Disputes in League History
There is an inconsistency in the history of certain teams as shown in various sources.
- Indianapolis Indians → Philadelphia Athletics, 1901 → Kansas City Athletics, 1955 → Oakland Athletics, 1968
However, some sources' information contradicts the above:
- Indianapolis Indians → Baltimore Orioles, 1901 → New York Highlanders (renamed New York Yankees, 1913)
Other sources have: Minneapolis → Baltimore → New York
The Allen books merely indicate that Buffalo, Indianapolis, Kansas City and Minneapolis were replaced by Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, simply listing the cities each time in alphabetical order. The Home Team, a history of Baltimore baseball written in the 1950s by James Bready, indicates that the Baltimore franchise of 1901 was a totally new entry, not a transfer from elsewhere.
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