The Waiting List

 Here are the 122 franchises currently playing in the four major sports and how long they’ve waited for a championship. As noted in blue, there are four teams still involved in the NBA and NHL playoffs, so three of those teams will have an additional year of waiting added to their total.

a – Baseball Giants were in New York before moving west in 1958. Last title was 1954 – franchise wait is 56 years.

b – Astros were Houston Colt .45s from 1962-64.

c – Hawks won NBA title in 1958 as St. Louis Hawks – franchise wait is 52 years.

d – Brewers began as Seattle Pilots in 1969 – franchise wait is 41 years.

e – Rangers played 11 seasons as Washington Senators – franchise wait is 49 years.

f – Clippers first 9 seasons were as Buffalo Braves – franchise wait is 41 years.

g – Wizards were the Washington Bullets in ‘78; became Wizards in ‘97.

h – Jazz played first 6 seasons in New Orleans – franchise wait is 37 years.

i – Franchise won NBA title in 1951 as Rochester Royals – franchise wait is 59 years.

j – Cardinals won NFL titles in Chicago in 1925, 1947 – franchise wait is 62 years.

k – Athletics won four titles in Oakland, 5 in Philadelphia.

l – Franchise won World Series in 1924 as Washington Senators.

m – Franchise played 1972-96 as Winnipeg Jets – franchise wait is 39 years.

n – Franchise won 1960-61 AFL titles as Houston Oilers – franchise wait is 49 years.

o – Browns won 8 titles in Cleveland before becoming Baltimore Ravens.

p – Won NFL titles in 1945 as Cleveland Rams and 1951 as Los Angeles Rams.

q – Grizzlies played 7 seasons in Vancouver – franchise wait is 16 years.

r – Hornets played 5 seasons in Charlotte – franchise wait is 13 years.

s – Pistons won 2 titles in Ft. Wayne in 1944-45.

t – Nationals played 35 years as Montreal Expos – franchise wait is 40 years.

u – Colts won four NFL titles as Baltimore Colts.

v – Franchise played 41 years as Seattle Super Sonics, won ‘79 NBA title – franchise wait is 30 years.

w – Lakers won 6 titles while playing in Minnesota from 1948 to 1954.