Who was the first Major League Baseball team ever?

Answer 1

The Cleveland Forest Citys and the Fort Wayne Kekiongas played in the first Major League Baseball game on May 4, 1871. Click on the 'First MLB Game' link on this page to read about the game and the players that played it.

Answer 2

THE DODGERSI THINK IT WAS THE BROOKLYN DODGERS

The first professional baseball team was formed in 1869: the Cincinnati Red Stockings. The first Major League was the National Association, which existed from 1871-1875. The Braves and Cubs were born in this league.

Answer 3

It depends what you mean by major league? The first baseball team is generally regarded to be the Knickerbocker Club of New York (1845). The first dominant baseball team was Atlantic of Brooklyn (1850s and 60s). The first (openly) all professional baseball team was the Cincinnati Red Stockings (1869, no relation to the current Cincinnati Reds or the Boston Red Sox). The oldest current major league baseball franchise is the Chicago Cubs (1870, originally called the Chicago White Stockings - oddly enough). The first major league officially is the National League (1876), though some would argue that the National Association (1871) has a good argument. Both the current Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta Braves (originally called the Boston Red Stockings - oddly enough again), were both founding members of both the National League and the National Association.

Answer 4

The first league that is now considered a "major" league was the "National League," founded in 1876. The "National Association" that operated between 1871 and 1875 is not considered by a majority of historians to have been "major," although it did consist of the best teams of its time. The problem is that the "league" had no central authority on scheduling, location of teams, or even rules -- it was more like a group of teams that would play exhibition games whenever it suited their fancy.

The original teams of the NL were located in the cities of Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, Hartford, New York, Saint Louis, Cincinati, and Louisville.

Answer 5

The Fort Wayne Kekiongas defeated the Cleveland Forest Citys 2-0. Click on the 'First Game' link on this page to read about the first Major League game ever played.

Answer 6

The first game in MLB was played on May 4, 1871 between the Cleveland Forest Cities and the Fort Wayne Kekiongas.

Answer 7

That was the Chicago White Stockings (now White Sox) and the Cleveland Blues (now Indians) on April 24, 1901. Chicago won 8-2.

Answer 8

1869 Cincinnati Reds