QUIZ: How Much Do You Really Know About Your Favorite MLB Teams?

The Boston Red Sox were originally the Boston what?

Retry Correct Incorrect From 1901 until 1908, the Boston Red Sox were the Boston Americans. The name was changed by John I. Taylor, the owner, as a reference to the red hose the team began including in their uniforms that year.

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Jim Davis/The Boston Globe via Getty Images

The Boston Red Sox were originally the Boston what?

• Harbors
• Patriots
• Bulldogs
• Americans