The National League began in 1876 and the American League started in 1901. The Cincinnati Reds were the first professional team founded in 1869 and were known as the Red Stockings back then.
There is no record of any professional baseball game played in 1846. The earliest records of baseball began in 1876 with the establishment of the National League.
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.
The Cincinnati Reds, is recognized as the first "professional" baseball team.
Because the National League has been in existence longer than the American League ... the National League's first season as a major league was 1876 and the American League's first season as a major league was 1901.
Canada's first MLB team was the Montreal Expos who began play in 1969.
The National League began in 1876 and the American League started in 1901. The Cincinnati Reds were the first professional team founded in 1869 and were known as the Red Stockings back then.
There is no record of any professional baseball game played in 1846. The earliest records of baseball began in 1876 with the establishment of the National League.
Carlos Lee plays both Left Field and First Base. As of the 2012 Major League Baseball (MLB) season, Lee is a member of the Houston Astros.
The first major league in baseball was the National Association whose first year was 1871.
A member of the team when the team began play for the first time or season or year.The term 'Charter member' is usually used with leagues or conferences. For example, the National League of baseball began play as a major league in 1876. The teams that played in the National League in 1876 would be considered 'charter members' because they played in the first year of the league. The National Football League began play in 1920. The teams that played in the NFL in 1920 would be considered 'charter members'.
Catcher, pitcher, outfield, and first base are the only position a lefty will play at the major league level.
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.
The motto of Futures Collegiate Baseball League is 'Who will be the first?'.
The St. Louis Cardinals were original members of the National League1901 and was the first professional major league team west of the Mississippi River. The St. Louis Browns joined the American League in 1902 as Milwaukee francise moved to St. Louis.
Jackie Robinson, who began his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, was the first known black to play major league baseball in the modern era after 1900. Moses Fleetwood Walker, who played for the Toledo Blue Stockings of the old American Association, is credited with being the first black player in major league history.
If the term "baseball" is accepted to mean the game in a form recognizable as the game played today, the first baseball game was played in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1845. The game was basically an amateur one for twenty years or so when the Cincinati Red Stockings declared themselves the first openly professional team.The first professional league, the National Association, began play in May ( I believe)of 1871.