The unnamed baseball team are a group of very minor characters who never appeared in the strip, but appeared in the TV special, It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown. They are the opposing baseball team that plays against Charlie Brown's baseball team during the big game. One of the members was voiced by Michael J. Sandler. They make reappearances in It's the Big Game, Charlie Brown.
History[]
In It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown, They are the visiting team Charlie Brown and his team have to play against during the big game. Before they show up, Charlie Brown states that in order to earn their uniforms, his team has to win the game. When entering the field, they're shown to be very competitive and domineering. The manager rudely ask Charlie Brown if they're going to play the national anthem, to which Charlie Brown replies that they instead dance to the Hokey Pokey, which is then followed by Franklin doing a rap. During the rap, The other team feels threaten Franklin states they'll win the game, but later join in dancing. Once the rap is over, the game starts. At first, Charlie Brown's team is doing lousy at first due to the other team defeating them, but eventually go ahead with a few tactics and determination. When Leland appears at bat, the bat hits his helmet really hard and he cannot see a thing. But eventually, he manages to steal all four bases and wins a home run, finally earning Charlie Brown's team their well deserved victory and uniforms.
When Leland quits the team due to his uniform not fitting, Charlie Brown and his team are positive that they'll win just like last time. Sadly, they lose the game and the opposing team wins.
Fifteen years after their last appearance, the opposing team reappears in the PC game It's the Big Game, Charlie Brown. Here, they play against Charlie Brown's team like before and use various tactics to help them win the game.
Physical appearance[]
Since they're a baseball team, they all wear matching uniforms; they all wear blue baseball caps, white striped baseball jerseys over a blue sleeve shirt, matching white shorts, blue socks and brown shoes.
Baseball Player #1[]
Baseball Player #1
The first player is the pitcher of the team. He has red hair and freckles. In the PC game, he's given buck teeth.
Baseball Player #2[]
Baseball Player #2
The second player is the second baseman of the team. He has a triangular head and long chin-length light brown hair.
Baseball Player #3[]
Baseball Player #3
The third player is the fourth baseman of the team. He has no hair.
Baseball Player #4[]
Baseball Player #4
The fourth player was the umpire of the team. He has freckles and short blonde hair. In It's the Big Game, Charlie Brown, he's the right fielder
Baseball Player #5[]
Baseball Player #5
The fifth player is the left fielder on his team. He has short light brown hair.
Baseball Player #6[]
Baseball Player #6
The sixth player is the umpire on the team. He has short black hair.
Baseball Player #7[]
Baseball Player #7
The seventh player is the shortstop of the team. He has short curly blackish-brown hair.
Baseball Player #8[]
Baseball Player #8
The eighth player is the center fielder of the team. He has stringy black hair, making him look almost similar to Linus.
Baseball Player #9[]
Baseball Player #9
The ninth and final player is the first baseman of the team. He has medium length dark brown hair.
Trivia[]
- The first and third players almost look similar to each other, except for hair colors.
- The eighth player bares a striking resemblance to Linus van Pelt.
- They are some of the few TV-special characters to reappear in a video game; the others being Dolores, Polly and Mimi.
- They are some of the many characters to have freckles.
- The second player is the only player, and the only character in the series to have a triangular head.
- Like some groups, they don't have names.