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Originally Posted by Hot Springs Bathers
Zach- All 8 of the original American League teams were formed on their own and not teams migrating from the National League or the American Association where many of the owners were rounded up.
I don't know where you found the starting dates but all eight of the 2012 Media Guides for the original 8 AL teams simply list their origins back to 1901 and Ban Johnson's new league.
Until recently the Yankees have even been reluctant to add the 1901 season in their history though it was certainly their start in Baltimore!
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None of the A.L. teams came from the National League at all. They either formed in 1901 or they formed with Western Association League of Western League. The White Sox and Twins stem back to Western Association days. While the Tigers, Indians, and current Orioles stem stricktly from Western League. White Sox and Twins were added to the Western League in 1894 after time spent in the Western Association. The White Sox (back then Sioux City Cornhuskers) won the 1891 Western Association Championship or Pennant. They also beat the Chicago Colts and St. Louis Browns in postseason showdown with Cap Anson and the Colts and Charlie Comiskey and the Browns. That says to me the 1891 Cornhuskers were damn good!