How many states have a professional team in baseball basketball football and hockey?

Answer 1

As of 2008, Major League Baseball has two separate leagues (American and National) with three divisions under each league (East, Central, and West). There are 30 Major League Baseball teams in existence. The National League has 16 teams; five in the East (E), six in the Central (C), and five in the West (W). 12 states are represented by these 16 teams. The District of Columbia is represented by one of these 16 teams. Teams are listed in alphabetical order by state. * Arizona - Arizona Diamondbacks (W) * California - Los Angeles Dodgers (W); San Diego Padres (W); San Francisco Giants (W) * Colorado - Colorado Rockies (W) * Florida - Florida Marlins (E) * Georgia - Atlanta Braves (E) * Illinois - Chicago Cubs (C) * Missouri - St. Louis Cardinals (C) * New York - New York Mets (E) * Ohio - Cincinnati Reds (C) * Pennsylvania - Philadelphia Phillies (E); Pittsburgh Pirates (C) * Texas - Houston Astros (C) * Washington DC - Washington Nationals (E) * Wisconsin - Milwaukee Brewers (C) The American League has 14 teams; five in the East (E), five in the Central (C), and four in the West (W). 12 states are represented by these 16 teams. Canada is represented by one of the 16 teams. Teams are listed in alphabetical order by state/country. * California - Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim (W); Oakland Athletics (W) * Canada, Ontario, Toronto - Toronto Blue Jays (E) * Florida - Tampa Bay Rays (E) * Illinois - Chicago White Sox (C) * Maryland - Baltimore Orioles (E) * Massachusetts - Boston Red Sox (E) * Michigan - Detroit Tigers (C) * Minnesota - Minnesota Twins (C) * Missouri - Kansas City Royals (C) * New York - New York Yankees (E) * Ohio - Cleveland Indians (C) * Texas - Texas Rangers (W) * Washington - Seattle Mariners (W) Altogether, 17 states have a professional baseball team. Eight of these states have multiple teams. * California - 5 - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Los Angeles Dodgers, Oakland Athletics, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants * Florida - 2 - Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Rays * Illinois - 2 - Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox * Missouri - 2 - Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals * New York - 2 - New York Mets, New York Yankees * Ohio - 2 - Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Indians * Pennsylvania - 2 - Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates * Texas - 2 - Houston Astros, Texas Rangers Within these eight states, three cities (Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York) share multiple teams (Chicago Cubs & Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim & Los Angeles Dodgers, and New York Mets & New York Yankees).

Answer 2

Atlanta, Georgia

Falcons-football

Braves-Baseball

Hawks-Basketball

Thrashers-hockey

California has

kings - basketball

Giants - baseball

sharks - hockey

athletics - baseball

Angels - baseball

clippers - basketball

dodgers - baseball

padres - baseball

raiders - football

Warriors - basketball

lakers - basketball

chargers - football

49ers - football

LA kings - hockey

ducks - hockey

by far and away the most