Why did they change it?
2007-01-26 14:58:21 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
They didn't. The Pilgrims were a name given to them by sportswriters from 1903-1906.
2007-01-26 15:08:28 · answer #1 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Bill Nowlin's article is right, though with a footnote. He's recently written that the nickname Pilgrims WAS occasionally used, I believe the years were 1906 & 1907, though I don't have a copy of the article in front of me. It was 1908 though that Red Sox came into usage. The reason was undoubtably that it was the traditional Boston nickname. In 1871, Boston's first major league team wore Red Stockings and were nicknamed the Red Stockings because manager Harry Wright had managed the Cincinnati Red Stockings of 1869-70. He brought the nickname uniform idea and most importantly several of the players most importantly his brother George. The Red Stocking nickname remained the name for quite awhile, and like the Chicago White Sox (White Stockings) Philadelphia Athletics, and St. Louis Browns, Boston adopted the traditional nickname.
2007-01-27 00:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by bigdanabbott 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Officially it changed in1908,(there is controversy about the name ever being Boston Pilgrims at the time of the name change, Boston Americans seems to be the consensus)John I. Taylor the team owner made the decision to name the team the "Red Sox" on December 18, 1907 and first ordered new uniforms with bright red stockings on that date. The media had made the announcement after that date.
2007-01-26 15:20:21 · answer #3 · answered by ThinkaboutThis 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
1908
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2007-01-30 01:05:53 · answer #4 · answered by fox 5 · 0⤊ 5⤋
because thay suck and thay are a joke.Yankee's for life
2007-01-26 15:03:01 · answer #5 · answered by wizswole 2 · 3⤊ 3⤋