1873 Boston Red Stockings team picture: finished first with a record of 43-16

Boston Red Stockings may mean either of two Boston baseball teams, though four professional baseball teams in Boston have used the word 'Red' in their names. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Nickname: Location in Massachusetts, USA Coordinates: Country United States State Massachusetts County Suffolk County Government  - Mayor Thomas M. Menino (D) Area  - City  89. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ...

The first Boston Red Stockings baseball club was established in 1871, and was Boston's first professional team. They dominated the first professional league, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, finishing second once and then first four times. The club became a charter member of the National League in 1876 and plays today as the Atlanta Braves. It enjoyed great success in Cincinnati (1866-1870), Boston (1890s), Milwaukee (late 1950s), and Atlanta (1991 to date). The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP), or simply the National Association (NA), was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season. ... The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada (until 2005 when the Montreal Expos moved to Washington) and the worlds oldest extant professional team sports league. ... This article cites very few or no references or sources. ...

The second Boston team known as the "Red Stockings" were the 1890 Players League and 1891 American Association Boston club is called the "Reds" more often than anything else, sometimes "Red Stockings". It was dissolved after 1891. The following are the baseball events of the year 1890 throughout the world. ... The Players League, also known as The Brotherhood, was an attempt to establish a third major baseball league in 1890. ... The following are the baseball events of the year 1891 throughout the world. ... The American Association (AA) was a baseball major league from 1882 to 1891. ...

The 1884 Union Association club in Boston has been called "Reds" or "Boston Reds" and "Unions" or "Boston Unions". The club, and its league, contested only one season. The following are the baseball events of the year 1884 throughout the world. ... The Union Association was a league in Major League Baseball which lasted only for one season in 1884. ...

The Boston Red Sox were never known as "Red Stockings". Major league affiliations American League (1901–present) East Division (1969–present) Current uniform Retired Numbers 1, 4, 8, 9, 27, 42 Name Boston Red Sox (1908–present) Boston Americans (1901-1907) Ballpark Fenway Park (1912–present) Huntington Avenue Baseball Grounds (1901-1911) Major league titles World Series titles (6) 2004...

The original Cincinnati Red Stockings and Boston Red Stockings of 1870-1878, both led by the Wright brothers, established the point of reference for recurring "Red" nicknames in both cities. The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. ...