Angel V. Del Rosario III
Cap Collector/ Artist
Colorado Rockies.
Denver had long been a hotbed of Denver Bears/Zephyrs Minor league baseball and many in the area desired a Major League team. Following the Pittsburgh drug trials, an unsuccessful attempt was made to purchase the Pittsburgh Piratesand relocate them. However, in 1991, as part of Major League Baseball's two-team expansion (they also added the Florida (now Miami) Marlins), an ownership group representing Denver led by John Antonucci and Michael I. Monus were granted a franchise; they took the name "Rockies" due to Denver's proximity to the Rocky Mountains, which is reflected in their logo. Monus and Antonucci were forced to drop out in 1992 after Monus' reputation was ruined by an accounting scandal. Trucking magnate Jerry McMorris stepped in at the eleventh hour to save the franchise, allowing the team to begin play in 1993. The Rockies shared Mile High Stadium (which had originally been built for the Zephyrs) with the National Football League's Denver Broncos their first two seasons while Coors Field was constructed. It was completed for the 1995 Major League Baseball season.
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Colorado Rockies (1993–present)
World Series Titles: 0
Los Angeles Dodgers.
In the 20th century, the team, then known as the Robins, won league pennants in 1916 and 1920, losing the World Series both times, first to Boston and then Cleveland. In 1941, as the Dodgers, they captured their third National League pennant, only to lose again to the New York Yankees. This marked the onset of the Dodgers–Yankees rivalry, as the Dodgers would face them in their next six World Series appearances. Led by Jackie Robinson, the first black Major League Baseball player of the modern era; and three-time National League Most Valuable Player Roy Campanella, also signed out of the Negro Leagues, the Dodgers captured their first World Series title in 1955 by defeating the Yankees for the first time, a story notably described in the 1972 book The Boys of Summer.
Following the 1957 season the team left Brooklyn. In just their second season in Los Angeles, the Dodgers won their second World Series title, beating the Chicago White Sox in six games in 1959.
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Los Angeles Dodgers (1958–present)
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Brooklyn Dodgers (1932–1957)
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Brooklyn Robins (1914–1931)
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Brooklyn Superbas (1913)
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Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers (1911–1912)
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Brooklyn Superbas (1899–1910)
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Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1896–1898)
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Brooklyn Grooms (1891–1895)
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Brooklyn Bridegrooms (1888–1890)
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Brooklyn Grays (1885–1887)
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Brooklyn Atlantics (1884)
World Series Titles: 6
1955, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1981,
1988
Arizona Diamondbacks.
On March 9, 1995, Arizona was awarded a franchise to begin play for the 1998 season. A $130 million franchise fee was paid to Major League Baseball and on January 16, 1997, the Diamondbacks were officially voted into the National League.
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Arizona Diamondbacks (1998–present)
World Series Titles: 1
2001
National League West.
Caps of the 5 Teams that make up the National League Western Division.
San Diego Padres.
The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team which arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the PCL title in 1937, led by 18-year-old Ted Williams, the future Hall-of-Famer who was a native of San Diego. The team's name, Spanish for "fathers", refers to the Spanish Franciscan friars who founded San Diego in 1769.
In 1969, the Padres joined the ranks of Major League Baseball as one of four new expansion teams, along with theMontreal Expos (now the Washington Nationals), the Kansas City Royals, and the Seattle Pilots (now the Milwaukee Brewers).
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San Diego Padres (1969–present)
World Series Titles: 0
San Francisco Giants.
Originally known as the New York Gothams, the team moved to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants are a member of the National League West Division of Major League Baseball (MLB) and as of October 29, 2014, the current World Series champions.
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San Francisco Giants (1958–present)
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New York Giants (1886–1957)
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New York Gothams (1883–1885)
World Series Titles: 8
1905, 1921, 1922, 1933, 1954 2010, 2012, 2014
