ... he minor league season ended, he played the 1978–1979 winter season for the | of the Mexican Pacific League. He played in six games for the team, which ... |
| Baltimore Orioles | On September 6, 1995, | shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. played his 2,131st consecutive game, breaking Lo ... |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ... e year, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale – both Cy Young Award winners for the | – refused to re-sign their contracts, and the era of the reserve clause, w ... |
| Philadelphia Athletics | ... me originates from the late 19th century "athletic clubs", specifically the | baseball club. They are most prominently nicknamed "the A's", in reference ... |
| Detroit Tigers | ... Squires was born in Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo was also the hometown of longtime | owner John Fetzer, who owned the American League team from 1961 through 19 ... |
| Toronto Blue Jays | In July 1993, the Athletics traded Henderson to the playoff-bound | for Steve Karsay and José Herrera. He was involved in the final play of th ... |
| Toronto Blue Jays | Michael Hinckley, Major League Baseball pitcher for the | |
| Philadelphia Phillies | ... e been developed in the early 20th century. Lew "Hicks" Moren (1906) of the | was credited as its inventor. However, Eddie Cicotte apparently also came ... |
| Houston Astros | ... olt 45s started spring training at Cocoa Stadium. The team later became the | . The team left the county in 1985. They were succeeded by the Florida Mar ... |
| Kansas City Royals | In 1969, the American League expanded when the | and Seattle Pilots, the latter in a longtime PCL stronghold, were admitted ... |
| Los Angeles Angels | ... n team—and also the first in Major League Baseball in over 70 years—was the | (later the California Angels, the Anaheim Angels, and, as of 2005, the Los ... |
| Lakeland Flying Tigers | ... s Joker Marchant Stadium and owns the city's Florida State League team, the | .) The development of the Lakeland Municipal Airport as a major facility i ... |
| Milwaukee Brewers | ... l" philosophy, which received much media attention. Finishing second to the | ' Rollie Fingers in the MVP voting, Henderson's fielding that season also ... |
| Cleveland Indians | ... Neyer that when Williams yanked McLain early from a July 5 game against the | , McLain threatened to call Senators owner Bob Short and have him get rid ... |
| the Mets | A sports fan, he liked both " | and the Jets," and (in 1971) had "season tickets to the St. John's games." ... |
| River Cats | ... ation for the team. Sacramento is the home of the team's AAA affiliate, the | . The River Cats' stadium, Raley Field, would need significant constructio ... |
| Red Sox | ... taff and "Taps" was performed as players stood along the baselines before a | game. The Yankees observed a moment of silence for Kennedy before a game a ... |
| Minnesota Twins | ... ms, including the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, | and Toronto Blue Jays – the latter a holdover from when the Tigers compete ... |
| Billings Mustangs | ... summer of 2008. Cobb Field was a baseball stadium that was the home of the | , the Pioneer League Rookie Affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, since 1948. ... |
| Evansville Otters | ... :3 color:orange from:05/15/1993 till:end text:Lancaster Scouts (1993-1994), | (1995-present |
| New York Mets | ... ndary stadium court is Louis Armstrong Stadium. Citi Field, the home of the | since 2009, sits at the north end of the park. Shea Stadium, the Mets' pre ... |
| Newark Bears | ... t time in his career. He played in the independent Atlantic League with the | , hoping for a chance with another major league organization. After much m ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... elli, formerly of the Red Sox, actually used a softball catcher's mitt. The | did this fairly systematically in their 2004 world championship season, wi ... |
| San Francisco Giants | In 1971, Dave Kingman---then with the | ; later to play for the Mets on two occasions - hit a home run that smashe ... |
| San Diego Padres | He signed with the | in the offseason, where he had another respectable year in 1996, again fin ... |
| Cleveland Indians | ... e rivalry standing out. Some rivalries are with nearby teams, including the | , Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue ... |
| Boston Red Sox | Hamm married then- | shortstop Nomar Garciaparra on November 22, 2003, in Goleta, California in ... |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ... A), the first time a pitcher had won 30 or more games in a season since the | ' Dizzy Dean accomplished the feat in 1934; no pitcher has accomplished it ... |
| Auburn Doubledays | ... ll, which is owned by the City of Auburn, is the parent organization of the | and its predecessor Auburn entries in the Class A New York-Penn League dat ... |
| Yankees | ... s performed as players stood along the baselines before a Red Sox game. The | observed a moment of silence for Kennedy before a game at Yankee Stadium a ... |
| Cincinnati Reds | ... e home of the Billings Mustangs, the Pioneer League Rookie Affiliate of the | , since 1948. Cobb Field was named after Bob Cobb, who was responsible for ... |
| New York Mets | ... rent venue for the U.S. Open tennis tournament, Citi Field, the home of the | baseball team, the New York Hall of Science, the Queens Museum of Art, the ... |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | ... of its greatest stars. In 1947, Jackie Robinson signed a contract with the | , breaking the color barrier that had prevented talented African American ... |
| San Diego Padres | On June 20, 2000 Brian Tollberg debuted with the | , becoming the first player from the Frontier League to make it to the Maj ... |
| Padres | ... ast team and a playoff contender was granted when he was traded back to the | for top catching prospect George Kottaras |
| New York Mets | ... anded to ten teams, in 1962, with the addition of the Houston Colt .45s and | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | The | , the state's only major league baseball team, play in Miller Park in Milw ... |
| Athletics | ... , however, would later gain its own American League team, in 1968, when the | would move again, settling in Oakland, across San Francisco Bay from the G ... |
| Cleveland Indians | ... 947, the American League was integrated by the signing of Larry Doby to the | . Over the next few years a handful of black baseball players made appeara ... |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | ... e disabled list on May 26, to make his second start of the year against the | |
| Washington Wild Things | ... veland (Lake Erie Crushers), Cincinnati (Florence Freedom) and Pittsburgh ( | ) each have one. A 4th Chicagoland area team, the McHenry County K-Nines, ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... His favorite National Hockey League team is the Boston Bruins. He is also a | fan, as well as a fan of the Green Bay Packers |
| Baltimore Orioles | ... ords. In 1954, the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore and were renamed the | . In 1955, the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City |
| St. Lucie Mets | The city is home to New York Mets spring training, the | Florida State League team and the Mets rookie level team in the Gulf Coast ... |
| Florida Marlins | In 1997, the | won the World Series in just their fifth season. This made them the younge ... |
| Chicago Cubs | ... alding to sign a contract to play for the White Stockings (now known as the | ) in 1876. Spalding then coaxed teammates Deacon White, Ross Barnes and Ca ... |
| Toronto Blue Jays | ... layed in the most division series in history, with fifteen appearances. The | are the only team to have never played in the ALDS and are the last team t ... |
| Rockford RiverHawks | ... 2008. The Florence Freedom (including years as Erie and Johnstown) and the | (including years as Portsmouth and Springfield) are currently tied for the ... |
| New York Yankees | ... , then owner of the Boston Red Sox, sold a group of his star players to the | . Amongst them was George Herman Ruth, known affectionately as "Babe". At ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... gest expansion team to win the Fall Classic (with the exception of the 1903 | and later the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks, who won in their fourth season). ... |
| Washington Senators | Along with the Angels, the other 1961 expansion team was the | , who joined the American League and took over the nation's capital when t ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... eastern and far northern parts of the county) favor the Boston area teams ( | , New England Patriots, Boston Bruins, Boston Celtics, New England Revolut ... |
| Chicago White Sox | Upon his graduation from high school in June 1962, McLain was signed by the | as an amateur free agent and was assigned to play with the Harlan Smokies ... |
| Lancaster Barnstormers | ... knuckleballer in the big leagues, though minor leaguers Charlie Zink of the | and Charlie Haeger of the Albuquerque Isotopes also throw the knuckleball. ... |
| Chicago White Sox | ... out. Some rivalries are with nearby teams, including the Cleveland Indians, | , Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins and Toronto Blue Jays – the latter a ... |
| New York Yankees | ... the all-time stolen base leader for the Oakland A's and previously held the | ' franchise record from 1988-2011. He was among the league's top ten base ... |
| Washington Senators | ... d by the Detroit Tigers with Elliott Maddox, Norm McRae and Don Wert to the | for Joe Coleman, Eddie Brinkman, Jim Hannan and Aurelio Rodríguez. Kuhn ac ... |
| Chicago Cubs | ... cord for most home runs to lead off a game, with 81; Alfonso Soriano of the | is tied for the second-most ever with Craig Biggio, with 53. During the 20 ... |
| Cleveland Indians | ... e it didn't conform to uniform standards. Wells then blew a 3–0 lead as the | won 12–8. After posting a 16-10 mark in 1997, Wells pitched very well in t ... |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ... nce with another major league organization. After much media attention, the | signed him over the All-Star break |
| Boston Red Sox | ... nt Baseball League. On March 2, 2010, she trained with Tim Wakefield at the | minor league training facility. and on April 8, 2010, she signed with the ... |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ... ens of Negro players that McGraw fantasized about signing, after his death. | owner Bill Bensawanger reportedly signed Josh Gibson to a contract in 1943 ... |
| Milwaukee Brewers | ... ty is the home of the Brevard County Manatees, the Class-A affiliate of the | |
| Chicago White Sox | ... se of a 14-year career pitching for the Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, and | . At the time of his lifetime ban, he was considered one of the premier pi ... |
| Kansas City Royals | ... spring 2011, he recorded two radio spots for the museum that were aired on | Radio Network |
| New York Yankees | ... the city just yards away from the Asbury Park Convention Hall. In 1943, the | held their Spring Training in Asbury Park. This was because rail transport ... |
| Oakland Athletics | ... teams from 1979 to 2003, including four stints with his original team, the | . Nicknamed The Man of Steal, he is widely regarded as the sport's greates ... |
| San Diego Padres | ... er of Pillsbury Company and patriarch of Pillsbury family, Sandy Alderson ( | ), John Donahoe (eBay), Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (IBM), Charles E. Haldeman ... |
| Los Angeles Angels | ... evolved into the Pacific Coast League, which included the Hollywood Stars, | , Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Francisco Seals, ... |
| New York Giants | ... e four major league teams to play in New York City played in Manhattan. The | played in the various incarnations of the Polo Grounds at 155th Street and ... |
| Yuma Scorpions | Yuma has a minor league ballpark, Desert Sun Stadium home to the | of the North American League and site of home games of two (was four) team ... |
| Florida Marlins | ... wise expanded to fourteen teams, with the newly formed Colorado Rockies and | |
| River City Rascals | bar:8 color:orange from:05/15/1999 till:end text: | (1999-present |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ... l Classic (with the exception of the 1903 Boston Red Sox and later the 2001 | , who won in their fourth season). Virtually all the key players on the 19 ... |
| Cincinnati Reds | ... Tigers and making his first All-Star Game appearance, he was traded to the | for C. J. Nitkowski, Mark Lewis, and minor leaguer Dave Tuttle. He finishe ... |
| Lansing Lugnuts | ... homas M. Cooley Law School, and the Class A minor league baseball team, the | |
| Montreal Royals | ... task, Robinson first played in 1946 for the Dodgers' minor league team, the | , which proved an arduous emotional challenge, but he also enjoyed fervent ... |
| Hollywood Stars | ... d been around. It evolved into the Pacific Coast League, which included the | , Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, S ... |
| Selma Cloverleafs | ... loch Park was home to Southeastern League of Professional Baseball club the | |
| New York Yankees | ... cry also caught on in the Tigers' dugout in 2006. In a June game versus the | , Tigers pitcher Nate Robertson was featured on FSN Detroit's "Sounds of t ... |
| Tampa Yankees | The | defeated the Charlotte Stone Crabs 3-2 in the Florida State League Champio ... |
| Brevard County Manatees | Brevard County is the home of the | , the Class-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers |
| Anaheim Angels | ... no became the first Hispanic owner of a MLB franchise when he purchased the | in 2004 |
| Erie Sailors | bar:9 color:orange from:05/15/1994 till:end text: | (1994), Johnstown Steal (1995-1998), Johnstown Johnnies (1999-2002), Flore ... |
| West Oahu CaneFires | ... was the home field of the Hawaii Winter Baseball teams North Shore Honu and | until 2008 |
| Oakland Athletics | After the 1971 season, McLain was traded to the | for journeyman pitcher Jim Panther and prospect Don Stanhouse (who would g ... |
| North Shore Honu | ... the Sea Warriors. It was the home field of the Hawaii Winter Baseball teams | and West Oahu CaneFires until 2008 |
| Colorado Rockies | ... National League likewise expanded to fourteen teams, with the newly formed | and Florida Marlins |
| San Francisco Seals | ... ars, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, | , San Diego Padres, Seattle Rainiers |
| Traverse City Beach Bums | ... 1 color:orange from:05/15/1995 till:end text:Richmond Roosters (1995-2005), | (2006-present |
| New York Yankees | ... 925 by Harry Frazee, though the sale of baseball superstar Babe Ruth to the | had occurred five years earlier. In the lore of the Curse of the Bambino, ... |
| Kingsport Mets | The | of the Appalachian League, a rookie-level baseball league, play in the cit ... |
| Boston Red Sox | In addition, it is a minority stakeholder in the | , a position acquired as part of John W. Henry's purchase of the famed bas ... |
| Milwaukee Brewers | ... uld have meant another game for Shea as the Mets were scheduled to play the | in a one game playoff for the NL Wild Card had they won. Following the gam ... |
| Cleveland Indians | ... ookie of the Year with the Cincinnati Reds) was named player-manager of the | , making him the first African American manager in the major leagues |
| Toronto Blue Jays | ... ague expanded to fourteen teams, with the newly formed Seattle Mariners and | . Sixteen years later, in 1993, the National League likewise expanded to f ... |
| New York Mets | ... ere until they moved across the Harlem River in 1923 to Yankee Stadium. The | played in the Polo Grounds in 1962 and 1963, their first two seasons, befo ... |
| St. Lucie Mets | In the 2011 championship, the Daytona Cubs swept the | 3-0 and claimed their fourth title in 11 years |
| New York Mets | A year later, Henderson signed as a free agent with the | . In 1999, he batted .315 with 37 steals and was seventh in the NL in on-b ... |
| Montreal Expos | ... y weakened. In 1975 Andy Messersmith of the Dodgers and Dave McNally of the | played without contracts, and then declared themselves free agents in resp ... |
| New York Mets | ... many in Fairfield County are fans of the New York teams (New York Yankees, | , New York Giants, New York Islanders, New Jersey Nets, New York Rangers, ... |
| Washington Nationals | The | hold their spring training at Space Coast Stadium in Viera. They play abou ... |
| Detroit Tigers | ... the city recovered. Part of the re-emergence was due to the arrival of the | in 1934 for spring training. (The team continues to train at Lakeland's Jo ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... or part of the summer. A week later Morgan Burkhart made his debut with the | |
| Florida Marlins | The last game played at Shea Stadium was a loss to the | on September 28, 2008. However, the Mets were in the thick of the playoff ... |
| Boston Braves | ... hanged from 1903 to 1952. The first team to relocate in fifty years was the | , who moved in 1953 to Milwaukee, where the club set attendance records. I ... |
| New York Knickerbockers | The first team to play baseball under modern rules were the | . The club was founded on September 23, 1845, as a social club for the upp ... |
| Seattle Mariners | ... 1977, the American League expanded to fourteen teams, with the newly formed | and Toronto Blue Jays. Sixteen years later, in 1993, the National League l ... |
| Seattle Rainiers | ... Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Francisco Seals, San Diego Padres, | |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ... 9 months and $28.5 million, Shea Stadium opened on April 17, 1964, with the | beating the Mets 4-3 before a crowd of 50,312 |
| New York Mets | ... ague, a rookie-level baseball league, play in the city. An affiliate of the | , the team has competed in the city since 1969, with the exception of 1983 ... |
| Detroit Tigers | ... as a pitcher in Major League Baseball for ten seasons, most notably for the | . In , McLain became the last pitcher in Major League Baseball to win 30 o ... |
| Atlanta Braves | ... l Olympic Stadium was converted into Turner Field, which became home of the | baseball team for the 1997 season. Once the Braves moved, Atlanta-Fulton C ... |
| Hanshin Tigers | ... m, playing its home games at Kyocera Dome Osaka. Another baseball team, the | , although based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, plays a part of its home games in ... |
| New York Yankees | For the most part, the late 1990s were dominated by the | , who won four out of five World Series championships from 1996–2000 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | The first legal challenge came in 1970. Backed by the MLBPA, | outfielder Curt Flood took the leagues to court to negate a player trade, ... |
| Toronto Blue Jays | ... ajor League Baseball teams have also played the song at games involving the | , the former Montreal Expos, and at the beginning of the All Star Game |
| Seattle Mariners | ... 00 he was released by New York, and quickly signed as a free agent with the | . In his second game as a Mariner, on May 20, Henderson hit a leadoff home ... |
| Philadelphia Athletics | ... wns moved to Baltimore and were renamed the Baltimore Orioles. In 1955, the | moved to Kansas City |
| San Francisco Giants' | ... th of Diridon Station are being acquired by the city as a stadium site, the | claim on Santa Clara County as part of their home territory would have to ... |
| Philadelphia Phillies | ... the name of a series of baseball games played between the Athletics and the | of the National League that ran from 1903 through 1955. After the A's move ... |
| Baltimore Orioles | ... a 16-8 record and a 3.26 ERA. At the end of the season he was traded to the | for Curtis Goodwin and minor leaguer Trovin Valdez. In 1996 he pitched the ... |
| San Diego Padres | ... ls, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Francisco Seals, | , Seattle Rainiers |
| Chicago Cubs | ... game's greatest seasons. St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Mark McGwire and | outfielder Sammy Sosa that year engaged in a home run race for the ages. W ... |
| River Bandits | ... l headquarters of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority. Woodstock is also home to the | of the Valley League |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ... rsed in controversy as he had already reached an oral agreement to join the | . Despite having lost some velocity from his fastball, he retained his exc ... |
| Fulton Railroaders | Fulton is home to the | , a team in the KIT League, a minor league baseball league. The Railroader ... |
| Carolina Mudcats | ... the Research Triangle metropolitan region. Five County Stadium, home to the | minor league baseball team, is located in the town |
| New York Giants | ... arkets for the other venerable New York clubs, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the | . Placing these storied, powerhouse clubs in the two biggest cities in the ... |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ... appearances he did with Joe Garagiola, Sr., a retired baseball star for the | and a well-known announcer for NBC Sports. Garagiola and Ford appeared in ... |
| Montreal Expos | ... Milwaukee Brewers. The National League also added two teams that year, the | and San Diego Padres. The Padres were the last of the core PCL teams to be ... |
| Detroit Tigers | ... 208 games and lost 149 over the course of a 14-year career pitching for the | , Boston Red Sox, and Chicago White Sox. At the time of his lifetime ban, ... |
| Rockford RiverHawks | ... nd text:Portsmouth Explorers (1993-1995), Springfield Capitals (1996-2001), | (2002-2009), (2011-present |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ... 1998 brought two more teams into the mix, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the | , the latter of which become the youngest expansion franchise to win the c ... |
| Yankees | ... ity that does not have a professional baseball franchise. The Bronx has the | (American League) and Queens has the Mets (National League) of Major Leagu ... |
| Boston Red Sox | ... st 149 over the course of a 14-year career pitching for the Detroit Tigers, | , and Chicago White Sox. At the time of his lifetime ban, he was considere ... |
| Milwaukee Brewers | ... hio River about thirty minutes away, as does Josh Wilson, shortstop for the | . Frank Cappelli, local legendary children musician graduated and still re ... |
| New York Giants | ... wn as "the White Elephants" or simply "the Elephants", in reference to then | ' manager John McGraw's calling the team a "white elephant". This was embr ... |
| Washington Senators | ... 1945 season, with talent depleted by call-ups to fight in World War II, the | had a pitching rotation which included four knuckleball pitchers (Dutch Le ... |
| Montreal Expos | ... e also played the song at games involving the Toronto Blue Jays, the former | , and at the beginning of the All Star Game |
| San Diego Padres | ... The National League also added two teams that year, the Montreal Expos and | . The Padres were the last of the core PCL teams to be absorbed. The Coast ... |
| Orix Buffaloes | Osaka hosts four professional sport teams: one of them is the | , a Nippon Professional Baseball team, playing its home games at Kyocera D ... |
| Sacramento Solons | ... ed the Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, | , San Francisco Seals, San Diego Padres, Seattle Rainiers |
| San Diego Padres | ... te of home games of two (was four) teams for the Arizona Winter League. The | used the field as a spring training facility from 1969 until 1993. and a J ... |
| Washington Senators | After the 1970 regular season, Denny McLain was traded to the | in what would turn out to be a heist for Detroit. The club acquired pitche ... |
| St. Louis Cardinals | ... ave faced repeatedly in the World Series, the Chicago Cubs (four times) and | (three times). Had the Cubs beaten the Padres in the 1984 NLCS, they would ... |
| Philadelphia Phillies | ... r League Baseball All-Star Game that same year, with Johnny Callison of the | hitting a home run in the ninth inning to win the only Mid-Summer Classic ... |
| Baltimore Orioles | ... and prospect Don Stanhouse (who would go on to have a few good years as the | ' closer in the late 1970s). After only five starts, one win and a 6.04 ER ... |
| Windy City ThunderBolts | ... ets of Major League teams. Chicago (Joliet Slammers, Schaumburg Boomers and | ) has 3 teams and St. Louis (Gateway Grizzlies & River City Rascals) has 2 ... |
| Florida Marlins | ... kets as four new teams joined the league. In 1993, the Colorado Rockies and | began play, and in just their fifth year of existence, the Marlins became ... |
| Boston Red Sox | Damon is a fan of the | . After the team won the 2007 World Series, he narrated the commemorative ... |
| Big Red Machine | ... y" between players. The National League, on the other hand, belonged to the | in Cincinnati, where Sparky Anderson's team, which included Pete Rose as w ... |