No African-American player helped organize the National League. It was organized by a group of team owners, non of which were African-American.
1876
The first year of play for the National League was 1876.
The NFL was organized in 1920 in Canton, Ohio.
When the American League was organized in 1901.
The National Hockey League was organized on November 26, 1917, in Montreal, Quebec
He organized the Negro National League a Negro League Baseball Division that consisted of many Great NLB teams.
Organized Basketball is a league that there are many teams. In your area there might be a city league, that is an example of organized basketball.
The first organized league of teams consisting solely of African-Americans -- it was called the Negro National League -- was in 1920. This first league lasted until 1931. A second league, also called the Negro National League, was organized in 1933. Another league, the Negro American League, was launched in 1937. The former folded after the 1949 season, the latter held on until 1962.
In the United States, the first major league was called the National Association and was in existence between 1871-1875. The league disbanded after the 1875 season and the National League began play in 1876. Click on the 'National Association' link on this page to read about the first professional baseball league in the U.S.
Early Baseball and the Rise of the National League by Tom Melville : McFarland & Company "An original assessment of the forces that developed early baseball into an organized national sport."
A-League National Youth League was created in 2008.
National. The National League began play as a major league in 1876 and the American League began play as a major league in 1901.