what was the name of the original seattle baseball team?
Seattle Mariners
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 Seattle 's professional sports history began at the start of the 20th century with the PCHA 's Seattle Metropolitans , which in 1917 became the first American hockey team to win the Stanley Cup . Seattle was also home to a previous Major League Baseball franchise in 1969 : the Seattle Pilots . The Pilots relocated to Milwaukee , Wisconsin and became the Milwaukee Brewers for the 1970 season . From 1967 to 2008 Seattle was also home to an National Basketball Association ( NBA ) franchise : the Seattle SuperSonics , who were the 1978 – 79 NBA champions . The SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Oklahoma City Thunder for the 2008 – 09 season . 

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 Seattle , on the other hand , had only had two winning seasons since the franchise began play in 1977 ( 1991 and 1993 ) , and had never been to the postseason . The team had gone through three ownership changes in its first 15 years , its most recent coming in 1992 when a consortium led by Hiroshi Yamauchi , which owns the Mariners to the present day , bought the team from Jeff Smulyan , who had threatened to relocate the team as a consequence of its losing ways . 

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 Following the season , on November 17 , 1887 , members of the NL officially recognized the Brotherhood and met with a Brotherhood committee that consisted of three players – Ward ‚ Hanlon and Brouthers . 

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 In 1966 , the major leagues moved to the " Deep South " when the Braves moved to Atlanta . In 1968 , the Kansas City Athletics moved west to become the Oakland Athletics . In 1969 , the American and National Leagues both added two expansion franchises . The American League added the Seattle Pilots ( who became the Milwaukee Brewers after one disastrous season in Seattle ) and the Kansas City Royals . The NL added the first Canadian franchise , the Montreal Expos , as well as the San Diego Padres . 

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 The team 's president , Bruce Allen addressed a letter dated May 23 , 2014 to Senator Reid repeating the position that the name was originated by Native Americans to refer to themselves , that the logo was also designed and approved by Native American leaders , that the vast majority of both Native Americans and the public do not find the name offensive . 
