White Stockings
In 1902, the Chicago Cubs got their current name.
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In the early 1900's the Cubs were called the White Stockings, but when they reformed their team by letting go their aging stars a newspaper in the area called them the Cubs because of their young team and the name stuck.
As a franchise, the Chicago Cubs won their first game in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings. The franchise came to be known as the Cubs in 1890, and recorded their first victory with that team name in that year.
When the National League began in 1876, the Cubs were known as the White Stockings.
The Cubs have always played in Chicago since the franchise was started in 1876.
The Kings franchise entered the NBA in 1948 as the Rochester Royals.
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A franchise refers to a business model which is bought by someone who wants to use this idea rather than an original idea. For example buying a McDonald's franchise would allow you to set up a restaurant in this name and sell it's products as opposed to coming up with an original concept for a restaurant.
The Original Winnipeg Jets franchise moved out to Arizona because of financial difficulties.
Bill Hutchison.Hutchison played for the franchise between 1889-1895 when they were known as the White Stockings and Colts. His career record with the franchise was 181-158.
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The story goes the team changed it's name in 1898 from Colts to Orphans to reflect that Cap Anson, Hall of Fame player/manager who had been with the franchise since 1876, had retired and left the team. The name stuck until 1902 when Cubs became the official nickname.
Currently, the Cubs have won more games in their franchise's history. Cubs: 10,401 (as of June 21, 2013) White Sox: 8,821 (as of June 21, 2013)
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