National Association Announced
January 1, 1871
A new baseball league was announced today, the National Association.
The National Association will begin play this April. Teams will play 56 games, 4 games home and away. The top 2 teams will meet for a best-of-7 series to decide the National Association Champion.
There will be a 15 round Amateur Draft after the first season and every season moving forward.
There will be 8 teams to start the 1871 season:
Boston Beans
Chicago Athletes
Cleveland Spiders
Ft. Wayne Wizards
New York Nationals
Philadelphia Quakers
Troy (MI) Trojans
Washington (DC) Generals