The History of Major League Baseball

By MATTHARDYFAN

  • The MLB is Founded

    The MLB is founded when the first major league team, The Cincinnati Red Stockings were formed.

  • National Association is established

    The National Association is established, which went defunct in 1875.

  • The first major league game

    The first major league baseball game ever played was contested at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

  • Union League is established

    The Union league is established and went defunct later that year.

  • Negro League is established

    The now defunct league is developed, and it's last competitive season was 1951. From the !960's to the 1980's the last remaining Negro League team, the Indianapolis Clowns, amused fans by doing humorous acts, not baseball.

  • American league founded

    The American League was founded, which contains such teams as the Red Sox, the Yankees, and the Blue jays.

  • honus wagners baseball card

    honus wagner has a card put into packs of cigarettes, but he wanted them taken out because he didnt smoke or didnt want to endorse smoking. there is only 10 in existence and it goes for well over a million dollars

  • fenway park is erected

    the oldest baseball stadium in the world, fenway park, is erected

  • The curse of the bambino starts

    The red sox trade babe ruth to the new york yankees for money the former owner of the red sox used to finance broadway musicals

  • The negro league officially disbands

    The negro league officially disbands
    The indianapolis clowns, the last negro league team in existance, retires the franchise to never be resurrected again.

  • mlb players strike

    The world series is not played due to money issues between the players and the comissioner of baseball.

  • red sox break the curse

    red sox break the curse
    the boston red sox break the curse of the bambino to end a 86 year, world seriesless streak

  • the red sox win another world series

    the red sox win another world series
    The red sox win their second world series title since the 1918 incident.

  • the st louis cardinals win the world series

    the st louis cardinals win the world series
    the cardinals of st louis win their first world series title.

  • astros switch leagues

    astros switch leagues
    The Houston Astros move from the national league to the american league