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19th-century National League teams

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The following is a list of United States Major League Baseball teams that played in the National League during the 19th century. None of these teams, other than Athletic and Mutual, had actual names during this period; sportswriters however often applied creative monickers which are still, mistakenly, used today as "team names" following a convention established in 1951.

Surviving teams

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Major league

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  • Boston: "Red Stockings, "Red Caps," "Beaneaters" 1876–1900 – now Atlanta Braves
  • Brooklyn: "Grays," "Bridegrooms," "Grooms," "Superbas," "Robins," "Trolley Dodgers" 1890–1900 – transferred from the American Association; now Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Chicago "White Stockings": 1876–1900 – now known as the Cubs
  • Cincinnati: "Red Stockings" or "Reds" 1890–1900 – transferred from the American Association
  • New York: occasionally "Gothams," more often "Giants" 1883–1900 – later the New York Giants and now San Francisco Giants
  • Philadelphia 1883–1900 – very occasionally tagged "Quakers" 1883–1890, most often "Philadelphias" in the style of the day, shortened to "Phillies."
  • Pittsburgh: 1887–1900 founded as Allegheny (a Pittsburgh suburb) and referred to in typical manner as "Alleghenys" 1883-1890, dubbed "Pirates" from 1891 – transferred from the American Association
  • St. Louis "Brown Stockings or "Browns," later "Red Stockings" or "Reds" 1892–1900 – transferred from the American Association; now known as the Cardinals.

Minor league

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  • Buffalo Bisons 1879–1885 – moved to the minors in 1886 and played in Buffalo until 1970 before several moves. Suspended operations in 1973. A current minor league team bearing the "Buffalo Bisons" name, dating to 1979, claims this team as part of their official history.

Defunct teams

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Timeline

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Franchises by Year

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  • 1876
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Cincinnati
    • Hartford
    • Louisville
    • Mutual
    • Athletic
    • St. Louis
  • Between 1876 and 1877 seasons
    • Drop: Mutual and Athletic
  • 1877
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Cincinnati
    • Hartford (played most games in Brooklyn)
    • Louisville
    • St. Louis
  • Between 1877 and 1878 seasons
    • Drop: Hartford, Louisville and St. Louis
    • Add: Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Providence
  • 1878
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Cincinnati
    • Indianapolis
    • Milwaukee
    • Providence
  • Between 1878 and 1879 seasons
    • Drop: Indianapolis and Milwaukee
    • Add: Buffalo, Cleveland, Syracuse and Troy
  • 1879
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Cincinnati
    • Providence
    • Buffalo
    • Cleveland
    • Syracuse
    • Troy
  • Between 1879 and 1880 seasons
    • Drop: Syracuse
    • Add: Worcester
  • 1880
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Cincinnati
    • Providence
    • Buffalo
    • Cleveland
    • Troy
    • Worcester
  • Between 1880 and 1881 seasons
    • Drop: Cincinnati
    • Add: Detroit
  • 1881
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Providence
    • Buffalo
    • Cleveland
    • Troy
    • Worcester
    • Detroit
  • Between 1881 and 1882 seasons
    • Drop:none
    • Add: none
  • 1882
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Providence
    • Buffalo
    • Cleveland
    • Troy
    • Worcester
    • Detroit
  • Between 1882 and 1883 seasons
    • Drop: Troy and Worcester
    • Add: New York and Philadelphia
  • 1883
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Providence
    • Buffalo
    • Cleveland
    • Detroit
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
  • Between 1883 and 1884 seasons
    • Drop: none
    • Add: none
  • 1884
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Providence
    • Buffalo
    • Cleveland
    • Detroit
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
  • Between 1884 and 1885 seasons
    • Drop: Cleveland
    • Add: St. Louis from the Union Association
  • 1885
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Providence
    • Buffalo
    • Detroit
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • St. Louis
  • Between 1885 and 1886 seasons
    • Drop: Buffalo and Providence
    • Add: Kansas City and Washington
  • 1886
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Detroit
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • St. Louis
    • Kansas City
    • Washington
  • Between 1886 and 1887 seasons
    • Drop: Kansas City
    • Add: Pittsburgh (from the American Association)
    • Move: St. Louis to Indianapolis
  • 1887
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Detroit
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • Washington
    • Indianapolis
    • Pittsburgh
  • Between 1887 and 1888 seasons
    • Drop: none
    • Add: Minneapolis
  • 1888
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • Detroit
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • Washington
    • Indianapolis
    • Pittsburgh
    • Minneapolis
  • Between 1888 and 1889 seasons
    • Drop: Detroit
    • Add: Cleveland from the American Association
  • 1889
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • Washington
    • Indianapolis
    • Pittsburgh
    • Cleveland
  • Between 1889 and 1890 seasons
    • Drop: Indianapolis and Washington
    • Add: Brooklyn and Cincinnati (both from the American Association)
  • 1890
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • Pittsburgh
    • Cleveland
    • Brooklyn
    • Cincinnati
  • Between 1890 and 1891 seasons
    • Drop: none
    • Add: none
  • 1891
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • Pittsburgh
    • Cleveland
    • Brooklyn
    • Cincinnati
  • Between 1891 and 1892 seasons
    • Drop: none
    • Add: Baltimore, Louisville, St. Louis and Washington (all from the American Association)
  • 1892–1899
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • Pittsburgh
    • Cleveland
    • Brooklyn
    • Cincinnati
    • Baltimore
    • Louisville
    • St. Louis
    • Washington

This lineup of teams remained the same from 1892 to the end of the 1899 season. After the 1899 season Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington were dropped from the National League.

  • 1900
    • Boston
    • Chicago
    • New York
    • Philadelphia
    • Pittsburgh
    • Brooklyn
    • Cincinnati
    • St. Louis

This lineup remained the same until Boston relocated to Milwaukee in 1953.

See also

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References

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  • Thorn, John (1999). Palmer, Pete; et al. (eds.). Total Baseball (6th ed.). Total Sports. ISBN 978-1-892129-03-1.