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What was the original name of the team before becoming the St. Louis Cardinals?

  • Brown Stockings

  • Perfectos

  • Redbirds

  • St. Louis Browns

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The team was originally called the Brown Stockings before being renamed the St. Louis Browns in 1881. They later became the Perfectos before finally adopting the Cardinals name in 1900.
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