Baseball Aborted Franchise Moves

The following is a list of notable aborted franchise moves.....

 

• Boston Braves to Baltimore, 1935. Reason: Braves acquired Babe Ruth from the Yankees.
• St. Louis Browns to Los Angeles, 1942. Reason: World War II.
• St. Louis Browns back to Milwaukee, 1952. Reason: American League owners vetoed move.
• St. Louis Cardinals to Milwaukee or Houston, 1953. Reason: Anheuser-Busch bought the team.
• New York Giants to Minneapolis-St. Paul, 1958. Reason: Horace Stoneham decided to join Walter O'Malley in California.
• Kansas City A's to Dallas-Fort Worth, 1962. Reason: American League owners vetoed move.
• Kansas City A's to Louisville, 1964. Reason: American League owners vetoed move.
• Kansas City A's to Oakland, 1964. Reason: American League owners vetoed move.
• Chicago White Sox to Milwaukee, 1969. Reason: American League owners vetoed sale to Bud Selig.
• San Diego Padres to Washington, 1974. Reason: Padres sold to Ray Kroc.
• Chicago White Sox to Seattle & Oakland A's to Chicago, 1975. Reason: White Sox sold to Bill Veeck.
• San Francisco Giants to Toronto, 1976. Reason: Giants sold to Bob Lurie.
• Oakland A's to Denver, 1978. Reason: City refused to let team out of lease.
• Chicago White Sox to St. Petersurg, FL, 1986. Reason: City and state agreed to build New Comiskey Park.
• San Francisco Giants to St. Petersburg, FL, 1992. Reason: National League owners vetoed sale. Giants sold to Peter Magowan. Giants signed Barry Bonds.