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History of the American League : ウィキペディア英語版 | History of the American League
The History of the American League, officially known as the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs and often abbreviated AL, stretches back into the late-19th century. The American League is one of the two leagues that makes up Major League Baseball. Originally a minor league known as the Western League, the league later developed into a major league after the American Association disbanded. In its early history, the Western League struggled until 1894, when Ban Johnson became the president of the league. Johnson led the Western League into major league status and soon became the president of the newly renamed American League. The American League has one notable difference over the National League, and that is the designated hitter rule. Under the rule, a team may use a batter in their lineup who is not in the field defensively, compared to the old rule that made it mandatory for the pitcher to hit. ==Early history==
The earliest predecessor to the American League was the Northwestern League, a minor league with teams based in the Midwestern United States. Along with the National League and American Association, the Northwest League was one of the three leagues that signed the National Agreement, an agreement wherein the signers covenanted to honor contractual agreements between players and teams and set a minimum salary for players.〔 The league soon became known as the Western League, and went through financial woes, including disbanding multiple times.〔 Along with Ban Johnson, Charles Comiskey purchased the Western League in 1892.〔 Johnson hoped to clean up the sport of baseball by purchasing the league, including allowing umpires to suspend players who used profanity and disputed calls.〔 Johnson hoped to use his league as an example of a well-run league that was organized, profitable, entertaining and appealing.〔 In Johnson's first season at the helm of the Western League, 1894, most of the leagues' franchises turned a profit and by 1895 attendance began to climb for teams around the league.〔 In 1896, Johnson brought Connie Mack in as a manager of the Milwaukee, Wisconsin team and he became a major piece in what would soon be the American League.〔 The first signs that the Western League could become a major league appeared when the league began to attract many high caliber players and managers, and attendance ratings continued to climb.〔
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