The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League, is the younger of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada. It developed
American League President and founder Ban Johnson, in center, surrounded by the portraits of the league's eight teams in 1907.
U.S. President Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933, served 1923–1929), and Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson (1887–1946, played 1907–1927, managed 1929–1932 for Senators; managed Cleveland Indians 1933–1935), shake hands following the Senators' 1924 American League championship at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.
The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League, is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada, and the world's
American League
…league status. It is sometimes called the Junior Circuit because it claimed Major League status for the 1901 season, 25 years after the formation of the National League (the "Senior Circuit"). Since 1903, the American League champion has played in the World Series against the National League champion with only two…
Shea Stadium prior to the start of a New York Mets game in 2008. In its final season before the Mets moved to Citi Field, Shea had the best attendance in the National League that year, drawing over 53,000 fans per game on average.
Morgan Bulkeley, the first president of the National League