![]() He eventually was enshrined into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Wright played center field, managed the team and likely didn’t take himself out of many games. The team, which became known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, was 57-0. They were really good, or their opponents were really bad. ![]() The players dressed in white knickerbockers and wore flashy red hosiery. In 1869, a former cricket player named Harry Wright organized a band of nine players that barnstormed the country playing a new game we now call baseball. Many believe the Reds are baseball’s first franchise and it appears that they are. He suggested we call the Reds Hall of Fame. A Cubs official in their media relations office told us he used to work for the Reds and that they’re the oldest franchise. We were told two other teams, the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds, could dispute the Braves’ claim. ![]()
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