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***PENINSULA NICKNAMES AND MEANING***PENINSULA HELD MANY NAMES OVER THE YEARS..HERE IS THE MEANING * 1894,1897,1900-01,1912-1922,1941-42 SHIPBUILDERS ~ NAMED FOR THE WORLD'S LARGEST SHIPYARD * 1947-55 DODGERS * 1969 ASTROS * 1986-1987 WHITE SOX * NAMED FOR MAJOR LEAGUE AFFLIATE * 1963-68 GRAYS * IN REFERENCE TO CIVIL WAR "BLUE AND THE GRAY" * 1970 ASTROS EVEN THOUGH A PHILLIES AFFLIATE..REASON GIVEN WAS IN HONOR OF NASA LANGLEY IN HAMPTON * 1971,1976-85,1989-92 PILOTS WAS SELECTED BY A NAME THE TEAM CONTEST IN 1971..IT HONORS THE MASSIVE MILITARY PRESENCE IN HAMPTON ROADS * 1988 GENERALS IN HONOR OF VIRGINIA'S MANY WAR HERO'S * 1972-73 WHIPS NAME AME WITH THE TEAM FROM WINNIPEG * 1974 PENNANTS NAME CAME WITH TEAM FROM ROCKY MOUNT *