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Originally Posted by AESP_pres
I was wondering about something else today...
I checked at baseball reference to get all the correct teams for each years in the National Association. Chicago was there in 1871, disapeared for two seasons (I forgot why) and came back in 1874. If I use the exact abbreviation (CHI), not that I've any other choice or the schedule will not work, in 74 when they came back will the 1871 season will be part of the team history?
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The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was the proximate cause of the original Chicago club folding.
If you keep the "Historical Franchise ID" the same, the history should merge.