Major League Baseball Constitution

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The Major League Baseball Constitution is a document under which the day-to-day operation of Major League Baseball are conducted. It was originally drafted in 1903 as the Constitution of the National League and has since been amended several times, most recently in June of 2005.

Contents

1 1876 National League Constitution
2 1926 American League Constitution
3 National Agreements

3.1 1903 American League-National League Agreement
3.2 1903 National Agreement
3.3 1921 Major League Agreement

4 Current Major League Constitution

1876 National League Constitution

The 1876 Constitution of the National League consisted of 14 articles. The League originally consisted of 8 teams:

Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia, PA
Boston Base Ball Club of Boston, MA
Hartford Base Ball Club of Hartford, Conn.
Mutual Base Ball Club of Brooklyn, N.Y.
Chicago Base Ball Club of Chicago, Ill.
Cincinnati Base Ball Club of Cincinnati, O. )
Louisville Base Ball Club of Louisville, Ky. )
St. Louis Base Ball Club of St. Louis, Mo.

Under the original constitution, the League had 5 objects: to encourage baseball, to enact and enforce rules of its playing, to make playing respectable and honorable, to protect the interests of the players, and to establish and regulate the baseball championship of the United States.

The League was governed by a five member Board from among whom was elected a President. The Board also selected a Secretary and Treasurer. Annual dues for each Club were $100.

1926 American League Constitution

The 1926 Cons

National Agreements

1903 American League-National League Agreement

1903 National Agreement

1921 Major League Agreement

Current Major League Constitution

See also

Baseball business rules

External Links

[The Business of Baseball::Documents]

Today there are the National League (NL) and the Ameican League (AL). http://www.businessofbaseball.com/insidethemlbrules.htm

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