American Association (1882–1891)

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The American Association of Base Ball Clubs, known simply as the American Association (AA), was a professional baseball major league that operated from 1882 to 1891. Together with its main competitor, the National League (NL), the AA participated in an early version of the World Series. When the AA folded after the 1891 season, several AA franchises joined the NL. During its existence, the AA was often simply referred to as "the Association" in the media, in contrast to the NL, which was sometimes called "the League". It was also sometimes called the "Beer and Whiskey League".

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