The following is a list of United States Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

 teams that played in the National League

National League

The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League , is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and the world's oldest extant professional team sports league. Founded on February 2, 1876, to replace the National Association of Professional...

 during the 19th century.

Major league

• Boston Red Stockings (Beaneaters)
  Atlanta Braves
  The Atlanta Braves are a professional baseball club based in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Braves have played in Turner Field since 1997....
  
    1876–1900 – now Atlanta Braves
• Brooklyn Bridegrooms
  Los Angeles Dodgers
  The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
  
   1890–1900 – transferred from American Association
  American Association (19th century)
  The American Association was a Major League Baseball league that existed for 10 seasons from to . During that time, it challenged the National League for dominance of professional baseball...
  
  ; now Los Angeles Dodgers
• Chicago White Stockings
  Chicago Cubs
  The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. They are one of two Major League clubs based in Chicago . The Cubs are also one of the two remaining charter members of the National...
  
   1876–1900 – now known as the Cubs
• Cincinnati Reds
  Cincinnati Reds
  The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the National League Central Division. The club was established in 1882 as a charter member of the American Association and joined the National League in 1890....
  
   1890–1900 – transferred from American Association
• New York Giants
  San Francisco Giants
  The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....
  
   1883–1900 – now San Francisco Giants
• Philadelphia Phillies
  Philadelphia Phillies
  The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883. The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
  
   1883–1900 – now Philadelphia Phillies
• Pittsburgh Pirates
  Pittsburgh Pirates
  The Pittsburgh Pirates are a Major League Baseball club based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They play in the Central Division of the National League, and are five-time World Series Champions...
  
   1887–1900 – transferred from American Association
• St. Louis Browns
  St. Louis Cardinals
  The St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball. The Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, the most of any National League team, and second overall only to...
  
   1892–1900 – transferred from American Association; now known as the Cardinals.

Minor league

• Buffalo Bisons 1879–1885 – Moved to the minors in 1886 and played in Buffalo until 1970 before several moves. Suspended operations in 1973. A current minor league team bearing the "Buffalo Bisons
  Buffalo Bisons
  The Buffalo Bisons are a minor league baseball team based in Buffalo, New York. They currently play in the International League and are the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets...
  
  " name, dating to 1979, claims this team as part of their official history.

Defunct teams

• Cincinnati Red Stockings 1876–1880
• Cleveland Blues
  Cleveland Blues (NL)
  The Cleveland Blues were a Major League Baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio that operated in the National League from 1879 to 1884. In six seasons their best finish was third place in 1880. Hugh Daily threw a no-hitter for the Blues on Sept. 13, 1883. Besides Daily, notable Blues players...
  
   1879–1884
• Detroit Wolverines
  Detroit Wolverines
  The Detroit Wolverines were a 19th century baseball team that played in the National League from 1881 to 1888 in the city of Detroit, Michigan. In total, they won 426 games and lost 437, taking their lone pennant in 1887. The team was disbanded following the 1888 season.-Franchise...
  
   1881–1888
• Hartford Dark Blues
  Hartford Dark Blues
  The Hartford Dark Blues were a 19th century baseball team. The team was based in Hartford, Connecticut.-History:They were a member of the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in 1874 and 1875 and the National League in 1876 and 1877...
  
   1876–1877 – transferred from National Association; based in Brooklyn in 1877
• Indianapolis Blues
  Indianapolis Blues
  The Indianapolis Blues were a baseball team in the National League only during the 1878 season and finished fifth in the six-team league with a 24-36 record. They were managed by outfielder/first baseman/catcher John Clapp, and played their home games at South Street Park.Their top-hitting regular...
  
   1878
• St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers
  St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers
  300px|thumb|right|1888 Indianapolis HoosiersThe St. Louis Maroons were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri, from 1884-1886. The club, established by Henry Lucas, were the one near-major league quality entry in the Union Association, a league that lasted only one season, due...
  
   1885–1889. Maroons transferred from Union Association in 1885; moved to Indianapolis and renamed the Hoosiers in 1887
• Kansas City Cowboys
  Kansas City Cowboys (National League)
  The Kansas City Cowboys were a National League that played one season, . They played at Association Park and finished with a 30-91 record. They finished in seventh place, ahead of another new team, the Washington Nationals. They were not connected to the Union Association Cowboys.The Cowboys were...
  
   1886
• Louisville Grays
  Louisville Grays
  The Louisville Grays were a 19th century U.S. baseball team and charter member of the National League, based in Louisville, Kentucky. They played two seasons, 1876 and 1877, and compiled a record of 65–61. Their home games were at the Louisville Baseball Park. The Grays were owned by...
  
   1876–1877
• Louisville Colonels
  Louisville Colonels
  The Louisville Colonels were a Major League Baseball team that played in the American Association throughout that league's ten-year existence from 1882 until 1891, first as the Louisville Eclipse and later as the Louisville Colonels , the latter name derived from the historic Kentucky colonels...
  
   1892–1899 – transferred from American Association; merged with Pittsburgh Pirates
• Milwaukee Grays
  Milwaukee Grays
  The Milwaukee Grays were a short-lived baseball team that spent one year, 1878, in the National League.The team was part of the League Alliance, loosely affiliated with the National League, in 1877. It won 19 games and lost 13 , ending up in fourth place...
  
   (or Cream Citys) 1878
• Mutual of New York
  New York Mutuals
  The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter...
  
   1876 – transferred from National Association
• Athletic of Philadelphia
  Athletic of Philadelphia
  Athletic of Philadelphia was a prominent National Association, and later National League, professional baseball team that played in the second half of the 19th century.-Early History:...
  
   1876 – transferred from National Association
• Providence Grays
  Providence Grays
  The Providence Grays were a Major League Baseball team based in Providence, Rhode Island who played in the National League from until . The Grays played at Messer Field in the Olneyville neighborhood. The team won the National League title twice, in and...
  
   1878–1885
• St. Louis Brown Stockings
  St. Louis Brown Stockings
  The St. Louis Brown Stockings were a professional baseball club based in St. Louis, Missouri from 1875 to 1877.-History:Joining the National Association in the final season of that league, the Brown Stockings were the first team to represent St. Louis in a professional baseball association . The...
  
   1876–1877 – transferred from National Association
• Syracuse Stars
  Syracuse Stars (National League)
  The Syracuse Stars was an American baseball team 19th century, as well as the name of the minor league baseball teams which preceded it, based in Syracuse, New York. They played their home games at Newell Park...
  
   1879
• Troy Trojans 1879–1882
• Washington Nationals 1886–1889
• Worcester Ruby Legs 1880–1882

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.