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Originally Posted by ChinMusic22
Hey and we officially got our name... Nice. What where all the prior? I know we were the White Stockings & The Orphans, but wasn't there another one in there?
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The Cubs info guide lists the following nicknames used by the Cubs since 1876 (2006 version, page 224)
The White Stockings (1876-1894), Colts (1887-1906), Black Stockings (1888-1889), Ex-Colts (1898), Rainmakers (1898), Orphans (1898-1902), Cowboys (1899), Rough Riders (1899-1900), Remnants (1901-1902), Recruits (1902), Panamas (1903), Zephyrs (1905), Nationals (1905-1907), Spuds (1906), Trojans (1913), Cubs (1902-Present).