1899 NL Season
12 teams competed during the regular season
Brooklyn Superbas finished in 1st place to claim the championship
League President
Nicholas Young
After the 1899 season, the National League announced it was dropping four of its franchises, reducing its membership from 12 to 8 teams. The franchises that were eliminated were Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington. This afforded an opportunity for the Western circuit to expand into those vacated cities, and rename itself "The American League"