Saturday, April 2, 2011

Favorite Baseball Team Logos

I was looking through some old baseball cards the other day and realized how much some team logos have changed throughout the years.  Some of my favorite ones growing up are no longer used by their teams anymore.  Here are my favorite logos from each Major League Baseball team, some are current logos but most are logos from the past.


AMERICAN LEAGUE

BALTIMORE ORIOLES


Logo used from 1966-1988.

BOSTON RED SOX


Logo used from 1976-2008.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX


Logo used from 1976-1990.

CLEVELAND INDIANS


Logo used from 1951-1972; 1980-Present.

DETROIT TIGERS


Logo used from 1994-2005.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS


Logo used from 1969-2001.

Their current logo looks very similar with a large "KC" replacing the large "R" and small "KC".

LOS ANGELES ANGELS OF ANAHEIM (CALIFORNIA ANGELS)


Logo used from 1986-1992.

This one is close as I actually like their new logo too, but I hate the name Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.  I prefer the name California Angels.

MINNESOTA TWINS


Logo used from 1987-2009.

NEW YORK YANKEES


Logo used from 1936-Present.

OAKLAND ATHLETICS


Logo used from 1983-1992.

SEATTLE MARINERS


Logo used from 1980-1986.

TAMPA BAY RAYS


Logo used from 2008-Present.

A definite improvement over the original logo in my opinion.

TEXAS RANGERS


Logo used from 2003-Present.

TORONTO BLUE JAYS


Logo used from 1977-1996.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS


Logo used from 2008-Present.

ATLANTA BRAVES


Logo used from 1990-Present.

CHICAGO CUBS


Logo used from 1979-Present

CINCINNATI REDS


Logo used from 1972-1992.

COLORADO ROCKIES


Logo used from 1993-Present.

This is the only logo the Colorado Rockies have used.

FLORIDA MARLINS


Logo used from 1993-Present.

This is the only logo the Florida Marlins have used.

HOUSTON ASTROS


Logo used from 1975-1993.

LOS ANGELES DODGERS


Logo used from 1958-Present.

MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Logo used from 1978-1993.

NEW YORK METS


Logo used from 1999-Present.

There wasn't much change from the logo they used from 1962-1998, as it appears the bridge stands out a little more in the current version.

PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES


Logo used from 1992-Present.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES


Logo used from 1968-1986.

SAN DIEGO PADRES


Logo used from 1969-1984.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS


Logo used from 1983-1993.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS


Logo used from 1967-1997.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS


Logo used from 2011-Present.

The Washington Nationals were the Montreal Expos (1969-2004).  My favorite Expos logo is below.

MONTREAL EXPOS


Logo used from 1969-1991.

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