There were 24 teams in MLB in 1970: NL East - Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago Cubs, New York Mets, St Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies, Montreal Expos NL West - Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves, San Diego Padres AL East - Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators AL West - Minnesota Twins, Oakland Athletics, California Angels, Kansas City Royals, Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox
There were 16 teams in MLB in 1950, eight in each league: National League: Philadelphia Phillies, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Giants, Boston Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, and Pittsburgh Pirates American League: New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Washington Senators, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Browns, and Philadelphia Athletics
There were 24 teams in 1976. Here is the list:
1 Atlanta Braves
2 Baltimore Orioles
3 Boston Red Sox
4 California Angels
5 Chicago Cubs
6 Chicago White Sox
7 Cincinnati Reds
8 Cleveland Indians
9 Detroit Tigers
10 Houston Astros
12 Los Angeles Dogers
14 Minnesota Twins
15 Montreal Expos
16 New York Mets
17 New York Yankees
19 Philadelphia Phillies
20 Pittsburgh Pirates
21 San Diego Padres
22 San Francisco Giants
23 Saint Louis Cardinals
24 Texas Rangers
The Reds beat the Phillies in the NLCS
The Yankees beat the Royals in the ALCS
The Reds beat the Yankees for the '76 World Series
According to numbers published by the Major League Baseball Players Association, the average player salary in 1969 was $24,909. The league minimum that season was $10,000.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates joined Major League Baseball, or MLB, as part of the National League in 1887. From 1969 to 1993, the Pirates were part of the East Division, and from 1994 onward the team was part of the Central Division.
Their first year as a baseball team was in 1936 as a PCL minor league team. Their first year as a major league team was 1969
The only MLB Team with a team name starting with the letter E are the Montreal Expos, who are now the Washington Nationals.
The San Diego Padres are the Major League Baseball team in San Diego, California. They play in the National League Western Division. The Padres have won the National League Pennant twice, in 1984 and 1998, losing in the World Series both times.
Founded in 1969, the Padres are and have always been based in San Diego, CA.
Canada's first MLB team was the Montreal Expos who began play in 1969.
Don Drysdale played in Major League Baseball from 1956 to 1969.
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League was created in 1969.
The formation of major leagues began in New York City on February 6 1876. The exact location was in the Grand Central Hotel. The executives came from various cities. They called this group of teams the National League. League play began in April of 1876. The teams in the league were the following: The Boston Red Caps. The Chicago White Stockings The Cincinnati Red Stockings The Hartford Dark Blues The Louisville Grays The New York Mutuals The Philadelphia Athletics The Saint Louis Brown Stockings Only the Chicago Team renamed to the Cubs in 1901 has played continuously from 1876 to the present time.
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