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1 Starting with the ________ in 1887, the National League began to raid the American Association for franchises to replace N.L.

2 Which team was the champion of National League?

3 What is the governing body of National League?

4 In 1969, the league added the San Diego Padres and the ________ (now the Washington Nationals), becoming a 12-team league for the first time since 1899.

5 The teams now known as the ________, Los Angeles Dodgers (originally Brooklyn) and Pittsburgh Pirates (as well as the now-defunct Cleveland Spiders) had already switched from the A.

6 ________ enfranchised 1882 in American Association, joined National League (1887).

7 ________ enfranchised 1969

8 Which of the following teams did National League play for?

9 When was National League founded?

10 ________ (exist today as the Cincinnati Reds), joined from A.A.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • brothers George Wright and Harry Wright both managed the Providence Grays National League baseball team?
  • in 1905, Fred Odwell led the National League in home runs with nine, but hit only one home run in the other three seasons he played in Major League Baseball?
  • the 1952 Pittsburgh Pirates, the worst Pirates team of the 20th century, were so bad that their catcher Joe Garagiola later said "In an eight-team league, we should've finished ninth"?
  • the Whiz Kids, led by Robin Roberts, won the National League pennant in 1950, but never won another with the same players?
  • Rosario Rodríguez was the youngest baseball player in the National League during the 1989 season?
  • Mickey Morandini turned the first regular-season unassisted triple play by a second baseman in National League history?
  • Ned Hanlon managed the Baltimore Orioles to three consecutive National League pennants?
  • Frederick Brocklander became a Major League Baseball umpire during a 1979 strike and continued umpiring for 12 more years in the National League?
  • Jeff Robinson, who played nine seasons in Major League Baseball, was the thirteenth pitcher in the National League to strike out three batters on nine pitches?
  • Major League Baseball's Milwaukee Brewers won an American League pennant in 1982 before moving to the National League in 1998?
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