National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs
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The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs is the historic major league baseball organization in the United States that has governed top-level professional teams since the 19th century.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National League (as Boston Beaneaters) | 1 |
| National League (as Boston Rustlers) | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Major League Baseball league
ⓘ
baseball league ⓘ professional sports league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| championFaces | American League champion in the World Series ⓘ |
| championshipDeterminedBy | National League Championship Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| co-governs | Major League Baseball policies with the American League ⓘ |
| commonName | National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season and postseason play ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top tier of professional baseball in the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| founded | 1876 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | William Hulbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceScope | major league professional baseball in the United States ⓘ |
| governanceType | club-based association of professional teams ⓘ |
| governs | top-level professional baseball teams in the United States ⓘ |
| governsCompetition |
National League postseason
ⓘ
National League regular season ⓘ |
| governsGender | men's professional baseball ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
National League Central
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National League East NERFINISHED ⓘ National League West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPeerOrganization | American League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSeasonType | annual ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopment | evolved from 19th century professional base ball clubs into a modern major league ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 19th century American professional baseball ⓘ |
| historicalRole | established the modern franchise-based structure of professional baseball ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | oldest existing major professional sports league in the United States ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Major League Baseball NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leagueLevel | major league ⓘ |
| originalMembershipType | franchised professional baseball clubs ⓘ |
| predecessor | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| professionalStatus | fully professional ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| replaced | National Association of Professional Base Ball Players as the premier professional league ⓘ |
| rulesInfluence | helped standardize professional baseball rules and organization ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| teamTypeGoverned | club-based professional baseball teams ⓘ |
| usesOfficialNameSpelling | Base Ball (historical spelling) ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
National League (as Boston Beaneaters)
this entity surface form:
National League (as Boston Rustlers)