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Players' League

Players' League

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Oct 23, 2026

Russell ChristianHOST
17:53
There were several leagues in the 1800s.
Russell ChristianHOST
17:56
I want to say the Players League, which was like one season, like 18-whatever, and the American Association, if I'm not...
Russell ChristianHOST
18:03
I'm not very... learn it on 19th century baseball, dead ball era, and the Negro League.
Russell ChristianHOST
18:11
So those are areas that I'm trying to learn more about.
Thomas GilbertGUEST
46:42
... him and his brother.
Thomas GilbertGUEST
46:44
And George ends up bankrolling the, uh, Players Association, Players League, uh, Brooklyn club in 1890.
Thomas GilbertGUEST
46:52
And-
Jeff CohenHOST
46:52
Right
Thomas GilbertGUEST
46:52
... at the conclusion of the Players League, his- him and a lot of other of the Players League owners were allowed to buy into Major League Baseball clubs, and he became a partner, a part owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Thomas GilbertGUEST
47:05
W- weren't called that then, but it's the Dodgers.
Jeff CohenHOST
47:08
Right.
Indy NeidellHOST
10:19
But he did it in three different major leagues.
Indy NeidellHOST
10:22
The Players League, then the American Association, then the National League.
BernsHOST
10:26
Okay, but he never approached 50 those other years,
Indy NeidellHOST
10:29
right? No, no, no.

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