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Events on Wednesday 2 February 1876 1
1876The National League of baseball is foundedProfessional baseball's oldest surviving league is formedClub owners meeting in New York founded the National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs on February 2, 1876, replacing the earlier National Association. The league became the older of the two that still make up Major League Baseball.