# How many (US) cities have all 4 major sports? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 7, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883 "2004-07-07T00:57:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/1 "2004-07-07T00:57:50Z")
My wife and I were talking about this the other day and it got me thinking. We live in Detroit, which has the Lions (Football), Pistons (basketball), Tigers (baseball) and the Red Wings. I started trying to think of the other cities with all 4 pro sports but could only come up with a couple of definite answers off the top on my head. Other than Detroit I came up with New York and Chicago. So, are there any other cities with all 4 sports? ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/2 "2004-07-07T01:05:11Z")
> [@RickQ](#): > > We live in Detroit, which has the Lions (Football), Pistons (basketball), Tigers (baseball) and the Red Wings. What’s the fourth sport? I assume that it’s the sport that the Red Wings play. ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/3 "2004-07-07T01:08:33Z")
That would be NHL hockey. ---
**Author:** ![rkts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c4cdca/32.png) [@rkts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rkts)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/4 "2004-07-07T01:11:02Z")
Would the Texas Rangers count for Dallas? They’re in the DFW area. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/5 "2004-07-07T01:14:02Z")
I think Denver is the smallest city to have all four - Rockies, Avalanche, Broncos, Nuggets. Minneapolis/St. Paul has four, as does Phoenix, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Philadelphia, Boston…off the top of my head. I’m sure there are others. BTW, ice hockey is the fourth major sport. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/6 "2004-07-07T01:19:23Z")
Boston, if you count the Patriots in Foxboro. ---
**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/7 "2004-07-07T01:33:45Z")
Well, on the other side of the coin, Los Angeles is definitely the largest city _without_ all four major sports – we’ve got two teams each in baseball, basketball, and hockey, and we’ve even got a major NASCAR Nextel Cup circuit. But both of our football teams moved away over a decade ago. Funny thing is, nobody seems to care. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/8 "2004-07-07T01:39:45Z")
Let’s see… Tampa Bay has the Bucs (football), the Devil Rays (baseball), the Lightning (hockey), and…_after many furtive attempts at searching_ no professional basketball team. Orlando has the Predators (arena league football), the Seals (hockey), and the Magic (basketball), and no baseball team. Miami has the Dolphins (football), the Marlins (baseball, or at least they hold their games there), the Manatees (minor league hockey), and the Heat (basketball). Does that count? 😃 …y’know, this is a lot harder than I thought. ---
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/9 "2004-07-07T02:01:53Z")
Houston, Astros, Rockets, Texans and Aeros. I know Aero’s aren’t top tier, but we do have all four. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/10 "2004-07-07T02:10:23Z")
I heard that the Raiders were rumored to be moving back to Los Angeles, but that might just be the owner wanting more money (or a shiney new “[Something.com](http://Something.com) Stadium”) ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/11 "2004-07-07T02:14:28Z")
Hah. That’s rich. I severely doubt the Raiders are coming back to LA before Al Davis passes on… ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/12 "2004-07-07T02:33:39Z")
obligatory Simpsons quote: > [@](#): > > Grier: And that the wandering Oakland Raiders may someday > find a home, Lord, hear our prayer. Can I get an > amen to that? > Congregation: Amen! ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/13 "2004-07-07T03:07:00Z")
> [@dotchan](#): > > Miami has the Dolphins (football), the Marlins (baseball, or at least they hold their games there), the Manatees (minor league hockey), and the Heat (basketball). Does that count? 😃 I don’t believe we’re supposed to count minor league (if you did, then you could count L.A.'s Arena Football team), but the Florida Panthers (NHL Hockey) play in Miami, so it still qualifies. D ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/14 "2004-07-07T03:10:38Z")
Atlanta Braves, Hawks, Falcons, Thrashers ---
**Author:** ![Crescent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e99b99/32.png) [@Crescent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crescent)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/15 "2004-07-07T03:10:43Z")
Philadelphia. Eagles (football), Sixers (basketball), Phillies (baseball) and the Flyers (hockey). And I don’t even like sports. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Julius\_Henry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8797f3/32.png) [@Julius\_Henry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Julius_Henry)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/16 "2004-07-07T03:20:29Z")
I wasted 10 minutes of my life coming up with this list: Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Detroit Miami Minneapolis New York Philadelphia It’s entirely possible I missed one or two, especially with hockey which I barely acknowledge. ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/17 "2004-07-07T03:37:15Z")
> [@Julius Henry](#): > > I wasted 10 minutes of my life coming up with this list: > > Atlanta > Boston > Chicago > Denver > Detroit > Miami > Minneapolis > New York > Philadelphia > > It’s entirely possible I missed one or two, especially with hockey which I barely acknowledge. If Boston qualifies with the Patriots in Foxboro, then you might as well count the San Francisco Bay Area. You’ve got basketball (Golden State Warriors in Oakland), hockey (San Jose Sharks), two baseball teams (SF Giants and Oakland A’s) and two football teams (49ers and Raiders). Oh yeah, there’s also Phoenix: Cardinals (NFL), Diamondbacks (MLB), Suns (NBA) and Coyotes (NHL). D ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/18 "2004-07-07T03:47:32Z")
> [@rkts](#): > > Would the Texas Rangers count for Dallas? They’re in the DFW area. I think if one is going to count Foxboro (or for that matter, East Rutherford, New Jersey), than the DFW area has to weigh in with the Rangers, Cowboys, Stars and Mavericks. ---
**Author:** ![Splanky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b2d939/32.png) [@Splanky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Splanky)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/19 "2004-07-07T04:12:22Z")
If you’re willing to count Baltimore and D.C. as one Metropolitan area, we have the Orioles, Ravens/Redskins, Wizards, and Capitals. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883/20 "2004-07-07T05:46:19Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > Oh yeah, there’s also Phoenix: Cardinals (NFL), Diamondbacks (MLB), Suns (NBA) and Coyotes (NHL). The Cardinals play at Sun Devil Stadium, which is in Tempe, not Phoenix. Let’s expand this a bit… does any team have the _five_ biggest US sports? (add soccerball, IOW): There are only ten MLS teams, and only New England/Boston, NYC, and Chicago still appear to qualify. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-us-cities-have-all-4-major-sports/253883.md?page=2)