In the early years of the American League there were many hitters who hit .400. In 1901, Nap Lajoie of the Philadelphia Athletics led the A. L. in hitting with a .422 average, the only player in the A. L. to hit over .400 that season. By the way, the last American Leaguer to hit the mark was Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox who hit .406 in 1941.
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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.
No. The American League joined the National league in 1901 to form Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is 141 years-old as of December 30, 2010.
1997 MVP Winners Griffey Jr and WalkerThere are two MVP award winners each year in Major League Baseball. One winner for each League, American, and National.The 1997 American League MVP was Ken Griffey Jr.The 1997 National League MVP was Larry Walker.
Answer:Bud Fowler - 1878
He was a Major League Baseball player.
This question has been asked and answered several times. The first African-American major league baseball player(s) by all accounts seems to be the brothers Fleet and Welday Walker, who played for Toledo in the American Association, then consided a "major" league, in 1884.
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first Native American to compete in Major League Baseball was Louis Sockalexis who played from 1897-1899 with a Cleveland franchise then using the title the"Spiders".
Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player who became the first black player in the major league of baseball
Yes, they are the Baltimore Orioles of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's American League.
There are 14 teams in the American League of Major League Baseball.1414 teams
Moses Fleetwood "Fleet" Walker was the first major league baseball player. I thought it was another guy, but oh well. -Anonymous Quo
Jackie Robinson, 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers.
Baseball America Major League Player of the Year was created in 1998.
frank Robinson was the only baseball player ti win most valuable player awards in each major leagu, the first African American player to manage a baseball team in each major league, and the first to be named manager of the year in the national as well as the American league