On This Day in Baseball History January 29, 1901: At a meeting in Philadelphia, Byron Bancroft “Ban” Johnson, Charles Comiskey, Connie Mack and John McGraw announce that a new major league will commence play for the 1901 season. The former minor league known as the Western League will be rechristened the American League. The league would play its inaugural season in the following cities: Chicago, Boston, Detroit, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Cleveland and Milwaukee. In 1902, Milwaukee would be replaced by St. Louis. In 1903 the Baltimore franchise would be relocated to New York City. The league would remain the same for 52-years until the St. Louis Browns moved to Baltimore becoming the Orioles for the 1954 season. #AmericanLeague #ByronBancroftJohnson #BanJohnson #CharlesComiskey #ConnieMack #JohnMcGraw #WesternLeague #OnThisDayinBaseballHistory #ThisDayinBaseballHistory #BaseballHistory #HistoriaDelBeisbol #Baseball #Beisbol #BaseballSisco
