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HarryI am by no means an expert, but this is what the info that I have gathered regarding a few of the mentioned teams:
Boston Rustlers- myopic name given by owner Hepburn Russell.
NY Giants- Mutrie used to refer to the team as "My Giants"
Pit. Pirates- Raided the American Association of some players in 1891 and were refered to as being pirates.
It is also interesting that the Chicago Cubs were originally called the White Sox in the early days of the National League.