1872

Introduction

The year is 1872. It is the early beginnings of organized sports leagues in North America. There are no Major Sports Leagues at all but the first-ever Elite League, the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players was playing.


New Leagues

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Leagues in Operation

Year 2 of play in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NA) took place 152 years ago. (source) (source)

The 'wordmark logo' of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
NA ‘logo’

Leagues that Folded

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League Champions and Other Events

Baseball

NA Champion: Boston Red Stockings

Hockey

No leagues in operation.

Football

No leagues in operation.

Basketball

No leagues in operation.

Other Leagues

No leagues in operation.