The League Alliance was the first semi-affiliated minor league baseball league. Proposed by Al Spalding on January 15, 1877,[1] independent baseball teams were to affiliate with National League teams, which would honor their respective contracts. The league only existed for one season, 1877, though another version was attempted in 1882.
Teams
edit- Alaskas
- Albany M. N. Nolan
- Auburn Auburnians
- Binghamton Cricket
- Brooklyn Chelsea
- Buffalo Bisons
- Chicago Fairbanks
- Elizabeth Resolute
- Erie
- Evansville Red
- Fall River Cascades
- Hornellsville Hornells
- Indianapolis Blues
- Janesville Mutual
- Livingston
- Lowell Ladies' Men
- Ludlow
- Memphis Reds
- Milwaukee Cream Citys
- Minneapolis Browns
- Philadelphia Athletic
- Philadelphia Defiance
- Springfield Champion City
- St. Paul Red Caps
- Syracuse Star
- Troy Haymakers
- Wheeling Standard
- Winona Clippers
See also
edit- 1877 in baseball
- Northwestern League, considered the first baseball minor league
References
edit- ^ "The Chronology - 1877 | BaseballLibrary.com". www.baseballlibrary.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2007. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
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