Boston Red Stockings

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19th-century baseball team professional baseball team

The Boston Red Stockings were a 19th-century professional baseball team that became one of the sport’s earliest powerhouses and the franchise that would eventually evolve into the modern Atlanta Braves.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century baseball team → professional baseball team →
alsoKnownAs	Boston Red Stocking Base Ball Club →
captain	Harry Wright →
cityRepresented	Boston →
country	United States →
dissolved	1875 →
era	early professional baseball era →
founded	1871 →
franchiseLineage	precursor to the modern Atlanta Braves franchise →
historicalSignificance	charter member of early professional baseball leagues → one of the earliest professional baseball powerhouses →
homeField	South End Grounds →
isFranchiseAncestorOf	Atlanta Braves →
league	National Association of Professional Base Ball Players → National League →
location	Boston, Massachusetts →
manager	Harry Wright →
notablePlayer	Al Spalding → Cal McVey → George Wright → Harry Wright → Ross Barnes →
originatedFrom	Cincinnati Red Stockings core players →
participatedIn	National Association seasons 1871–1875 →
reorganizedAs	Boston Red Caps →
sport	baseball →
status	defunct baseball team →
successor	Atlanta Braves → Boston Beaneaters → Boston Braves → Boston Red Caps → Milwaukee Braves →
uniformColor	red stockings →
wonChampionship	1872 National Association pennant → 1873 National Association pennant → 1874 National Association pennant → 1875 National Association pennant →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bill Dinneen ("Boston Beaneaters") → Pat Moran ("Boston Beaneaters") →	playedFor
Boston Red Stockings ("Boston Red Caps") → Boston Red Stockings ("Boston Beaneaters") →	successor
Boston Red Stockings ("Boston Red Stocking Base Ball Club") →	alsoKnownAs
Pat Moran ("Boston Beaneaters") →	debutTeam
Atlanta Braves →	foundedAs
South End Grounds →	homeTeam
Jimmy Collins ("Boston Beaneaters") →	memberOfSportsTeam
Boston Red Stockings ("Boston Red Caps") →	reorganizedAs