1876
National League
Atlanta Braves (numerous names in Boston until 1952, and Milwaukee Braves from 1953-1965)
Chicago Cubs (Numerous team nicknames in the early years. Changed to the Cubs in 1903)
1883
National League
San Francisco Giants (as New York Gothams until 1885, New York Giants from 1885-1957)
1887
National League
Pittsburgh Pirates (as Pittsburgh Alleghenys from 1887-1889, Pittsburgh Innocents in 1890)
1890
National League
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Dodgers (as Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers until 1932, name truncated to Dodgers in 1932. Moved to LA in 1958)
1892
National League
St. Louis Cardinals (known as St. Louis Browns until 1898)
1901
American League
Boston Red Sox (As Boston Americans from 1901-1907)
Baltimore Orioles (As Milwaukee Brewers in 1901, and St. Louis Browns from 1902-1953)
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians (As the Cleveland Bluebirds in 1901, Cleveland Bronchos in 1902, Cleveland Naps from 1903-1914)
Detroit Tigers
Minnesota Twins (As Washington Senators from 1901-1960)
New York Yankees (As Baltimore Orioles from 1901-1902, and New York Highlanders from 1903-1912)
Oakland Athletics (As Philadelphia Athletics from 1901-1954, Kansas City Athletics from 1955-1967)
1961
American League
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (As Los Angeles Angels from 1961-1965 California Angels from 1965-1996, Anaheim angels from 1997-2004)
Texas Rangers (As Washington Senators from 1961-1971)
1962
National League
New York Mets
Houston Astros (As the Houston Colt .45's from 1962-1964)
1969
American League
Kansas City Royals
Milwaukee Brewers (As Seattle Pilots in 1969. Switched to National League in 1998)
National League
Washington Nationals (As Montréal Expos from 1969-2004)
San Diego Padres
1977
American League
Toronto Blue Jays
Seattle Mariners
1993
National League
Miami Marlins (As Florida Marlins from 1993-2011)
Colorado Rockies
1998
American League
Tampa Bay Rays (As Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1998-2007)
National League
Milwaukee Brewers switch from AL to NL
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