74:
53:
84:
22:
319:
295:
219:
185:
205:
229:
507:"During the AA's existence, several teams defected over to the NL, and at the AA's demise in 1891 four more clubs joined the NL. Three former AA clubs, the Cincinnati Reds (1889), the Los Angeles Dodgers (1890) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1891), have posted more than 10,000 lifetime major league victories."
357:
I removed a lead paragraph sentence about how the acronym for the
American Association, which was also known as the "Beer & Whiskey League", was "AA" and isn't it "coincidental" and "ironic" that "AA" also stands for "Alcoholics Anonymous". This says nothing at all about the American Association
455:
Baseball Bugs made the proper distinction. The AA was not apart of the organization known as Major League
Baseball, but it was a "major" league. The actual MLB governing organization didn't take effect until the agreement between the American and National Leagues for the World Series championship.
419:
I am OK with the edit, although there is still nothing absolutely clear about when the entity of Major League
Baseball actually began. Most cite 1901 or 1903 as the defining year, some 1876 with the creation of the National League. The American Association, along with the Players' League, Union
403:
Eventhough the AA played in the early World Series, the MLB framework was only started between the NL and the AL. Therefore, the AA never was apart of MLB history except that certain franchises left the AA for the NL. I will make a clarification.
503:
As a short-term fix (until the demise of the AA and the legacy of its former teams is better addressed in this article) I have reworded the quoted sentence to remove the possible factual inaccuracy:
551:
304:
195:
114:
378:
Would it be possible for someone in the know to include the actual results of the "World Series" in the main article. This would be appreciated. Thanks. Kornholius MaGillacuddy.
576:
309:
131:
571:
546:
167:
157:
556:
541:
121:
484:
goes into more detail about the demise of the AA than this article, and some of that information should be lifted from that article and replicated here.
586:
566:
285:
275:
126:
591:
561:
581:
446:
251:
97:
58:
109:
242:
190:
105:
on
Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions.
456:
However, since the NL is apart of MLB, the organization known as MLB claims its birth with the
National League's birth.
33:
335:
523:
21:
527:
519:
465:
450:
433:
413:
389:
372:
362:
439:
379:
39:
442:, but it was definitely "major league" baseball, or "top level" baseball if you want to call it that. ←
204:
89:
420:
Association, and
Federal League, are all considered "major" leagues as far as everything else goes.
385:
Yes, there should probably at least be a link between this and the 19th-century World's Series. -
250:
on
Knowledge. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join
461:
443:
428:
409:
359:
73:
52:
515:
article and the articles of the three clubs as being factually correct without verification.)
512:
497:
481:
234:
386:
369:
535:
457:
423:
405:
102:
500:
wiki article, two of these teams had already switched prior to the AA folding.
224:
79:
492:, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Cincinnati Reds and the St. Louis Cardinals, ..."
101:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the
318:
247:
294:
218:
184:
15:
488:"Three of the teams that switched over from the AA to the NL
317:
293:
552:
Start-Class United States articles of Low-importance
246:, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of
476:AA teams joining the NL and the demise of the AA
490:after the AA folded following the 1891 Season
8:
358:and is definitely unencyclopedic. Thanks,
19:
577:Top-importance Old-time Base Ball articles
179:
47:
511:(Note: I've taken the information in the
572:Start-Class Old-time Base Ball articles
181:
49:
353:Removed bit about Alcoholics Anonymous
547:Low-importance United States articles
7:
240:This article is within the scope of
95:This article is within the scope of
142:Knowledge:WikiProject United States
38:It is of interest to the following
557:WikiProject United States articles
542:Start-Class United States articles
145:Template:WikiProject United States
14:
305:the Old-time Base Ball task force
587:Baseball articles needing images
567:Mid-importance Baseball articles
326:An editor has requested that an
227:
217:
203:
183:
82:
72:
51:
20:
280:This article has been rated as
162:This article has been rated as
260:Knowledge:WikiProject Baseball
1:
592:WikiProject Baseball articles
562:Start-Class Baseball articles
528:06:03, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
302:This article is supported by
263:Template:WikiProject Baseball
254:and see a list of open tasks.
582:Old-time Base Ball articles
480:The wiki article about the
373:19:01, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
363:16:16, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
608:
390:16:04, 10 April 2007 (UTC)
286:project's importance scale
168:project's importance scale
466:22:40, 21 June 2012 (UTC)
451:22:28, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
434:21:05, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
414:20:26, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
325:
301:
279:
212:
161:
98:WikiProject United States
67:
46:
103:United States of America
322:
298:
148:United States articles
28:This article is rated
440:Major League Baseball
368:You're welcome. Not.
321:
297:
243:WikiProject Baseball
90:United States portal
116:Articles Requested!
496:According to that
323:
299:
196:Old-time Base Ball
34:content assessment
350:
349:
346:
345:
342:
341:
266:Baseball articles
178:
177:
174:
173:
599:
426:
338:to this article.
268:
267:
264:
261:
258:
237:
232:
231:
230:
221:
214:
213:
208:
207:
206:
201:
198:
187:
180:
150:
149:
146:
143:
140:
92:
87:
86:
85:
76:
69:
68:
63:
55:
48:
31:
25:
24:
16:
607:
606:
602:
601:
600:
598:
597:
596:
532:
531:
520:A Carbine Flash
513:National League
498:National League
482:National League
478:
424:
401:
355:
265:
262:
259:
256:
255:
235:Baseball portal
233:
228:
226:
202:
199:
193:
147:
144:
141:
138:
137:
136:
122:Become a Member
88:
83:
81:
61:
32:on Knowledge's
29:
12:
11:
5:
605:
603:
595:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
534:
533:
509:
508:
494:
493:
477:
474:
473:
472:
471:
470:
469:
468:
400:
397:
395:
393:
392:
376:
375:
354:
351:
348:
347:
344:
343:
340:
339:
324:
314:
313:
310:Top-importance
300:
290:
289:
282:Mid-importance
278:
272:
271:
269:
252:the discussion
239:
238:
222:
210:
209:
200:Mid‑importance
188:
176:
175:
172:
171:
164:Low-importance
160:
154:
153:
151:
135:
134:
129:
124:
119:
112:
110:Template Usage
106:
94:
93:
77:
65:
64:
62:Low‑importance
56:
44:
43:
37:
26:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
604:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
545:
543:
540:
539:
537:
530:
529:
525:
521:
516:
514:
506:
505:
504:
501:
499:
491:
487:
486:
485:
483:
475:
467:
463:
459:
454:
453:
452:
448:
445:
444:Baseball Bugs
441:
437:
436:
435:
432:
430:
429:
427:
418:
417:
416:
415:
411:
407:
398:
396:
391:
388:
384:
383:
382:
381:
380:165.155.112.1
374:
371:
367:
366:
365:
364:
361:
352:
337:
333:
329:
320:
316:
315:
311:
308:(assessed as
307:
306:
296:
292:
291:
287:
283:
277:
274:
273:
270:
253:
249:
245:
244:
236:
225:
223:
220:
216:
215:
211:
197:
192:
189:
186:
182:
169:
165:
159:
156:
155:
152:
139:United States
133:
130:
128:
125:
123:
120:
118:
117:
113:
111:
108:
107:
104:
100:
99:
91:
80:
78:
75:
71:
70:
66:
60:
59:United States
57:
54:
50:
45:
41:
35:
27:
23:
18:
17:
517:
510:
502:
495:
489:
479:
422:
421:
402:
394:
377:
356:
331:
327:
303:
281:
241:
163:
127:Project Talk
115:
96:
40:WikiProjects
438:It was not
30:Start-class
536:Categories
332:photograph
387:Couillaud
370:Wahkeenah
458:Arnabdas
425:Neonblak
406:Arnabdas
257:Baseball
248:baseball
191:Baseball
447:carrots
399:Not MLB
284:on the
166:on the
132:Alerts
36:scale.
360:Oscar
336:added
328:image
524:talk
462:talk
410:talk
334:be
330:or
276:Mid
158:Low
538::
526:)
518:-
464:)
449:→
431:-
412:)
312:).
194::
522:(
460:(
408:(
288:.
170:.
42::
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
