19th century National League teams

The following is a list of United States Major League Baseball teams that played in the National League in the 19th century.

Surviving teams

*Boston Red Stockings (Beaneaters) 1876-1900 - now Atlanta Braves
*Brooklyn Bridegrooms 1890-1900 - transferred from American Association; now Los Angeles Dodgers
*Chicago White Stockings 1876-1900 - now known as the Cubs
*Cincinnati Reds 1890-1900 - transferred from American Association
*New York Giants 1883-1900 - now San Francisco Giants
*Philadelphia Phillies 1883-1900 - now Philadelphia Phillies
*Pittsburgh Pirates 1887-1900 - transferred from American Association
*St. Louis Browns 1892-1900 - transferred from American Association; now known as the Cardinals

Defunct teams

*Baltimore Orioles 1892-1899 - transferred from American Association
*Buffalo Bisons 1879-1885
*Cincinnati Red Stockings 1876-1880
*Cleveland Blues 1879-1884
*Cleveland Spiders 1889-1899 - transferred from American Association
*Detroit Wolverines 1881-1888
*Hartford Dark Blues 1876-1877 - transferred from National Association; based in Brooklyn in 1877
*Indianapolis Blues 1878
*Indianapolis Hoosiers 1887-1889
*Kansas City Cowboys 1886
*Louisville Grays 1876-1877
*Louisville Colonels 1892-1899 - transferred from American Association; merged with Pittsburgh Pirates
*Milwaukee Grays (or Cream Citys) 1878
*Mutual of New York 1876 - transferred from National Association
*Athletic of Philadelphia 1876 - transferred from National Association
*Providence Grays 1878-1885
*St. Louis Brown Stockings 1876-1877 - transferred from National Association
*St. Louis Maroons 1885-1886 - transferred from Union Association
*Syracuse Stars 1879
*Troy Trojans 1879-1882
*Washington Nationals 1886-1889
*Washington Senators 1892-1899 - transferred from American Association
*Worcester Ruby Legs 1880-1882

Timeline

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Franchises by Year

*1876
**Boston
**Chicago
**Cincinnati
**Hartford
**Louisville
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Saint Louis

*Between 1876 and 1877 seasons
**Drop: New York and Philadelphia

*1877
**Boston
**Chicago
**Cincinnati
**Hartford (plays most games in Brooklyn)
**Louisville
**Saint Louis

*Between 1877 and 1878 seasons
**Drop: Hartford, Louisville and Saint Louis
**Add: Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Providence

*1878
**Boston
**Chicago
**Cincinnati
**Indianapolis
**Milwaukee
**Providence

*Between 1878 and 1879 seasons
**Drop: Indianapolis and Milwaukee
**Add: Buffalo, Cleveland, Syracuse and Troy

*1879
**Boston
**Chicago
**Cincinnati
**Providence
**Buffalo
**Cleveland
**Syracuse
**Troy

*Between 1879 and 1880 seasons
**Drop: Syracuse
**Add: Worcester

*1880
**Boston
**Chicago
**Cincinnati
**Providence
**Buffalo
**Cleveland
**Troy
**Worcester

*Between 1880 and 1881 seasons
**Drop: Cincinnati
**Add: Detroit

*1881
**Boston
**Chicago
**Providence
**Buffalo
**Cleveland
**Troy
**Worcester
**Detroit

*Between 1881 and 1882 seasons
**Drop:none
**Add: none

*1882
**Boston
**Chicago
**Providence
**Buffalo
**Cleveland
**Troy
**Worcester
**Detroit

*Between 1882 and 1883 seasons
**Drop: Troy and Worcester
**Add: New York and Philadelphia

*1883
**Boston
**Chicago
**Providence
**Buffalo
**Cleveland
**Detroit
**New York
**Philadelphia

*Between 1883 and 1884 seasons
**Drop: none
**Add: none

*1884
**Boston
**Chicago
**Providence
**Buffalo
**Cleveland
**Detroit
**New York
**Philadelphia

*Between 1884 and 1885 seasons
**Drop: Cleveland
**Add: Saint Louis from Union Association

*1885
**Boston
**Chicago
**Providence
**Buffalo
**Detroit
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Saint Louis

*Between 1885 and 1886 seasons
**Drop: Buffalo and Providence
**Add: Kansas City and Washington

*1886
**Boston
**Chicago
**Detroit
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Saint Louis
**Kansas City
**Washington

*Between 1886 and 1887 seasons
**Drop: Kansas City and Saint Louis
**Add: Indianapolis and Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh from American Association)

*1887
**Boston
**Chicago
**Detroit
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Washington
**Indianapolis
**Pittsburgh

*Between 1887 and 1888 seasons
**Drop: none
**Add: none

*1888
**Boston
**Chicago
**Detroit
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Washington
**Indianapolis
**Pittsburgh

*Between 1888 and 1889 seasons
**Drop: Detroit
**Add: Cleveland from American Association

*1889
**Boston
**Chicago
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Washington
**Indianapolis
**Pittsburgh
**Cleveland

*Between 1889 and 1890 seasons
**Drop: Indianapolis and Washington
**Add: Brooklyn and Cincinnati (Both from American Association)

*1890
**Boston
**Chicago
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Pittsburgh
**Cleveland
**Brooklyn
**Cincinnati

*Between 1890 and 1891 seasons
**Drop: none
**Add: none

*1891
**Boston
**Chicago
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Pittsburgh
**Cleveland
**Brooklyn
**Cincinnati

*Between 1891 and 1892 seasons
**Drop: none
**Add: Baltimore, Louisville, Saint Louis and Washington (All from American Association)

*1892-1899
**Boston
**Chicago
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Pittsburgh
**Cleveland
**Brooklyn
**Cincinnati
**Baltimore
**Louisville
**Saint Louis
**Washington

This lineup of teams would remain the same from the 1892 to the end of the 1899 season. After the 1899 season Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington were dropped from the National League.

*1900
**Boston
**Chicago
**New York
**Philadelphia
**Pittsburgh
**Brooklyn
**Cincinnati
**Saint Louis

This lineup remained the same until Boston relocated to Milwaukee in 1953.

See also

*National League pennant winners 1876-1900

References

*cite book
first = John
last = Thorn
coauthors = Pete Palmer, et al., eds.
year = 1999
title = Total Baseball
edition = 6th ed.
publisher = Total Sports
id = ISBN 1-892129-03-5