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Good trivia question

Took me forever to think of the answer. I was missing one team.

For about 60 years, from 1903 when the modern MLB as we know it was formed, to 1961 there were 16 teams. For the majority of that era, 11 of those teams were in 5 cities. Meaning we had multiple teams/city 5 times.

Name the OTHER 5 teams.

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RGF1999

May 30, 2024

Were these all their original and current cities, no moves? Without looking up anything, I'll go with Cleveland, Cincinatti, Detroit, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. OK, I turned around and looked at the map on the wall. I had the Red Sox but I'm sure someone moved out of there, the Braves maybe.

Java

Jun 02, 2024

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Bingo. 100%. Wall is kinda cheating But nonone else took a shot.

I had them all except Cincy. I forgot Cincy. I forgot the oldest and first team in baseball. Hahahahaha

And yeah. The multiple cities were

Chicago

New York

Philly

St. Louis

And Boston

The teams you might not know where in those towns beyond the obvious were the Braves in Boston. The Browns now orioles in stl. The athletics in Philly

And strangely. The only two that remain are in Chicago.

most cities had multiple teams because the American and national leagues previously were competing businesses. And when they merged both had teams in the big cities.

Java

May 29, 2024

Another hint. 14 of those 16 teams were in 6 states. Two states with 3 each

Java

May 30, 2024

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I can’t believe no one is taking a stab at this. Want me to give you the 11 teams in 5 cities?