From the first generation of baseball fans that tore open newspapers to gobble up box scores through the generations who gathered around the radio and then the television, to today's fans who get scores on their cell phones or over the Internet – the question has never changed – "How did my team do today?"
The answer to that question immediately defines quality of life for a baseball fan. The days when the answer is "my team won" just seem brighter and better than other days. Love of a baseball team runs deep and is not diminished by time or distance. Why is that?
Perhaps it is because we take a team to heart at a young age, when players and teams seem like Olympian heroes to be worshipped and admired. We lose that child-like wonderment about everything, but not about our baseball teams.
Or perhaps because the game is played every day for six months, and fortunes of the team become as much a part of our life as those of friends and family. Baseball, like life, is full of difficult day-to-day challenges, with regular disappointments to which we can all relate and occasional bursts of success we can celebrate. What else explains rational people jumping for joy or crying in despair at the fortunes of a group of 25 men they don't know and who don't know them?
Baseball teams are wrapped in the mythic personality of their accomplishments and histories. No matter their recent accomplishments, the Red Sox are the slow-footed gaggle of hulky right handed hitters looking to dent the Green Monster, while the Cardinals are a model of pitching and defense. The Giants are a haven for sluggers and the Mets continually produce quality hurlers. The Cubs are the lovable losers with the grand ballpark and the Dodgers are always playing home-grown talent. And the Yankees – well, they are always the Yankees.
Baseball Almanac pays tribute to the thirty teams of today and their predecessors – all of whom are the torch bearers of the game's history. Their accomplishments can be found here, their championship seasons, and the great performances which define the personality and measure the success of a team.
Each team also has its share of famous firsts, fabulous feats, record setters, and histories that need to be told. Baseball Almanac is dedicated to the preservation of each team's unique history and we hope you enjoy our look at the Major League franchises.
Attendance - Rosters - Schedules - Statistics - Uniforms
Baltimore Orioles History
1954 - 2018
St. Louis Browns
1902 - 1953
Milwaukee Brewers
1901 - 1902
Atlanta Braves History
1966 - 2018
Milwaukee Braves
1953 - 1965
Boston Braves
1941 - 1952
Boston Bees
1936 - 1940
Boston Braves
1912 - 1935
Boston Rustlers
1911 - 1911
Boston Doves
1907 - 1910
Boston Beaneaters
1883 - 1906
Boston Red Caps
1876 - 1882
Chicago Cubs History
1902 - 2018
Chicago Orphans
1898 - 1901
Chicago Colts
1890 - 1897
Chicago White Stockings
1876 - 1889
Cleveland Indians History
1915 - 2018
Cleveland Naps
1905 - 1914
Cleveland Blues
1901 - 1904
Cincinnati Reds History
1959 - 2018
Cincinnati Redlegs
1953 - 1958
Cincinnati Reds
1890 - 1952
Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA)
1882 - 1889
Houston Astros History
2013 - 2018
Houston Astros (NL)
1965 - 2012
Houston Colt .45s
1962 - 1964
Los Angeles Dodgers History
1958 - 2018
Brooklyn Dodgers
1932 - 1957
Brooklyn Robins
1914 - 1931
Brooklyn Dodgers
1911 - 1913
Brooklyn Superbas
1899 - 1910
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
1890 - 1898
Brooklyn Bridegrooms (AA)
1889 - 1889
Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (AA)
1884 - 1888
Los Angeles Angels History
2005 - 2018
Anaheim Angels
1997-2004
California Angels
1966 - 1996
Los Angeles Angels
1961 - 1965
Milwaukee Brewers History
1998 - 2018
Milwaukee Brewers (AL)
1970 - 1997
Seattle Pilots (AL)
1969 - 1969
New York Yankees History
1913 - 2018
New York Highlanders
1903 - 1912
Baltimore Orioles
1901 - 1902
Oakland Athletics History
1968 - 2018
Kansas City Athletics
1955 - 1967
Philadelphia Athletics
1901 - 1954
Pittsburgh Pirates History
1891 - 2018
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
1887 - 1890
Pittsburgh Alleghenys (AA)
1882 - 1886
St. Louis Cardinals History
1900 - 2018
St. Louis Perfectos
1899 - 1899
St. Louis Browns
1892 - 1898
St. Louis Browns (AA)
1883 - 1891
St. Louis Brown Stockings (AA)
1882 - 1882
San Francisco Giants History
1958 - 2018
New York Giants
1885 - 1957
New York Gothams
1883 - 1884
DEFUNCT Franchises No Longer In Existence
Baltimore Orioles
1892 - 1899
Baltimore Orioles (AA)
1882 - 1891
Buffalo Bisons
1879 - 1885
Cincinnati Red Stockings
1876 - 1877
Cincinnati Reds
1878 - 1880
Cleveland Blues
1879 - 1884
Cleveland Spiders
1889 - 1899
Cleveland Blues (AA)
1887 - 1888
Detroit Wolverines
1881 - 1888
Kansas City Cowboys
1886 - 1886
Philadelphia Athletics
1876 - 1876
Providence Grays
1878 - 1885
Troy Trojans
1879 - 1882
Worcester Ruby Legs
1880 - 1882
League at a Glance Pages
This single section links out to more than one-hundred fifty thousand pages of baseball history. Every team roster, every team schedule, every score from every game from every team, every uniform number worn, every known salary, nearly every Opening Day roster and so much more.
Ever wonder who the roster included in 1986? How about in 1956? Baseball Almanac has the answer as we maintain roster data on EVERY team in Major League history. We also challenge you to find more accurate uniform numbers on any other site anywhere on the Internet. You won't, except for here at Baseball Almanac (unless they copied it from us!).
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