Angel V. Del Rosario III
Cap Collector/ Artist
Cincinnati Reds.
The Cincinnati Reds organization was officially established in 1881 as an independent club and became a charter member of the American Association in 1882. The team later joined the National League in 1890. The club traces its origins back to the 1869 Cincinnati Red Stockings, widely recognized as baseball's first all-professional team, which disbanded in 1870.
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Cincinnati Reds (1960–present)
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Cincinnati Redlegs (1954–1959)
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Cincinnati Reds (1890–1953)
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Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882–1889)
World Series Titles: 5
1919, 1940, 1975, 1976, 1990
Milwaukee Brewers.
The team was established in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots, an expansion team of the American League (AL), in Seattle,Washington. The Pilots played their home games at Sick's Stadium. After only one season, the team relocated to Milwaukee, becoming known as the Brewers and playing their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium. In 1998, the Brewers joined the National League.
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Milwaukee Brewers (1970–present)
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Seattle Pilots (1969)
World Series Titles: 0
Chicago Cubs.
The club played its first games in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings, before officially becoming the Chicago Cubs for the 1907 season. The Cubs are the oldest currently active U.S. professional sports club, continuously existing in the same city for their entire history. They are one of the two remaining charter members of the National League (the other being the Atlanta Braves). Since Chicago did not have a fully operating White Stockings team for two seasons due to the Great Chicago Fire, differences continue to be voiced when considering the elder status of this ball club: Although the Braves have played for more consecutive seasons, the Cubs hold the distinction of having been founded a full season earlier(Cubs in 1870 and Braves in 1871).
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Chicago Cubs (1903–present)
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Chicago Orphans (1898–1902)
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Chicago Colts (1890–1897)
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Chicago White Stockings (1870-1871, 1874–1889)
World Series Titles: 2
1907, 1908
National League Central.
Caps of the 5 Teams that make up the National League Central Division.
Pittsburgh Pirates.
Founded on October 15, 1881 as Allegheny.
The franchise joined the NL in its eighth season in 1887 and was competitive from its early years, winning three NL titles from 1901 to 1903, playing in the very first World Series in 1903 and winning their first World Series in 1909 behind Honus Wagner.
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Pittsburgh Pirates (1912–present)
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Pittsburg Pirates (1891–1911)
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Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1887–1890)
World Series Titles: 5
1909, 1925, 1960, 1971, 1979
St. Louis Cardinals.
With origins as one of the early professional baseball clubs in St. Louis, entrepreneur Chris von der Ahe purchased a barnstorming club in 1881 then known as the Brown Stockings and established them as charter members of the American Association (AA) the following season. Upon the discontinuation of the AA, St. Louis joined the NL in 1892, and were also called the Browns and Perfectos before an official renaming as Cardinals in 1900.
One of the most successful franchises in baseball history, the Cardinals have won 11 World Series championships – second only to the New York Yankees' 27 championships – 19 National League pennants, and 12 division titles. While still in the AA, St. Louis won four league championships, qualifying them to play in a forerunner of the World Series. They tied in 1885 and won outright in 1886 – both times against the predecessor of the Chicago Cubs – in a storied rivalry that continues unto today.
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St. Louis Cardinals (1900–present)
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St. Louis Brown Stockings (1882), St. Louis Browns (1883-1898), St. Louis Perfectos (1899)
World Series Titles: 11 (12)
1886, 1926, 1931, 1934, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1964
1967, 1982, 2006, 2011
