Baltimore Orioles
1901 AD founded
Ban Johnson, the president of a minor league known as the Western League (1894–1899), changed the Western League name to the American League (AL) and asked the National League to classify it as a major league. Johnson held that his league would operate in friendly terms with the National League, but the National League ridiculed the plan. Johnson declared official major league status for his league in 1901.
Plans to add a team in New York City were blocked by the NL's New York Giants. A team was instead placed in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1901 named the Orioles. Between 1901 and 1903, many players and coaches on the Orioles roster jumped to the Giants. In early 1903, the two leagues decided to settle their disputes and try to co-exist.
At a conference, Johnson requested that an AL team be put in New York,
Lattitude: 39.2833° N
Longitude: 76.6166° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
