Listeria: 19th-Century Baseball Team Names

The 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms led the American Association in fancy-looking mustaches.

According to Baseball-Reference.com. Surviving teams are linked to their modern incarnations.

  • Boston Beaneaters
  • Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  • Cleveland Blues
  • Detroit Wolverines
  • Hartford Dark Blues
  • Kansas City Cowboys
  • Louisville Colonels
  • St. Louis Maroons
  • Troy Trojans
  • Worcester Ruby Legs