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RetroSeasons recaps past sports seasons through stories, photos, videos, and stats from every team, league, and stadium in history. Coverage includes the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL, as well as vintage media from defunct teams and leagues.
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National League (NL)
Seasons 1876-1900 (25 seasons)

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Recap

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest current professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit. Since 1903, at the end of every season, the National League champion plays in the World Series against the American League champion.



For the first 96 years, National League teams faced their American League counterparts only in exhibition games or in the World Series. Beginning in 1997, interleague games have been played during the regular season and count in the standings. As part of the agreement instituting interleague play, the designated-hitter rule is used only in games where the American League team is the home team.

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Other concurrent baseball leagues:    
AL  ·  PL  ·  UA  ·  AA  ·  Negro
1900 NL Season
1900 NL Season
Brooklyn Superbas
1899 NL Season
1899 NL Season
Brooklyn Superbas
1898 NL Season
1898 NL Season
Boston Beaneaters
1897 NL Season
1897 NL Season
Boston Beaneaters
1896 NL Season
1896 NL Season
Baltimore Orioles
1895 NL Season
1895 NL Season
Cleveland Spiders
1894 NL Season
1894 NL Season
New York Giants
1893 NL Season
1893 NL Season
Boston Beaneaters
1892 NL Season
1892 NL Season
Boston Beaneaters
1891 NL Season
1891 NL Season
Boston Beaneaters
1890 NL Season
1890 NL Season
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
1889 NL Season
1889 NL Season
New York Giants
1888 NL Season
1888 NL Season
New York Giants
1887 NL Season
1887 NL Season
Detroit Wolverines
1886 NL Season
1886 NL Season
Chicago White Stockings
1885 NL Season
1885 NL Season
Chicago White Stockings
1884 NL Season
1884 NL Season
Providence Grays
1883 NL Season
1883 NL Season
Boston Beaneaters
1882 NL Season
1882 NL Season
Chicago White Stockings
1881 NL Season
1881 NL Season
Chicago White Stockings
1880 NL Season
1880 NL Season
Chicago White Stockings
1879 NL Season
1879 NL Season
Providence Grays
1878 NL Season
1878 NL Season
Boston Red Caps
1877 NL Season
1877 NL Season
Boston Red Caps
1876 NL Season
1876 NL Season
Chicago White Stockings

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