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 American Association in 1884
surface form: 1884 American Association season

AA
champion New York Mets
surface form: New York Metropolitans
competedWith National League
competitionLevel major league
country United States of America
surface form: United States

United States of America
surface form: 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
surface form: Philadelphia Athletics (AA)

Pittsburgh Pirates
surface form: Pittsburgh Alleghenys

Richmond Virginians
St. Louis Browns
surface form: St. Louis Browns (AA)

Toledo Blue Stockings
Washington Nationals (AA)
inception 1882
league American Association
surface form: American Association (professional baseball league)
leagueStatus major league
major league
location Brooklyn
surface form: Brooklyn, New York
marketPositioning rival to National League
numberOfTeams 13
partOf American Association
surface form: 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 in 1884 alsoKnownAs American Association in 1884
subject surface form: American Association (1884 season)
this entity surface form: 1884 American Association season