The Virginians moved to Richmond from Baltimore. The Baltimore Orioles needed to vacate their tenancy from the International League immediately because the St. Louis Browns had announced that they would be moving to Baltimore. This Major League move is what made it so easy for Richmond to land this International League team. The new Virginians, took the field as a co-op. It would take the team 2 years to land their first official affiliation, and on the field... it was noticable.