Spot the Imposter - Major League Baseball (MLB) Teams

Each question below lists five team names - four are current/former MLB team names but the other is an imposter. See if you can identify the imposter in each group.

In addition to the current 30 franchises and their predecessor teams in the American and National Leagues, Major League Baseball officially recognizes 69 other now-defunct "major league" teams since 1892: 3 from the National League, 9 from the Federal League, and 57 from the seven officially-recognized Negro Leagues.

The 7 Negro Leagues officially recognized as Major Leagues by MLB: NNL I = Negro National League; ECL = Eastern Colored League; ANL = American Negro League; EWL = East-West League; NSL = Negro Southern League; NNL II = Negro National League; NAL = Negro American League

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1. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Wolves ✓

Whales ✓

Squirrels ✓

Terriers ✓

Rays ✓

Detroit Wolves (EWL); Chicago Whales (FL); St. Louis Terriers (FL); Tampa Bay Rays (AL)

2. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Keystones ✓

Rock of Ages ✓

Crawfords ✓

ABCs ✓

House of David ✓

Pittsburgh Keystones (NNL I); Pittsburgh Crawfords (NNL II, NAL); Indianapolis ABCs (NNLI, NSL, NNL II); Cuban House of David (EWL)

3. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Peppers ✓

Beaneaters ✓

Cubans ✓

Brewers ✓

Butchers ✓

Newark Peppers (FL); Boston Beaneaters (NL); New York Cubans (NNL II); Milwaukee Brewers (AL, NL)

4. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Cardinals ✓

Robins ✓

Doves ✓

Orioles ✓

Storks ✓

St. Louis Cardinals (NL); Brooklyn Robins (NL); Boston Doves (NL); Baltimore Orioles (NL, AL)

5. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Red Caps ✓

White Stockings ✓

Blue Birds ✓

Black Caps ✓

Yellow Stockings ✓

Jacksonville Red Caps (NAL); Chicago White Stockings (AL); Columbus Blue Birds (NNL I); Louisville Black Caps (NNL I, NSL)

6. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Colts ✓

Eagles ✓

Bears ✓

Packers ✓

Cowboys ✓

Chicago Colts (NL); Newark Eagles (NNL II); Brooklyn Eagles (NNL II); Milwaukee Bears (NNL I); Kansas City Packers (FL)

7. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Americans ✓

Nationals ✓

Potomacs ✓

Representatives ✓

Senators ✓

Boston Americans (AL); Washington Nationals (NL); Washington Potomacs (ECL); Washington Senators (AL)

8. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Reds ✓

Greens ✓

Browns ✓

Blues ✓

Grays ✓

Cincinnati Reds (NL); St. Louis Browns (AL & NL); Cleveland Browns (NNL I); Newark Browns (EWL); Cleveland Blues (AL); Buffalo Blues (FL); Homestead Grays (ANL, EWL, NNL II)

9. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Tip-Tops ✓

Bridegrooms ✓

Rustlers ✓

Hustlers ✓

Clowns ✓

Brooklyn Tip-Tops (FL); Brooklyn Bridegrooms (NL); Boston Rustlers (NL); Indianapolis Clowns (NAL)

10. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Hoosiers ✓

Terrapins ✓

Rebels ✓

Buckeyes ✓

Wolverines ✓

Indianapolis Hoosiers (FL); Baltimore Terrapins (FL); Pittsburgh Rebels (FL); Columbus Buckeyes (NNL I); Cleveland Buckeyes (NAL)

11. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Grey Sox ✓

Blue Sox ✓

Red Sox ✓

White Sox ✓

Black Sox ✓

Montgomery Grey Sox (NSL); Boston Red Sox (AL); Cleveland Red Sox (NNL II); Memphis Red Sox (NNL I, NSL, NAL); Chicago White Sox (AL); Baltimore Black Sox (ECL, ANL, EWL, NNL II)

12. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Hornets ✓

Spiders ✓

Monarchs ✓

Ants ✓

Bees ✓

Cleveland Hornets (NNL I); Cleveland Spiders (NL); Monroe Monarchs (NSL); Kansas City Monarchs (NNL I, NAL); Boston Bees (NL)

13. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Superbas ✓

Elites ✓

Awesomes ✓

Perfectos ✓

Macros ✓

Brooklyn Superbas (NL); Cleveland Elites (NNL I); St. Louis Perfectos (NL); Dayton Macros (NNL I)

14. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Black Barons ✓

Black Senators ✓

Black Crackers ✓

Black Mambas ✓

Black Yankees ✓

Birmingham Black Barons (NNL I); Washington Black Senators (NNL II); Atlanta Black Crackers (NSL, NAL); New York Black Yankees (NNL II)

15. Which of these team names have never been used by a Major League Baseball team?

Royal Giants ✓

Jolly Green Giants ✓

Giants ✓

Elite Giants ✓

American Giants ✓

Brooklyn Royal Giants (ECL); Bacharach Giants (ECL, ANL); New York Giants (NL); San Francisco Giants (NL); Chicago Giants (NNL I); Lincoln Giants (ECL, ANL); Harrisburg Giants (ECL); Baltimore Elite Giants (NNL I, NSL, NNL II); Chicago American Giants (NNL I, NSL, NNL II, NAL)

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