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[[Media:Example.ogg]]The '''American Association''' ('''AA''') was a [[baseball]] major league from [[1882]] to [[1891]]. |
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The "AA" or stronger NL also put it in better position to survive adverse conditions. The most significant blow to the AA was dealt by the [[Players League|Players' League]], a third major league in [[1890 in baseball|1890]], which siphoned off talent and gate receipts. |
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In a unique historical oddity, Brooklyn represented the AA in the [[1889 in baseball|1889]] World's Series, switched leagues in the off-season, and represented the NL in 1890. Brooklyn lost the 1889 Series, and the 1890 Series ended in a 3-3-1 draw, left unresolved due to growing animosity between the leagues. |
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The living legacy of the old Association is the teams that came over to the National League to stay, the teams now known as the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]], [[Cincinnati Reds]], [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] and [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. |
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==Pennant winners of the AA== |
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*1882 [[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati Red Stockings]] |
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*1883 [[Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)|Philadelphia Athletics]] |
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*1884 [[New York Metropolitans]] |
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*1885 [[St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Browns]] |
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*1886 [[St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Browns]] |
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*1887 [[St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Browns]] |
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*1888 [[St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Browns]] |
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*1889 [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Bridegrooms]] |
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*1890 [[Louisville Colonels]] |
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*1891 [[Boston Reds]] |
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==American Association franchises== |
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* [[Baltimore Orioles (19th century)|Baltimore Orioles]] (1882-1891) |
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* [[Cincinnati Reds|Cincinnati Red Stockings]] (1882-1889) (Now the Cincinnati Reds of the National League) |
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* [[Louisville Colonels|Eclipse of Louisville]] (1882-1884) |
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* [[Philadelphia Athletics (American Association)|Philadelphia Athletics]] (1882-1891) |
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* [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pittsburgh Alleghenys]] (1882-1887) (Now the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League) |
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* [[St. Louis Cardinals|St. Louis Brown Stockings (Browns)]] (1882-1891) (Now the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League) |
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* [[Louisville Colonels]] (1885-1891) |
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* [[Columbus Buckeyes (AA)|Columbus Buckeyes]] (1883-1884) |
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* [[New York Metropolitans]] (1883-1887) |
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* [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Brooklyn Atlantics/Grays/Bridegrooms]] (1884-1889) (Now the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League) |
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* [[Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884)|Indianapolis Hoosiers]] (1884) (played at [[Seventh Street Park]] and [[Bruce Grounds]]) |
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* [[Richmond Virginians]] (1884) (played at [[Allen Pasture]]) |
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* [[Toledo Blue Stockings]] (1884) |
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* [[Washington Statesmen (1884)|Washington Statesmen]] (1884) (played at [[Athletic Park (Washington)|Athletic Park]]) |
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* [[Washington Senators (1891-1899)|Washington Statesmen]] (1891) (played at [[Boundary Field]]) |
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* [[Cleveland Spiders]] (1887-1888) |
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* [[Kansas City Cowboys (baseball)|Kansas City Cowboys]] (1888-1889) |
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* [[Columbus Solons]] (1889-1891) (played at [[Recreation Park (Columbus)|Recreation Park]]) |
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* [[Brooklyn Gladiators]] (1890) |
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* [[Rochester Broncos]] (1890) |
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* [[Syracuse Stars (AA)|Syracuse Stars]] (1890) (games played at [[Star Park]]) |
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* [[Toledo Maumees]] (1890) |
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* [[Boston Reds]] (1891) |
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* [[Cincinnati Porkers]] (1891) |
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* [[Milwaukee Brewers (1891)|Milwaukee Brewers]] (1891) (played at [[Borchert Field]]) |
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==Timeline== |
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*1887-Pittsburgh Alleghenys leave AA to join NL |
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*1889-Cleveland Spiders leave AA to join NL |
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*1890-Cincinnati Red Stockings and Brooklyn Bridegrooms leave AA to join NL |
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*1892-Baltimore Orioles, Louisville Colonels, St.Louis Browns, and Washington Senators join National League after the folding of the AA |
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==AA presidents== |
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*H.D. McKnight 1882-1885 |
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*Wheeler C. Wyckoff 1886-1889 |
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*Zach Phelps 1890 |
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*Louis Kramer 1891 |
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*Ed Renau 1891 |
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*Zach Phelps 1891 |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book | author=Nemec, David | title=The Beer and Whisky League : The Illustrated History of the American Association—Baseball's Renegade Major League | location=Guilford | publisher=The Lyons Press | year=2004 | id=ISBN 1-59228-188-5}} |
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*{{cite book | author=Pietrusza, David | title=The Formation, Sometimes Absorption and Mostly Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present | publisher= Jefferson (NC): McFarland & Company | year=1991 | id=ISBN 0-89950-590-2}} |
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[[Category:Defunct baseball leagues]] |
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Revision as of 19:35, 2 November 2006
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