In the 1950s, the Philadelphia A's moved to Kansas City (who would then move to Oakland), the Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee (who would then move to Atlanta) and the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore.
My question for baseball history buffs--these teams moved from cities where there had been a two-team market. Before they moved, how did the A's stack up with the Phillies in terms of popularity? The Braves stack up with the Red Sox? The Browns stack up with the Cardinals?
My impression--and I may be wrong on this, so don't quote me--was that the A's were once bigger in Philly than the Phillies, but that the Browns and Braves were always second fiddle to the Cards and Red Sox. Am I right about this?
My question for baseball history buffs--these teams moved from cities where there had been a two-team market. Before they moved, how did the A's stack up with the Phillies in terms of popularity? The Braves stack up with the Red Sox? The Browns stack up with the Cardinals?
My impression--and I may be wrong on this, so don't quote me--was that the A's were once bigger in Philly than the Phillies, but that the Browns and Braves were always second fiddle to the Cards and Red Sox. Am I right about this?
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