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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== |
==Pennant winners of the AA== |
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Revision as of 19:36, 2 November 2006
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Pennant winners of the AA
- 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings
- 1883 Philadelphia Athletics
- 1884 New York Metropolitans
- 1885 St. Louis Browns
- 1886 St. Louis Browns
- 1887 St. Louis Browns
- 1888 St. Louis Browns
- 1889 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
- 1890 Louisville Colonels
- 1891 Boston Reds
American Association franchises
- Baltimore Orioles (1882-1891)
- Cincinnati Red Stockings (1882-1889) (Now the Cincinnati Reds of the National League)
- Eclipse of Louisville (1882-1884)
- Philadelphia Athletics (1882-1891)
- Pittsburgh Alleghenys (1882-1887) (Now the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League)
- St. Louis Brown Stockings (Browns) (1882-1891) (Now the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League)
- Louisville Colonels (1885-1891)
- Columbus Buckeyes (1883-1884)
- New York Metropolitans (1883-1887)
- Brooklyn Atlantics/Grays/Bridegrooms (1884-1889) (Now the Los Angeles Dodgers of the National League)
- Indianapolis Hoosiers (1884) (played at Seventh Street Park and Bruce Grounds)
- Richmond Virginians (1884) (played at Allen Pasture)
- Toledo Blue Stockings (1884)
- Washington Statesmen (1884) (played at Athletic Park)
- Washington Statesmen (1891) (played at Boundary Field)
- Cleveland Spiders (1887-1888)
- Kansas City Cowboys (1888-1889)
- Columbus Solons (1889-1891) (played at Recreation Park)
- Brooklyn Gladiators (1890)
- Rochester Broncos (1890)
- Syracuse Stars (1890) (games played at Star Park)
- Toledo Maumees (1890)
- Boston Reds (1891)
- Cincinnati Porkers (1891)
- Milwaukee Brewers (1891) (played at Borchert Field)
Timeline
- 1887-Pittsburgh Alleghenys leave AA to join NL
- 1889-Cleveland Spiders leave AA to join NL
- 1890-Cincinnati Red Stockings and Brooklyn Bridegrooms leave AA to join NL
- 1892-Baltimore Orioles, Louisville Colonels, St.Louis Browns, and Washington Senators join National League after the folding of the AA
AA presidents
- H.D. McKnight 1882-1885
- Wheeler C. Wyckoff 1886-1889
- Zach Phelps 1890
- Louis Kramer 1891
- Ed Renau 1891
- Zach Phelps 1891
References
- Nemec, David (2004). The Beer and Whisky League : The Illustrated History of the American Association—Baseball's Renegade Major League. Guilford: The Lyons Press. ISBN 1-59228-188-5.
- Pietrusza, David (1991). The Formation, Sometimes Absorption and Mostly Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present. Jefferson (NC): McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-89950-590-2.