MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS RELOCATION HISTORY
Appendix 4 to Sports Facility Reports, Volume 2, Number 2 ( Copyright 2001, National Sports Law Institute of Marquette University Law School)
Note: Information complied from Sports Business Daily, RSV Fax, RSV, Sports Industry Update, Sports Business Journal, Stadia Magazine and other sources published on or before July 26, 2001.
MAJOR LEAGUE SPORTS RELOCATION HISTORY
(1950-1997)
YEAR FRANCHISE MOVED: RELOCATED TO:
Major League Baseball (National League) 1953 Boston Braves Milwaukee 1958 Brooklyn Dodgers Los Angeles 1958 New York Giants San Francisco 1966 Milwaukee Braves Atlanta
Major League Baseball (American League) 1954 St. Louis Browns Baltimore Orioles 1955 Philadelphia Athletics Kansas City 1961 Washington Senators Minnesota Twins 1966 Los Angeles Angels California (Anaheim) Angels 1968 Kansas City Athletics Oakland 1970 Seattle Pilots Milwaukee Brewers 1972 Washington Senators II Texas Rangers
National Football League 1961 Los Angeles Chargers (AFL) San Diego 1963 Dallas Texans (AFL) Kansas City Chiefs 1983 Oakland Raiders Los Angeles 1984 Baltimore Colts Indianapolis
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1988 St. Louis Cardinals Phoenix 1995 Los Angeles Raiders Oakland 1995 Los Angeles Rams St. Louis 1997 Cleveland Browns Baltimore Ravens 1997 Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans
National Basketball Association 1951 Tri Cities Hawks Milwaukee 1955 Milwaukee Hawks St. Louis 1957 Fort Wayne Pistons Detroit 1957 Rochester Royals Cincinnati 1960 Minneapolis Lakers Los Angeles 1962 Philadelphia Warriors San Francisco 1963 Chicago Bullets Baltimore 1963 Syracuse Nationals Philadelphia 76ers 1968 St. Louis Hawks Atlanta 1971 San Diego Rockets Houston 1971 San Francisco Warriors Oakland (Golden State) 1972 Cincinnati Royals Kansas City Kings 1973 Baltimore Bullets Washington 1973 Dallas Chaparrals San Antonio Spurs 1978 Buffalo Braves San Diego Clippers 1979 New Orleans Jazz Utah 1984 Kansas City Kings Sacramento 1984 San Diego Clippers Los Angeles
National Hockey League 1976 California Golden Seals (Oakland) Cleveland Barons 1976 Kansas City Scouts Colorado Rockies (Denver) 1978 Cleveland Barons Minnesota North Stars 1980 Atlanta Flames Calgary 1982 Colorado Rockies New Jersey Devils 1993 Minnesota North Stars Dallas Stars 1995 Quebec Nordiques Colorado Avalanche (Denver 1996 Winnipeg Jets Phoenix Coyotes 1997 Hartford Whalers Carolina Hurricanes
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