Baseball team names [electronic resource] : a worldwide dictionary, 1869-2011 / Richard Worth.
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TextPublication details: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., Inc., c2013Description: vii, 408 pSubject(s): Baseball teams -- United States -- Names -- Dictionaries | Baseball players -- United States -- TerminologyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 796.35703 LOC classification: GV862.3 | .W67 2013Online resources: Click to View Summary: "Professional baseball is full of arcane team names. The Los Angeles Dodgers, for instance, owe their nickname to the trolley tracks that honeycombed Brooklyn in the early 1880s. (Residents were "trolley dodgers"). This comprehensive reference book explains the nicknames of thousands of major and minor league franchises, Negro League and early independent black clubs, and international teams--from 1869 through 2011"--Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 379-380) and index.
"Professional baseball is full of arcane team names. The Los Angeles Dodgers, for instance, owe their nickname to the trolley tracks that honeycombed Brooklyn in the early 1880s. (Residents were "trolley dodgers"). This comprehensive reference book explains the nicknames of thousands of major and minor league franchises, Negro League and early independent black clubs, and international teams--from 1869 through 2011"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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