After a series of rival leagues were organized but failed, ( most notably the American Base Ball Association, which spawned the clubs which would ultimately become the St. Louis Cardinals and Brooklyn Dodgers ) the current American League, evolving from the minor Western League of 1893, was established in 1901.

In 1901 the American League declared its intent to operate as a major league.

One of the most famous involved star second baseman Napoleon Lajoie, who in 1901 went across town in Philadelphia from the National League Phillies to the American League Athletics.

On September 5, 1901 Patrick T. Powers, president of the Eastern League announced the formation of the second National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, the NABPL or " NA " for short.

The Orioles name had been used by previous major league baseball clubs in Baltimore, including the American League Baltimore Orioles franchise from 1901 – 1902 that became the New York Yankees and the National League Baltimore Orioles.

During the first American League season in 1901, they finished last ( 8th place ) with a record of 48 – 89.

In 1901, Baltimore and McGraw were awarded an expansion franchise in the growing American League, but again the team was sacrificed in favor of a New York City franchise, as the team was transferred to New York in 1903.

Since their establishment as a Major League franchise in 1901, the Indians have won two World Series championships, in 1920 and 1948.

In 1901 Cleveland renamed itself the " Bluebirds " when the American League broke with the National Agreement and declared itself a competing Major League.

The Cubs have won 10 of those pennants in Major League Baseball's Modern Era ( 1901 – present ), while all 18 of the Cardinals ' have been won since 1901.

In 1901, the rival American League declared major league status and set about raiding National League rosters.

The team would move to Washington, D. C., in 1901 as one of the eight original teams of the American League, named the Washington Senators or Washington Nationals.

The history of the Athletics Major League Baseball franchise spans the period from 1901 to the present day, having begun in Philadelphia before moving to Kansas City in 1955 and then to its current home in Oakland, California in 1968.

The franchise joined the National League in its sixth season in 1887 and was competitive from its early years, winning three National League titles from 1901 to 1903, playing in the very first World Series in 1903 and winning their first World Series in 1909 behind Honus Wagner.

Sport: In the first half of the twentieth century, before Major League Baseball was racially integrated, dark-skinned and dark-complexion players were nicknamed Nig ; examples are: Johnny Beazley ( 1941 – 49 ), Joe Berry ( 1921 – 22 ), Bobby Bragan ( 1940 – 48 ), Nig Clarke ( 1905 – 20 ), Nig Cuppy ( 1892 – 1901 ), Nig Fuller ( 1902 ), Johnny Grabowski ( 1923 – 31 ), Nig Lipscomb ( 1937 ), Charlie Niebergall ( 1921 – 24 ), Nig Perrine ( 1907 ), and Frank Smith ( 1904 – 15 ).

Currently, there are two major leagues: the National League ( founded in 1876 ) and the American League ( major-league status in 1901 ).

One of the most famous involved star second baseman Napoleon Lajoie, who in 1901 went across town in Philadelphia from the National League Phillies to the American League Athletics.

In 1901, the Denver and Rio Grande merged with the Rio Grande Western, consolidating in 1908.

In 1901, Ochs became proprietor and editor of the Philadelphia Times, later merged in the Philadelphia Public Ledger, of which he was sole owner from 1902 – 12, when he sold it to Cyrus H. K. Curtis.

In 1932, Broaddus merged with Alderson Academy ( itself founded in 1901 in Alderson, West Virginia ), whereupon these two Baptist institutions became the present " Alderson-Broaddus College ".

After financing the creation of the Federal Steel Company, he merged in 1901 with the Carnegie Steel Company and several other steel and iron businesses, including Consolidated Steel and Wire Company owned by William Edenborn, to form the United States Steel Corporation.

Incorporated in 1901, the Town of Louisbourg was disincorporated when all municipal units in Cape Breton County were merged into a single tier regional municipality in 1995.

In 1901 both villages were merged into one market town ( population 6, 234 by 1934 ), and Czech inhabitants started to use currently known name Vratislavice.

The designation ' Southern ' was used from 1901, especially when the BSAC merged the administration of the two northern territories as Northern Rhodesia in 1911.

In 1901, it merged with neighboring Choja, and on May 1, 1929 with neighboring Konakano, Minato and Same villages to form the city of Hachinohe.

By 1901, when Pittsburgh had merged with seven other manufacturing companies to form American Locomotive Company ( ALCO ), Pittsburgh had produced over 2, 400 locomotives.

In 1901, George Weston merged his operations with those of flour mill owner J. L.

In 1901, the colonial mail systems were merged into the Postmaster General's Department ( or PMG ).

It continued to expand its holdings when, in 1978, it merged with Bendigo and Eaglehawk Star, a building society established in 1901.

Horatio Brooks used the facilities to begin Brooks Locomotive Works, which remained in independent business until 1901 when it was merged with seven other locomotive manufacturing firms to create ALCO.

* Prince Albert Edward, 1st Earl of Dublin, Prince of Wales ( 1841 – 1910 ) ( merged with the Crown in 1901 )

* 1901: A second radical faction of the ⇒ Liberal Union merged with the Radical League into the Free-minded Democratic League ( Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond )

The two groups, the Radical League and the VD-kamerclub, merged in 1901 to form the Free-minded Democratic League.

The separate Lancashire and Yorkshire competitions of the NRFU merged in 1901, forming the Northern Rugby Football League.

In 1901 the postal administration was merged with that of Uganda, and in 1904 stamps issued for the combined East Africa and Uganda Protectorates came into use.

In 1901 the two clubs ( UTE and Újpesti FC ) merged and formed the football division of Újpesti TE and the club joined the second division of the newly formed Hungarian League.

In 1901, Chase and Company merged with two other companies to incorporate the New England Confectionery Company.

In 1901, H. W. Johns Manufacturing and Manville Covering Co. merged to form H. W. Johns-Manville Company.

Brooks was not able to recover business as easily and the company was merged with several other manufacturers in 1901 to form the American Locomotive Company.

* 1901: Brooks and several other locomotive manufacturers are merged into the American Locomotive Company

The Cooke Locomotive and Machine Works, located in Paterson, New Jersey, manufactured steam railroad locomotives from 1852 until it was merged with seven other manufacturers to form American Locomotive Company ( ALCO ) in 1901.