New York Yankees 2011

MedicCook · 01-11-2011, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Subvet642

If I may...

Trivia question:Who were the Yankees prior to 1900?

They did not exist then. They were founded in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles, then moved to New York in 1903 as the Highlanders then became the Yankees in 1913.

Subvet642 · 01-11-2011, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by MedicCook

They did not exist then. They were founded in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles, then moved to New York in 1903 as the Highlanders then became the Yankees in 1913.

Not quite; They were the Baltimore Orioles of the National League. They switched leagues in 1901.

MedicCook · 01-11-2011, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Subvet642

Not quite; They were the Baltimore Orioles of the National League. They switched leagues in 1901.

Not quite. The Baltimore Orioles of the National League were contracted as a team after the 1900 season by the National League. The 'Yankees' a brand new team with no home tried to go to NY but the Giants blocked the move into the city. They then went to Baltimore in 1901 the first season of the franchise which is now called the New York Yankees.

Subvet642 · 01-11-2011, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by MedicCook

Not quite. The Baltimore Orioles of the National League were contracted as a team after the 1900 season by the National League. The 'Yankees' a brand new team with no home tried to go to NY but the Giants blocked the move into the city. They then went to Baltimore in 1901 the first season of the franchise which is now called the New York Yankees.

http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/BLO/

http://www.baseball-reference.com/ma...cgrajo01.shtml

As the bottom link shows if you scroll down, they were the old Baltimore Orioles of the National League.