Major Leagues

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New major leagues have sprung up throughout the history of baseball, both long-term successes (the American and National leagues) and the transitory, of which the Federal League (1914?15) and the Mexican League (1946) were two. Some leagues were born of noble motives (the Union Association, 1884, to abolish the reserve clause), others, farcical (the Global League, 1969). And many were stillborn, never playing that first inning (such as the Continental League, 1959?60). Here is their history and an analysis of the conditions that determined success or failure.