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New York Mets
 Submitted By: hiskeyd on 10/3/2006
1959-1960: Two years after the Dodgers and Giants departed New York, attorney William Shea announces the formation of a third major league, the Continental League, to begin play in 1961. One of the charter teams for the league would be placed in New ... more
Tags: baseball mets new york
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New York Yankees
Submitted By: hiskeyd on 10/3/2006
The birth ...
New York was already a National League stronghold by the time a rival American League was conceived in 1901, so there was no initial effort to infringe on the territory of the Dodgers and Giants. Instead, a franchise was awarded to ... more
Tags: baseball new york sports yankees
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