Warning to the StrikerUnder early rules the first hittable pitch was a warning to the striker, not a strike.
Lamplighters and Icemen Athletic Club
No Gloves NineIn vintage base ball nobody wears a glove.
Single Wing ElevenThe single wing is an old football formation, a forerunner of the shotgun.
How it works
Most of these 114 old timey team names follow the manner of the 1800s and early 1900s: a trade or place, then an old club word, as in Tannery Row Social Club. For older players, see old timers team names.
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Old words for a team: nine, eleven, seven
A nine is a baseball team, after its nine players, and an eleven is a football team. Early ice hockey put seven on the ice: the seventh, the rover, had no set position and was dropped from the game in the 1910s and 1920s. Hence The Second Nine, Autumn Saturday Eleven and Rover and Six.
Vintage base ball nines
Vintage base ball is the game replayed by 1800s rules: it keeps the two-word spelling used before the 1880s, the batter is the striker, the pitcher throws underhand and nobody wears a glove. Vintage base ball nines has 35 names in that manner: No Gloves Nine, Striker to the Line, Underhand Hurlers, Cow Pasture Base Ball Nine.
Questions and answers
What are good throwback team names?
Throwback Short Shorts, Throwback Satin Jackets, Throwback Lunch Pails and Throwback Uniform Committee carry the word. A throwback uniform is one styled like a uniform the team wore in the past.
What are retro team names?
The Retro Fits, Retro Sweatbands, Retro Logo Committee, Jukebox Quarters and Soda Fountain Regulars are in Throwback and retro names, the first set in the menu, which has 30.
Is this an oldtime baseball team name generator?
Yes, for made-up names: Roundhouse Nine, Goose Egg Nine, Picnic Grove Nine and The Married Men's Nine are four of the 35 base ball names. The real clubs of the 1800s are not listed.
What are classic old school team names?
Instant Classics, The Classics Department, Days of Yore and Stars of Yesteryear are classic names with no date on them. Benevolent Order of Benchwarmers and Calisthenics and Cold Baths are old school on purpose.
What are old time team names?
Names in the manner of a century and more ago: Telegraph Boys Athletic Club, Town Criers Athletic Club, Bicycle and Bloomer Club, Kerosene Lantern Skaters, Leather Helmet Eleven. Athletic and social clubs has 28.