The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP) of 1871–1875, the NL is sometimes called the Senior Circuit, in contrast to MLB's other league, the American League, which was founded 25 years later and is called the "Junior Circuit". Both leagues currently have 15 teams.
In baseball, an assist is a defensive statistic, baseball being one of the few sports in which the defensive team controls the ball. An assist is credited to every defensive player who fields or touches the ball prior to the recording of a putout, even if the contact was unintentional. For example, if a ball strikes a player's leg and bounces off him to another fielder, who tags the baserunner, the first player is credited with an assist. A fielder can receive a maximum of one assist per out recorded. An assist is also credited if a putout would have occurred, had another fielder not committed an error. For example, a shortstop might field a ground ball cleanly, but the first baseman might drop his throw. In this case, an error would be charged to the first baseman, and the shortstop would be credited with an assist.
The Western League was the name of several minor league baseball leagues that operated between 1885 and 1900. These leagues were focused mainly in the Midwestern United States.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1882 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1935 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1938 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1937 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1936 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1934 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1932 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1929 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1926 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1910 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1888 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1885 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1884 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1883 throughout the world.
The following are the baseball events of the year 1881 throughout the world.
The following is a timeline of franchise evolution in Major League Baseball.
