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Big Four teams that changed their names

  1. Seattle Supersonics → Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
  2. Houston Colt .45s → Houston Astros (MLB)
  3. Washington Bullets → Washington Wizards (NBA)
  4. Chicago White Stockings - Chicago Cubs (MLB)
  5. New York Titans → New York Jets (NFL)
  6. Washington Senators → Minnesota Twins (MLB)
  7. Milwaukee Brewers → St. Louis Browns → Baltimore Orioles (MLB)

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Big Four teams that changed their names

  1. Seattle Supersonics → Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
  2. Houston Colt .45s → Houston Astros (MLB)
  3. Washington Bullets → Washington Wizards (NBA)
  4. Chicago White Stockings - Chicago Cubs (MLB)
  5. New York Titans → New York Jets (NFL)
  6. Washington Senators → Minnesota Twins (MLB)
  7. Milwaukee Brewers → St. Louis Browns → Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
  8. Grand Rapids Rippers → Cleveland Lake Shores → Cleveland Bluebirds (or Blues) → Cleveland Bronchos → Cleveland Napoleons (or Naps) → Cleveland Indians → Cleveland Guardians (MLB)
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Big Four teams that changed their names

  1. Seattle Supersonics → Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
  2. Houston Colt .45s → Houston Astros (MLB)
  3. Washington Bullets → Washington Wizards (NBA)
  4. Chicago White Stockings - Chicago Cubs (MLB)
  5. New York Titans → New York Jets (NFL)
  6. Washington Senators → Minnesota Twins (MLB)
  7. Milwaukee Brewers → St. Louis Browns → Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
  8. Grand Rapids Rippers → Cleveland Lake Shores → Cleveland Bluebirds (or Blues) → Cleveland Bronchos → Cleveland Napoleons (or Naps) → Cleveland Indians → Cleveland Guardians (MLB)
  9. New York Highlanders → New York Yankees (MLB)
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Big Four teams that changed their names

  1. Seattle Supersonics → Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
  2. Houston Colt .45s → Houston Astros (MLB)
  3. Washington Bullets → Washington Wizards (NBA)
  4. Chicago White Stockings - Chicago Cubs (MLB)
  5. New York Titans → New York Jets (NFL)
  6. Washington Senators → Minnesota Twins (MLB)
  7. Milwaukee Brewers → St. Louis Browns → Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
  8. Grand Rapids Rippers → Cleveland Lake Shores → Cleveland Bluebirds (or Blues) → Cleveland Bronchos → Cleveland Napoleons (or Naps) → Cleveland Indians → Cleveland Guardians (MLB)
  9. New York Highlanders → New York Yankees (MLB)
  10. Houston Oilers - Tennassee Titans (NFL)

Good to see their uniforms back yesterday

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[quote=“Jegpeg, post:3564, topic:970093”]
Big Four teams that changed their names

  1. Seattle Supersonics → Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
  2. Houston Colt .45s → Houston Astros (MLB)
  3. Washington Bullets → Washington Wizards (NBA)
  4. Chicago White Stockings - Chicago Cubs (MLB)
  5. New York Titans → New York Jets (NFL)
  6. Washington Senators → Minnesota Twins (MLB)
  7. Milwaukee Brewers → St. Louis Browns → Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
  8. Grand Rapids Rippers → Cleveland Lake Shores → Cleveland Bluebirds (or Blues) → Cleveland Bronchos → Cleveland Napoleons (or Naps) → Cleveland Indians → Cleveland Guardians (MLB)
  9. New York Highlanders → New York Yankees (MLB)
  10. Houston Oilers - Tennessee Titans (NFL)
  11. California Seals → Oakland Seals → Bay Area Seals → California Golden Seals → Cleveland Barons → merged with Minnesota North Stars → Dallas Stars (NHL)
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Big Four teams that changed their names

  1. Seattle Supersonics → Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
  2. Houston Colt .45s → Houston Astros (MLB)
  3. Washington Bullets → Washington Wizards (NBA)
  4. Chicago White Stockings - Chicago Cubs (MLB)
  5. New York Titans → New York Jets (NFL)
  6. Washington Senators → Minnesota Twins (MLB)
  7. Milwaukee Brewers → St. Louis Browns → Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
  8. Grand Rapids Rippers → Cleveland Lake Shores → Cleveland Bluebirds (or Blues) → Cleveland Bronchos → Cleveland Napoleons (or Naps) → Cleveland Indians → Cleveland Guardians (MLB)
  9. New York Highlanders → New York Yankees (MLB)
  10. Houston Oilers - Tennessee Titans (NFL)
  11. California Seals → Oakland Seals → Bay Area Seals → California Golden Seals → Cleveland Barons → merged with Minnesota North Stars → Dallas Stars (NHL)
  12. Montreal Expos → Washington Nationals (MLB)
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Big Four teams that changed their names

  1. Seattle Supersonics → Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA)
  2. Houston Colt .45s → Houston Astros (MLB)
  3. Washington Bullets → Washington Wizards (NBA)
  4. Chicago White Stockings - Chicago Cubs (MLB)
  5. New York Titans → New York Jets (NFL)
  6. Washington Senators → Minnesota Twins (MLB)
  7. Milwaukee Brewers → St. Louis Browns → Baltimore Orioles (MLB)
  8. Grand Rapids Rippers → Cleveland Lake Shores → Cleveland Bluebirds (or Blues) → Cleveland Bronchos → Cleveland Napoleons (or Naps) → Cleveland Indians → Cleveland Guardians (MLB)
  9. New York Highlanders → New York Yankees (MLB)
  10. Houston Oilers - Tennessee Titans (NFL)
  11. California Seals → Oakland Seals → Bay Area Seals → California Golden Seals → Cleveland Barons → merged with Minnesota North Stars → Dallas Stars (NHL)
  12. Montreal Expos → Washington Nationals (MLB)
  13. Syracuse Nationals → Philadelphia 76ers (NBA)

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Now that we’re done with the topic, I wonder if teams that changed names as part of a change in locations should have been included.
For example… when Bud Adams moved the Houston Oilers to Nashville, and within two years renamed the team the Tennessee Titans, since oil and oil drilling had little connection to Nashville or the Tennessee region.
Same thing with the Montreal Expos → Washington Nationals change, When the team was in Canada, its name had been inspired by Expo '67, a World’s Fair held in Montreal – so when the team relocated to DC, the Expo name had absolutely no meaning to anyone in the US.

And I might also question the Minnesota North Stars → Dallas Stars entry. When the North Stars moved to Dallas, the team merely dropped the now-irrelevant word ‘North’, so it wasn’t really that much of a change.

in play –

"What’s The Name of This Place?"
Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)

-“BB”-

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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
  5. PSINet Stadium → M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)

Originally to be named after Johnny Unitas, the Ravens stadium had to change names after the tech bubble burst.

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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
  5. PSINet Stadium → M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
  6. Safeco Field → T-Mobile Park (Seattle, WA)
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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
  5. PSINet Stadium → M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
  6. Safeco Field → T-Mobile Park (Seattle, WA)
  7. The Ballpark at Union Station → Enron Field → Astros Field → Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX)
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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
  5. PSINet Stadium → M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
  6. Safeco Field → T-Mobile Park (Seattle, WA)
  7. The Ballpark at Union Station → Enron Field → Astros Field → Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX)
  8. Jacobs Field → Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)

Many still call it “the Jake.” I don’t like naming stadiums after corporations, but they never ask me.

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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
  5. PSINet Stadium → M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
  6. Safeco Field → T-Mobile Park (Seattle, WA)
  7. The Ballpark at Union Station → Enron Field → Astros Field → Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX)
  8. Jacobs Field → Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)
  9. (New) Comiskey Park → US Cellular Field → Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago, IL)
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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
  5. PSINet Stadium → M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
  6. Safeco Field → T-Mobile Park (Seattle, WA)
  7. The Ballpark at Union Station → Enron Field → Astros Field → Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX)
  8. Jacobs Field → Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)
  9. (New) Comiskey Park → US Cellular Field → Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago, IL)
  10. Rich Stadium → Ralph Wilson Stadium → New Era Field → Bills Stadium → Highmark Stadium (Buffalo, NY)
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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
  5. PSINet Stadium → M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
  6. Safeco Field → T-Mobile Park (Seattle, WA)
  7. The Ballpark at Union Station → Enron Field → Astros Field → Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX)
  8. Jacobs Field → Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)
  9. (New) Comiskey Park → US Cellular Field → Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago, IL)
  10. Rich Stadium → Ralph Wilson Stadium → New Era Field → Bills Stadium → Highmark Stadium (Buffalo, NY)
  11. Hoosier Dome → RCA Dome (Indianapolis, IN)
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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
  5. PSINet Stadium → M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
  6. Safeco Field → T-Mobile Park (Seattle, WA)
  7. The Ballpark at Union Station → Enron Field → Astros Field → Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX)
  8. Jacobs Field → Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)
  9. (New) Comiskey Park → US Cellular Field → Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago, IL)
  10. Rich Stadium → Ralph Wilson Stadium → New Era Field → Bills Stadium → Highmark Stadium (Buffalo, NY)
  11. Hoosier Dome → RCA Dome (Indianapolis, IN)
  12. Joe Robbie Stadium → Pro Player Park → Pro Player Stadium → Dolphins Stadium → Dolphin Stadium → Land Shark Stadium → Dolphin Stadium → Sun LIfe Stadium → New Miami Stadium → Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
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Ballparks, Stadia, and Arenas of the Big Four sports that had their names changed
(and for this category, I’m not counting NEW stadiums built to replace an older one)

  1. Miller Park → American Family Field (Milwaukee, WI)
  2. Royals Stadium → Kauffman Stadium (Kansas City, MO)
  3. Conseco Fieldhouse → Bankers Life Fieldhouse → Gainbridge Fieldhouse (Indianapolis, IN)
  4. Skydome → Rogers Centre (Toronto, ON)
  5. PSINet Stadium → M&T Bank Stadium (Baltimore, MD)
  6. Safeco Field → T-Mobile Park (Seattle, WA)
  7. The Ballpark at Union Station → Enron Field → Astros Field → Minute Maid Park (Houston, TX)
  8. Jacobs Field → Progressive Field (Cleveland, Ohio)
  9. (New) Comiskey Park → US Cellular Field → Guaranteed Rate Field (Chicago, IL)
  10. Rich Stadium → Ralph Wilson Stadium → New Era Field → Bills Stadium → Highmark Stadium (Buffalo, NY)
  11. Hoosier Dome → RCA Dome (Indianapolis, IN)
  12. Joe Robbie Stadium → Pro Player Park → Pro Player Stadium → Dolphins Stadium → Dolphin Stadium → Land Shark Stadium → Dolphin Stadium → Sun LIfe Stadium → New Miami Stadium → Hard Rock Stadium (Miami, FL)
  13. Rose Garden → Moda Center (Portland, OR)

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