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it difficult for scheduling, in terms of travel days and the need to end the season before
October. In order for MLB officials to continue primarily intraleague play, both leagues would need to carry an even number of teams, so the decision was made to move one club from the AL Central to the NL Central. Eventually, Milwaukee agreed (after Kansas City declined) to change leagues; the National League now had 16 teams, the American League 14 with the switch.
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travel extensively incurring more costs. Hulbert reacted to the clubs' defiance by expelling them, an act which not only shocked baseball followers (New York and
Philadelphia were the two most populous cities in the league) and the then sports world, but made it clear to clubs that league scheduling commitments, a cornerstone of competitive integrity, were not to be ignored.
912:, which regularized them into the familiar form of modern team names. However, most teams in the early period had no name, aside from that of the club (as in "Hartford Base Ball Club" or "Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia"), and nicknames like "Beaneaters," "Perfectos" and the many allusions to uniform colors were inventions by the florid sportswriters of the day.
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1203:(founded in Allegheny, a Pittsburgh suburb at the time which has since been annexed by the city, then claimed Pittsburgh as their home city but continued to be referred to as before as "Alleghenys." After "pirating" a player from the Athletics in the Players League collapse in 1890 were tagged "Pirates" in the press.)
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American League and the National League each added a fifteenth team. Because of the odd number of teams, only seven games could possibly be scheduled in each league on any given day. Thus, one team in each league would have to be idle on any given day. This would have made
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have been played during the regular season and count in the standings. Prior to the early 2020s – before the universal designated hitter rule was started in both leagues – as part of the agreement instituting interleague play, the DH rule was used only in games where the
American League team was the
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As the 20th century dawned, the NL was in trouble. Conduct among players was poor, and fistfights were a common sight at games. In addition to fighting each other, they fought with the umpires and often filled the air at games with foul language and obscenities. A game between the
Orioles and Boston
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began play in 1882. The AA played in cities where the NL did not have teams, offered Sunday games and alcoholic beverages in locales where permitted, and sold cheaper tickets everywhere (25 cents versus the NL's standard 50 cents, a hefty sum for many in 1882). The NL struck back by establishing new
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of 1870–1889, approached several NA clubs with the plans for a professional league for the sport of baseball with a stronger central authority and exclusive territories in larger cities only. Additionally, Hulbert had a problem: five of his star players were threatened with expulsion from the NAPBBP
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Athletic and Mutual clubs fell behind in the standings and refused to make western road trips late in the season, preferring to play games against local non-league competition to recoup some of their financial losses rather than
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National League survived competition from various other professional baseball leagues during the late 19th century. Most did not last for more than a few seasons, with a handful of teams joining the NL once their leagues folded. The American League declared itself a second major league in 1901,
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National League became a 12-team circuit with monopoly status for the rest of the decade. The league became embroiled in numerous internal conflicts, not the least of which was a plan supported by some owners (and bitterly opposed by others) to form a "trust", wherein there would be one common
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in 1920, they remained separate legal and business entities with their own president and management. This was the case until after the 1999 season, when the
National League legally merged with the American League under the auspices of Major League Baseball, which now operates much like other North
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enfranchised 1883 as a minor league team, entered into the
American Association as the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1884, soon acquired nickname "Dodgers" (from "trolley dodgers"), joined National League (1890). Also dubbed "Bridegrooms", "Superbas", "Robins" and "Bums" at various times, in addition to
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The National League at first refused to recognize the new league, but reality set in as talent and money was split between the two leagues, diluting the league and decreasing financial success. After two years of bitter contention, a new version of the National Agreement was signed in 1903. This
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As of the end of the 2023 season, the Dodgers have won the most NL pennants, with 24. Representing the National League against the American League, the Cardinals have won the most World Series (11) followed by the Giants (8), Dodgers (7), Pirates (5), and Reds (5). St. Louis also holds the
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In 1999, the offices of American League and National League presidents were discontinued and all authority was vested in the Commissioner's office. The leagues subsequently appointed "honorary" presidents to carry out ceremonial roles such as the awarding of league championship trophies.
596:, a prominent outfielder in the 1880s, became so disgusted with the behavior of teammates that he quit playing in 1891 to become one of America's most famous evangelical Christian preachers. Most fans appear to have felt the same way, because attendance at games was plummeting by 1900.
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that bound players to their teams indefinitely. The NL suffered many defections of star players to the Players' League, but the P.L. collapsed after one season. The Brooklyn, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and New York franchises of the NL absorbed their Players' League counterparts.
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and the AL and NL engaged in a "baseball war" during 1901 and 1902 before agreeing to a "peace pact" that recognized each other as legitimate "major leagues". As part of this agreement, the leagues agreed to respect player contracts, establish rules about relationships with
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seven times during their ten-year coexistence. These contests were less organized than the modern Series, lasting as few as three games and as many as fifteen, with two Series (1885 and 1890) ending in disputed ties. The NL won four times and the AA only once, in 1886.
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started a fire. The blaze quickly got out of hand and swept through downtown Boston, destroying or damaging 100 buildings. Team owners argued with each other, and players hated the NL's $ 2,400 salary cap. Many teams also ran into trouble with city governments that
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The labor strike of 1890 hastened the downfall of the American Association. After the 1891 season, the AA disbanded and merged with the NL, which became known legally for the next decade as the "National League and American Association". The teams now known as the
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Additionally, the distinction between AL and NL umpires was erased, and instead all umpires were unified under MLB control. Following these actions, as well as the institution of interleague play, little remains to differentiate between the two leagues.
632:, as well as the "abandoned" NL cities Cleveland and Washington (and, temporarily, Baltimore). Only the Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates had no AL team in their markets. The AL among other things enforced a strict conduct policy among its players.
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The National League operated with only six clubs during 1877 and 1878. Over the next several years, various teams joined and left the struggling league. By 1880, six of the eight charter members had folded. The two remaining original NL franchises,
671:) withdrew from the AL and joined the eight NL teams in forming a new National League; the 12th team would be whichever of the remaining five AL teams loyal to Johnson first chose to join; if none did so an expansion team would have been placed in
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was greater in the National League than in the American League, because the NL manager must take offense into account when making pitching substitutions and vice versa. However, this was disputed by some, such as former Detroit Tigers manager
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joining the NL. The Players' League was established in 1890 by the Brotherhood of Professional Base-Ball Players, the sport's first players' union, which had failed to persuade the NL to modify its labor practices, including a
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because Hulbert had signed them to his club using what were considered questionable means. Hulbert had a great vested interest in creating his own league, and after recruiting St. Louis privately, four western clubs met in
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295:, in January 1876. With Hulbert speaking for the four later in New York City on February 2, 1876, the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs was established with eight charter members, as follows:
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enfranchised 1882 in American Association, labeled "Brown Stockings" or just "Browns", joined National League (1892), later "Perfectos", eventually "Cardinals" for their red trim, now often "Redbirds."
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meant formal acceptance of each league by the other as an equal partner in major-league baseball, mutual respect of player contracts, and an agreement to play a postseason championship—the
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distinction of being the only AA club to defeat an NL club in the 19th-century version of the World Series, having done so against their now-division rival Cubs.
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The National League circuit remained unchanged from 1900 through 1952. In 1953 the
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The National League and the American Association participated in a version of the
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Milwaukee Brewers#1994–98: Realignment / "We're taking this thing National"
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The first game in National League history was played on April 22, 1876, at
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Houston Astros#2012–present: Jim Crane era and move to the American League
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or "Green Stockings" from National Association, expelled after 1876 season
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rule, which the AL implemented in 1973. However, with the advent of
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2074:"Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland compares managing in AL and NL"
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The NL encountered its first strong rival organization when the
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in 2020, rule changes were instituted in both leagues for the
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from National Association (exist today as the Chicago Cubs)
616:(which has never had another major league team since), and
659:. Simultaneously, three AL teams also hostile to Johnson (
2537:"BASEBALL; League Presidents Out As Baseball Centralizes"
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2012:. New York: Carroll & Graf Publishers. p. 141.
1141:(exist today as the St. Louis Cardinals), joined from AA
1120:(exist today as the Los Angeles Dodgers), joined from AA
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and the Houston Colt .45s. The "Colts" were renamed the
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Athletic Club of Philadelphia ("Philadelphia Athletics")
2487:"Bill White a Unanimous Choice to Head National League"
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enfranchised 1969, sometimes called "Friars" or "Dads."
1096:(exist today as the Pittsburgh Pirates), joined from AA
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Though both leagues agreed to be jointly governed by a
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National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
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National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
2278:, October 20, 1999, p. C1. Retrieved on May 15, 2013.
2048:"Baseball's Houston Astros To Switch Leagues In 2013"
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from National Association, expelled after 1876 season
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from National Association, folded after 1877 season
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2010:Koppett's Concise History of Major League Baseball
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2430:"St. Joseph Gazette - Google News Archive Search"
1214:Expansion, relocation, and renaming, 1953–present
780:became the league's fifteenth franchise, and the
734:three years later. In 1969, the league added the
5558:Professional sports leagues in the United States
4790:All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
1220:Major League Baseball relocation of 1950s–1960s
573:ownership of all twelve teams. The NL used its
215:clubs, and allow their champions to meet in a "
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2171:"Everything you need to know about '22 season"
1304:moved by MLB to Washington, D.C., renamed the
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169:National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
18:National League of Professional Baseball Clubs
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920:The eight charter teams were the following:
884:As a condition of the sale of the Astros to
359:from the NA (expelled after the 1876 season)
357:Mutual Club of New York ("New York Mutuals")
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2590:, published by MacMillan, 1968 and later.
1912:List of National League Wild Card winners
1057:(exist today as the San Francisco Giants)
945:new franchise, expelled after 1879 season
588:forbade recreational activities on Sunday
331:, the dominant team in the NA (later the
203:, in contrast to MLB's other league, the
5553:1876 establishments in the United States
2221:Dewey, Donald & Acocella, Nicholas.
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5301:Asia Professional Baseball Championship
4718:Panamanian Professional Baseball League
4713:Nicaraguan Professional Baseball League
4668:Venezuelan Professional Baseball League
1943:
1895:List of National League pennant winners
1147:, joined from AA, contracted after 1899
1135:, joined from AA, contracted after 1899
1129:, joined from AA, contracted after 1899
957:new franchise, folded after 1877 season
363:St. Louis ("St. Louis Brown Stockings")
4698:Colombian Professional Baseball League
4653:Dominican Professional Baseball League
2485:Martinez, Michael (February 4, 1989).
1475:"Dodgers". Moved to Los Angeles (1958)
1184:(shortened from early "Red Stockings")
1006:, dropped out of the league after 1885
31:
5543:Baseball leagues in the United States
2337:"A Baseball Debt That's Long Overdue"
2251:"Once Pirates Were Called Innocents!"
1344:Shea Stadium prior to the start of a
753:of six teams (respectively named the
7:
5109:Chinese Professional Baseball League
5091:Chinese Professional Baseball League
4708:Curaçao Professional Baseball League
2535:Chass, Murray (September 16, 1999).
2312:"History: Phillies Timeline (1800s)"
1953:"'Fantastic feeling' for Bill Giles"
931:Boston "Red Stockings" or "Red Caps"
600:Partnership with the American League
556:Partnership with the American League
5321:Triple-A National Championship Game
2343:. February 26, 1990. Archived from
2046:Memmott, Mark (November 17, 2011).
1900:National League Championship Series
1105:, joined from AA, folded after 1899
763:National League Championship Series
300:Chicago ("Chicago White Stockings")
27:League within Major League Baseball
5548:Sports leagues established in 1876
2806:19th-century National League teams
2504:KAMIN, ARTHUR Z. (March 6, 1994).
1985:. January 27, 2009. Archived from
1890:19th-century National League teams
1862:List of American League presidents
1502:List of National League presidents
1310:2012: Florida Marlins renamed the
286:businessman and an officer of the
25:
3814:Timeline of Major League Baseball
2270:"This Series is fantasy baseball"
1951:Jensen, Mike (October 16, 2008).
1932:United Baseball League (proposed)
384:White Stockings or later Phillies
3666:Negro leaguers who played in MLB
2401:. November 19, 1934. p. 43.
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1437:away from the Athletics in 1891.
955:Louisville "Colonels" or "Grays"
839:in the NL batting order. As the
351:Hartford ("Hartford Dark Blues")
38:
2212:. Chicago, A. G. Spalding 1877.
1906:National League Division Series
1297:moved from the American League.
841:collective bargaining agreement
797:National League Division Series
690:; in 1966 they moved again, to
375:Louisville ("Louisville Grays")
329:Boston ("Boston Red Stockings")
4867:China National Baseball League
3846:Relocations of the 1950s–1960s
2153:Brookover, Bob (May 11, 2020)
1114:, joined from AA (exist today)
476:Competition with other leagues
369:Cincinnati ("Cincinnati Reds")
1:
5015:Japan Women's Baseball League
4829:List of defunct minor leagues
4810:United States Baseball League
4318:Professional baseball leagues
1320:moved to the American League.
925:Athletic Club of Philadelphia
347:of the later American League)
4921:Nippon Professional Baseball
3641:National Baseball Commission
2072:Mayo, David (May 22, 2011).
649:National Baseball Commission
546:(as well as the now-defunct
5306:Asia Winter Baseball League
4663:Puerto Rico Baseball League
4271:Australia & New Zealand
3841:Defunct and relocated teams
3496:World Baseball Classic Inc.
1384:, enfranchised 1969 as the
974:Other franchises, 1878–1892
437:(near the state capital of
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5533:National League (baseball)
5269:Australian Baseball League
4997:Shikoku Island League Plus
4024:Canada & United States
3744:Negro National League (II)
3661:First black players in MLB
2584:, Lee Allen, Putnam, 1962.
2578:, Lee Allen, Putnam, 1961.
2160:. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
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967:St Louis "Brown Stockings"
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866:Permanent interleague play
542:(originally Brooklyn) and
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3819:History of team nicknames
3719:Negro National League (I)
3609:All-time win–loss records
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2588:The Baseball Encyclopedia
2582:The American League Story
2576:The National League Story
2008:Koppett, Leonard (2004).
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916:Charter franchises (1876)
910:The Baseball Encyclopedia
818:rule until the shortened
706:Divisional reorganization
305:The Baseball Encyclopedia
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5512:(Honorary, 2001–present)
3798:Barry Bonds perjury case
2835:Houston Colt .45s/Astros
2811:Boston Beaneaters/Braves
2799:and disestablished teams
1010:Forest City of Cleveland
858:, but starting with the
395:Jefferson Street Grounds
227:" tactics and lack of a
5207:Honkbal Overgangsklasse
5164:Italian Baseball League
4974:Miyazaki Phoenix League
4617:Venezuelan Major League
4506:Dominican Summer League
4175:Estonia & Lithuania
3602:Tie-breaking procedures
2314:. Philadelphia Phillies
1823:Leonard S. Coleman, Jr.
1403:National League Central
1397:National League Central
961:Mutual Club of New York
677:Kenesaw Mountain Landis
288:Chicago White Stockings
179:), is the older of two
62:; 148 years ago
5502:Leonard S. Coleman Jr.
4892:Israel Baseball League
4723:Veracruz Winter League
4658:Mexican Pacific League
4511:Florida Complex League
4501:Arizona Complex League
4210:Italy & San Marino
3836:Golden age of baseball
3724:Eastern Colored League
3404:Authentication Program
3293:World Baseball Classic
2275:Sun Journal (Lewiston)
2194:For more details, see
2032:For more details, see
1983:"The Almanac – weekly"
1514:
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810:Designated hitter rule
722:and confronted by the
171:, known simply as the
5538:Major League Baseball
5316:Latin American Series
5225:Honkbal Rookie League
4762:Negro league baseball
4580:Cuban National Series
4572:Non-partnered leagues
4451:South Atlantic League
4345:Major League Baseball
3749:Negro American League
3739:Negro Southern League
3729:American Negro League
3481:Minor League Baseball
3363:Wild Card Game/Series
3273:Little League Classic
3114:Philadelphia Phillies
2936:Major League Baseball
2894:Professional baseball
2699:Philadelphia Phillies
2642:Major League Baseball
2158:Philadelphia Inquirer
1957:Philadelphia Inquirer
1917:Major League Baseball
1528:Baseball Hall of Fame
1509:
1500:Further information:
1376:Philadelphia Phillies
1343:
1195:Philadelphia Phillies
1094:Pittsburgh Alleghenys
949:Hartford "Dark Blues"
712:Expansion (1887–1899)
686:moved from Boston to
624:, Chicago, New York,
529:Expansion (1887–1899)
185:Major League Baseball
60:February 2, 1876
5486:A. Bartlett Giamatti
5157:Italy and San Marino
4805:National Association
4752:American Association
4600:Liga Norte de México
4542:American Association
4481:Florida State League
4391:Pacific Coast League
4386:International League
3694:American Association
3689:National Association
3426:Highest-paid players
3278:Field of Dreams Game
3195:San Francisco Giants
3175:Arizona Diamondbacks
3119:Washington Nationals
2784:San Francisco Giants
2764:Arizona Diamondbacks
2704:Washington Nationals
2367:"A. G. Mills - SABR"
2256:The Pittsburgh Press
1787:A. Bartlett Giamatti
1485:San Francisco Giants
1460:Arizona Diamondbacks
1454:National League West
1448:National League West
1382:Washington Nationals
1372:, enfranchised 1962.
1336:National League East
1330:National League East
1306:Washington Nationals
1288:Arizona Diamondbacks
1189:San Francisco Giants
1085:Washington Nationals
1061:Philadelphia Quakers
778:Arizona Diamondbacks
755:National League East
744:Washington Nationals
482:American Association
293:Louisville, Kentucky
274:Boston Red Stockings
148:Arizona Diamondbacks
5189:Honkbal Hoofdklasse
5127:Taiwan Major League
4648:Arizona Fall League
4612:United Shore League
4534:MLB Partner Leagues
3893:Contraction attempt
3714:Major Negro leagues
3656:Baseball color line
3491:Players Association
3283:Rickwood Field Game
3251:International games
3231:Jackie Robinson Day
3185:Los Angeles Dodgers
3157:St. Louis Cardinals
3015:Cleveland Guardians
2863:Championship Series
2774:Los Angeles Dodgers
2744:St. Louis Cardinals
2395:"Frick for Heydler"
1963:on October 19, 2008
1519:
1472:Los Angeles Dodgers
1441:St. Louis Cardinals
1169:Los Angeles Dodgers
1145:Washington Senators
1133:Louisville Colonels
1087:, folded after 1889
1081:, folded after 1886
1079:Kansas City Cowboys
1048:, folded after 1888
1039:, folded after 1882
1037:Worcester Ruby Legs
1024:, folded after 1882
1018:, folded after 1879
1012:, folded after 1884
997:, folded after 1885
991:, folded after 1878
985:, folded after 1878
552:St. Louis Cardinals
540:Los Angeles Dodgers
159:Los Angeles Dodgers
34:
5062:KBO Futures League
4795:Continental League
4703:Cuban Elite League
4061:Dominican Republic
3918:League Presidents
3788:Biogenesis scandal
3651:Organized baseball
3646:Continental League
3469:MLB Advanced Media
3152:Pittsburgh Pirates
3053:Los Angeles Angels
3025:Kansas City Royals
2797:Former, relocated,
2739:Pittsburgh Pirates
2653:Honorary president
2559:The New York Times
2541:The New York Times
2511:The New York Times
2491:The New York Times
2347:on August 25, 2013
2268:Shaughnessy, Dan.
1839:Honorary president
1517:
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1431:Pittsburgh Pirates
1413:Great Chicago Fire
1350:
1046:Detroit Wolverines
983:Indianapolis Blues
720:Continental League
544:Pittsburgh Pirates
498:Pittsburgh Pirates
496:Starting with the
280:William A. Hulbert
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3010:Chicago White Sox
2992:Toronto Blue Jays
2972:Baltimore Orioles
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2878:Wild Card winners
2851:Championship play
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2734:Milwaukee Brewers
2135:. January 4, 2022
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1468:enfranchised 1993
1462:enfranchised 1998
1425:Milwaukee Brewers
1295:Milwaukee Brewers
1252:Houston Colt .45s
1241:Houston Colt .45s
1229:move to Milwaukee
1127:Baltimore Orioles
1103:Cleveland Spiders
1070:St. Louis Maroons
873:interleague games
845:COVID-19 pandemic
816:designated hitter
782:Milwaukee Brewers
665:Chicago White Sox
657:Black Sox Scandal
583:South End Grounds
548:Cleveland Spiders
513:St. Louis Maroons
505:Union Association
313:Chicago White Sox
229:designated hitter
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3673:Women MLB owners
3543:2024 controversy
3486:MLB Draft League
3441:Lockouts/strikes
3431:Hot stove league
3246:Interleague play
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3190:San Diego Padres
3180:Colorado Rockies
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3063:Seattle Mariners
2982:New York Yankees
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2817:Milwaukee Braves
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2769:Colorado Rockies
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1277:Colorado Rockies
1270:San Diego Padres
1259:Milwaukee Braves
1234:Brooklyn Dodgers
1139:St. Louis Browns
1055:New York Gothams
1031:Cincinnati Stars
995:Providence Grays
770:Colorado Rockies
736:San Diego Padres
696:Brooklyn Dodgers
669:New York Yankees
439:Albany, New York
337:Milwaukee Braves
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339:, now the
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3886:Potential
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1758:1951–1969
1740:1934–1951
1722:1918–1934
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1578:1877–1882
1489:Troy club
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751:divisions
742:(now the
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443:Worcester
427:Cleveland
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4046:Colombia
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