Zombo said:

Yep. Only Red Sox, Indians, Tigers and White Sox of the 8 original AL teams are original to their current cities.

1. The current Baltimore Orioles started out as the Milwaukee Brewers for one year...then became the St. Louis Browns...then the Baltimore Orioles in 1954

2. The Current Minnesota Twins began life as the Washington Senators before moving to MInnesota in 1961.

3. The Oakland As began as the Philadelphia As, then became the Kansas City As. then relocated again to Oakland in 1968.

Now, for the Yankees, it is a bit complex. Some info says that they began play in 1903 in NYC....but that is not quite right as when the AL began, there was a team known as the Baltimore Orioles.....which had a shift to NYC after 2 years......but, like , it may seem that the Orioles franchise was disbanded, but then all the players/assets were then shifted to NYC with an expansion team.

Here is somewhat of an explanation from Wikipedia:

At the end of the 1900 baseball season, the Western League was positioned by its president, Ban Johnson, as a new major league that would compete with the established National League (NL). The league was reorganized and renamed the American League (AL), and eight cities fielded teams in the 1901 season. A Baltimore team had played in the NL through the 1899 season, after which the club was shut down by the league. Baltimore was one of three former NL cities where the AL placed teams in an effort to reach underserved fans.^[1] The new Orioles' first manager wasJohn McGraw, who had held the same position for the previous Baltimore team in 1899; McGraw also held an ownership stake.^[2]

In 1901, their first season, the Orioles had a 68–65 win–loss record and finished in fifth place in the AL.^[3] During the season, there were numerous disputes between Johnson and McGraw over disciplinary issues, which continued into the following year.^[4] Rumors began to spread that Johnson was interested in relocating the team to New York City, in an attempt to compete directly with the NL. McGraw left the Orioles and joined the New York Giants as their manager; he transferred his interest in the Baltimore team to the Giants as part of the deal.^[5] Several Orioles—including Roger Bresnahan and Joe McGinnity—joined the Giants after McGraw's departure, and the Giants gained a majority of the Orioles' stock. The league managed to take back control of the team from the Giants; after the Orioles forfeited a game because they lacked enough active players,^[6] Johnson ordered that the team be "restocked with players essentially given away by the other teams in order to play out the schedule", according to author Marty Appel.^[7] The Orioles finished last in the league both in the standings and in attendance.^[8]

The AL and NL signed an agreement after the 1902 season that ended the leagues' battles for players, which had led to increasing salaries. Johnson sought the right to locate an AL team in New York City, which was granted as part of the leagues' peace agreement. His intention was for the team to play in Manhattan, but the idea was opposed by Giants owner John T. Brush and former owner Andrew Freedman, who were connected to the city's Tammany Hall political organization. They blocked several potential stadium locations, before a pair of Tammany Hall politicians, Frank J. Farrell and William Stephen Devery, purchased the New York franchise in the AL.^[9] The pair paid US$18,000 for the team. It is not clear whether Farrell and Devery purchased the remains of the Orioles and moved them to New York, or if they received an expansion franchise.^{[10][note 1]} It was the last change in the lineup of MLB teams for half a century.^[13]

@the-gipper said:

Boston?

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Zombo said:

3 out of 4 correct. NOT Yankees.....who began their existance as....The Baltimore Orioles!

@the-gipper said:

Indians, Tigers, White Sox, Yankees

Hint: the Indians are one of them....so now you only need 3.

@tour2ma said:

The singing Cowboy, Gene Autrey.

@tour2ma said:

Gene Autry, The Singing Cowboy

@mark-o said:

They began in LA, but later moved to Anaheim.

And not being in the same county is not an impediment to having a particular name. The Cleveland Cavaliers used to play in Summit County for many years.

And hell....the NY Giants and the NY Jets don't even play in the same state as their city namesake.

Washington Redskins don't play in the District of Columbia.

The Dallas Cowboys play in Tarant County, not Dallas County (perhaps should be the Ft. Worth Cowboys...Ft. Worth in Tarant Co.

And now look where the San Francisco 49ers are playing...Santa Clara, closer to San Jose now than SFO.

So, no, pro sports teams use names for marketing, not for geographical accuracy.

Note those that use state names: Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings. Arizona Cardinals (Ariz. Diamondbacks) Or regions: New England Patriots. "Carolina" Panthers (is that North or South Carolina...they don't want to distinguish. Tampa Bay (Rays don't play in Tampa...but in St. Pete) Miami Dolphins don't play in Miami....but in Miami Gardens (but still Dade Co.)

And on and on.

@mjp28 said:

One legged...

@the-gipper said:

Funny thing about that stupid Angels name.... people who are from here will be quick to tell you that Anaheim is not in Los Angeles. It's not even in LA county so its a pretty lame name for a sports team.

@mjp28 said:

Baseball used to end in the middle of October. Now it goes into November. At least with the elections they have always been on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

@the-gipper said:

I note that no city has ever won both Basketball and Football in the same year.

And as I have noted at other time, no city has won the two sports whose playoffs are played contemporaneously; Basketball and Hockey.

Baseball and presidential elections? Both seem to go on forever? Eh?

And as I have noted at other time, no city has won the two sports whose playoffs are played contemporaneously; Basketball and Hockey.

Zombo said:

Bada Bing. Check. LA Lakers and "Los Angeles Angels at Anaheim" won in 2002. That and 1988 are the only two years in history that a city has won both Basketball and Baseball the same year.

But that is far from being the only year in which a city has won a title in two different sports, but it hasn't happened as much recently as it used to before all the league expanded a great deal. Here is the list:

2004 Boston win both Baseball and Football...Red Sox/Pats

2002 LA wins both Baseball and Basketball...Angels/Lakers

1989 Bay area wins both Baseball and Football....As/49ers

1988 LA wins both Baseball and Basketball....Dodgers/Lakers

1986 New York wins both Baseball and Football....Mets/Giants

1979 Pittsburgh wins both Baseball and Football...Pirates/Steelers

1970 Baltimore wins both Baseball and Football...Orioles/Colts

1956 New York wins both Baseball and Football...Yankees/Giants

1952 Detroit wins both Football and Hockey....Lions and Redwings

1948 Cleveland wins both Baseball and Football....Indians and Browns

1938 New York wins both Baseball and Football...Yankees and football Giants

1935 Detroit wins both Baseball and Football....Tigers and Lions

1933 New York wins both Baseball and Hockey.... Baseball Giants and Rangers

1928 New York wins both Baseball and Hockey....Yankees and Rangers

1927 New York wins both Baseball and Football....Yankees and football Giants

1920 Cleveland area wins both Baseball and Football....Indians and Akron Pros

Can Cleveland join the list again?

@mjp28 said:

Yes, that was the year Gibson hit the homer. (People think it like won the series.....but that was only game one)

@mjp28 said:

No is right.

@canton-dawg said:

No, Baltimore Orioles won titles in 1970 and 1983. Bullets won in 1978....but they were in Washington then.

@taco918 said:

No. Red Sox won in 07 and Celtics won in 08. Within a year of each other, but not the same actual year.

@the-gipper said:

One question trivia quiz:

What was the last year that a city had the NBA and MLB champion in the same year....as Cleveland is trying to do this year?

OK Texas no, Florida no, Colorado eh getting desperate. .....

Lakers and Dodgers did win in 1988 (close enough...but that is not the last time

LA, hey come late, leave early it's cool.