Editing Denver Zephyrs (section)

===Origins===
[[Denver, Colorado]], had been the home of numerous [[minor league baseball]] teams dating back to 1885 with an unnamed team of the [[Colorado State League]]. Off and on from 1901 to 1954, the city was represented by the [[Denver Bears (Western League)|Denver Bears]] of the [[Western League (1900–1958)|Western League]]. In 1955, the [[Class A (baseball)|Class A]] Bears were replaced by a [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] team of the [[American Association (1902–1997)|American Association]].<ref name=BR-Denver>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/team.cgi?city=Denver&state=CO&country=US|title=Denver, Colorado Encyclopoedia|work=Baseball-Reference.com|access-date=December 7, 2018}}</ref> This came about when the [[Kansas City Blues (American Association)|Kansas City Blues]] were forced to relocate after the [[American League]]'s [[1954 Philadelphia Athletics season|Philadelphia Athletics]] moved to [[Kansas City, Missouri]], to become the [[1955 Kansas City Athletics season|Kansas City Athletics]].<ref name=replkc>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LfpXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=oPYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6880%2C4626243 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Denver replaces Kansas City in American Association |date=November 29, 1954 |page=17}}</ref>