American Association in 1884

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The American Association in 1884 was a major 19th-century professional baseball league that operated as a rival to the National League and featured teams such as the Brooklyn Bridegrooms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball season
professional baseball league
professional baseball league season
professional baseball team
allowed Sunday games
beer sales at ballparks
alsoKnownAs 1884 American Association season
AA
champion New York Metropolitans
linked to: New York Mets
competedWith National League
competitionLevel major league
country United States
United States
dissolved 1891
era 19th-century baseball
featuredPlayer Bob Caruthers
Dave Orr
Guy Hecker
Pete Browning
Tony Mullane
hadTeam Baltimore Monumentals
Brooklyn Atlantics
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
Cincinnati Red Stockings (AA)
Columbus Buckeyes
Indianapolis Hoosiers (AA)
Louisville Eclipse
New York Metropolitans
Philadelphia Athletics (AA)
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
linked to: Pittsburgh Pirates

Richmond Virginians
St. Louis Browns (AA)
linked to: St. Louis Browns

Toledo Blue Stockings
Washington Nationals (AA)
inception 1882
league American Association (professional baseball league)
leagueStatus major league
major league
location Brooklyn, New York
linked to: Brooklyn
marketPositioning rival to National League
numberOfTeams 13
partOf American Association (professional baseball league)
rivalOf National League
seasonOf 1884 in baseball
sport baseball
baseball
timePeriod 1884
usedRuleset 19th-century professional baseball rules

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Brooklyn Bridegrooms joinedLeague American Association in 1884
American Association (1884 season) alsoKnownAs 1884 American Association season
subject linked to: American Association in 1884
linked to: American Association in 1884