The League Alliance was the first semi-affiliated minor league baseball league. Proposed by

Al Spalding Albert Goodwill Spalding (September 2, 1849 – September 9, 1915) was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company. He was born and raised ...

on January 15, 1877. Independent baseball teams were to affiliate with

National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team ...

teams, which would honor their respective contracts. The league only existed for one season, 1877, though another version was attempted in 1882.

Teams

* Alaskas * Albany M. N. Nolan * Auburn Auburnians * Binghamton Cricket * Brooklyn Chelsea *

Buffalo Bisons The Buffalo Bisons (known colloquially as the Herd) are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Located in Buffalo, New York, the team plays their home games at Sahlen ...

* Chicago Fairbanks * Elizabeth Resolute *

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* Evansville Red * Fall River Cascades *

Hornellsville Hornells Hornellsville can refer to: * The town (township) of Hornellsville, New York * Until 1906, the city of Hornell, New York Hornell is a city in Steuben County, New York, United States. The population was 8,259 at the 2020 census. The city is name ...

Indianapolis Blues The Indianapolis Blues were a baseball team in the National League for one season (1878), in which they finished fifth in the six-team league with a 24–36 record. They were managed by outfielder/first baseman/catcher John Clapp, and played the ...

* Janesville Mutual * Livingston * Lowell Ladies' Men *

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* Memphis Reds * Milwaukee Cream Citys * Minneapolis Browns * Philadelphia Athletic * Philadelphia Defiance * Springfield Champion City * St. Paul Red Caps * Syracuse Star *

Troy Haymakers The Troy Haymakers were an American professional baseball team. History Established in 1860 as the Union Base Ball Club Lansingburgh, located in neighboring Lansingburgh, New York, the Haymakers participated in the first professional pennant ra ...

* Wheeling Standard * Winona Clipper

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