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The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBBP), or simply the National Association (NA), was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season. It succeeded and incorporated several professional clubs from the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP); in turn several of its clubs created the succeeding National League. The NA was the first professional baseball league. Its status as a major league is in dispute. Major League Baseball and the Baseball Hall of Fame do not recognize it as a major league, but the NA comprised most of the professional clubs and the highest caliber of play then in existence. Its players, managers, and umpires are included among the "major leaguers" who define the scope of many encyclopedias and many databases developed by SABR or Retrosheet. Several factors limited the lifespan of the National Association including * Dominance by a single team (Boston) for most of the league's existence * Instability of franchises; several were placed in cities too small to financially support professional baseball * Lack of central authority * Suspicions of the influence of gamblers == Member Clubs == Professional baseball clubs in the 19th century were often known by what is now regarded as a "nickname", although it was actually the club's name. This was a practice carried over from the amateur days. The ''Encyclopedia of Baseball'' attempted to retrofit the names into a modern context, possibly introducing some confusion. In the following list, the bold names are the names most often used by contemporary newspapers in league standings, and the linked names after them are those typically ascribed to the teams now, using the ''Encyclopedia of Baseball'' standard. * Boston - Boston Red Stockings (1871–1875) * Chicago - Chicago White Stockings (1871, 1874-1875)〔http://www.baseballchronology.com/baseball/leagues/National_Association/Chicago/〕 * Forest City - Cleveland Forest Citys (1871–1872) * Kekionga - Fort Wayne Kekiongas (1871) * Mutual - New York Mutuals (1871–1875) * Athletic - Philadelphia Athletics (1871–1875) * Forest City - Rockford Forest Citys (1871) (A second league club with the same name as the Cleveland entry) * Troy - Troy Haymakers (1871–1872) * Olympic - Washington Olympics (1871–1872; 1875) * Atlantic - Brooklyn Atlantics (1872–1875) * Eckford - Brooklyn Eckfords (1872) * Lord Baltimore - Baltimore Canaries (1872–1874) * Mansfield - Middletown Mansfields (1872) * National - Washington Nationals (1872; 1875) Washington Blue Legs (1873) * Maryland - Baltimore Marylands (1873) (played at Madison Avenue Grounds) * Philadelphia - Philadelphia White Stockings (1873-1875) (also sometimes called "Pearls" or "Phillies") * Resolute - Elizabeth Resolutes (1873) * Hartford - Hartford Dark Blues (1874–1875) * Centennial - Philadelphia Centennials (1875) * Elm City - New Haven Elm Citys (1875) * St. Louis - St. Louis Brown Stockings (1875) * St. Louis Reds - St. Louis Red Stockings (1875) * Western - Keokuk Westerns (1875) (There are 24 ball-clubs listed)〔http://www.baseballchronology.com/baseball/leagues/National_Association/〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「National Association of Professional Base Ball Players」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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