In 1877, the word Buckeyes in Columbus had nothing to do with The Ohio State University. The institution on Neil Avenue existed, but it was still the Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College—barely a hundred students and a baseball team called the Franklins. In the city, Buckeyes meant professional baseball. The college boys along the Olentangy were the Franklins; the pros at the Union Station grounds were the Buckeyes. Columbus Buckeyes 38-37-6, 4-8-International Associat
