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[edit] Comment by 64.136.26.227
Regarding the latest history revision of Worcester’s 19th century National League team, they were called the Brown Stockings aka Ruby Legs. I don’t care what any revisionist writer says as that is his opinion, nothing more. There may not be any contemporary accounts of the name, (Remember, they played in the 1800's) but that does not mean the names did not exist. There are numerous historical documents referring to “Brown Stockings” and “Ruby Legs” and the names did not just come out of nowhere. There’s just too many references. According to the Society for American Baseball Research, one in particular refers to a National League game played at League Park in Cleveland, Ohio on 6/9/1881 - “Cleveland Spiders 5 Worcester Brown Stockings 3". If the SABR historical text has the exact date, park it was played in and final score, then chances are the nicknames are correct as well. Think about it..... He also mentions the team was expelled by the league in 1882 because of minuscule attendance. That there was no direct purchase by Alfred Reach and Colonel John Rogers, who would later change the name to the Phillies. Can he prove they were expelled? -- Originally posted to article by 64.136.26.227 (talk · contribs) at 03:46, 9 Jun 2005
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- I agree with you, I think someone was a little zealous in their edit. SABR, which you pointed out, Baseball-Reference.com, and Retrosheet.org all refer to this team as the Ruby Legs. Many teams from the 1800s have been given a permanent modern name with city followed by their nickname, even though the teams were referred to in different ways when they played. Neonblak 13:01, 30 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] MLB says otherwise ... sort of
This link to John Clarkson's career stats at mlb.com:
shows that Major League Baseball recognizes the "Brown Stockings" as a name, though, when you try to find them, they do not exist anywhere else on the site. LonelyBeacon 18:21, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
