1. Boston Red Sox
... to believe today, there was indeed a time when the Boston Red Sox did not exist. This flaw in the national culture was corrected in 1901" said Dan Honig. On January 28th, 1901, Byron Johnson decided to start a team in Boston to be part of his American Baseball League. This team, the Boston ... sometimes said. The Boston Americans appeared in the first World Series in 1903. They beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in seven games. A man named John I. Taylor bought the Boston Americans in 1904 for $145,000. He is the man who not only gave the team the name Red Sox, but he also gave them ... at the...
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- Grade Level: High School