New York City Including Brooklyn, New York
As the "cradle" of organized baseball, New York City had many clubs in the "amateur" era leading up to 1869-1870, and the "professional" era after that. The teams called Mutual, Atlantic and Eckford were some of the stronger ones.
The short-lived Federal League entry in New York was the Brooklyn Tip-Tops. The Fed teams had some innovative names, and this was probably the only major league team ever named for a loaf of bread.
Read more about this topic: History Of Baseball Team Nicknames
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