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Le Grande Orange · 04-27-2016, 01:09 AM

The Major Leagues, in 1952, set down the criteria which were needed for an existing league to apply to MLB to be accepted as a major league:

A minimum of eight member clubs
An aggregate population of at least 15 million in the member cities
A minimum park capacity of 25,000 for each member club
An annual average paid attendance of at least 3.5 million over the three-year period preceding its application
A balanced schedule of at least 154 games
Adoption of the major league minimum salary rule, and with no maximum salary limit
Become signatories to the Major League Agreement and the Major-Minor League Agreement
Adopt the uniform major league players contract and agreement
Join in the players pension plan, or adopt a comparable plan of its own
It must file its application at least six months prior to the meeting in which said application would be considered, and at least ten months prior to the opening of the season it wishes to operate as a major league

04-27-2016, 01:09 AM	#9
Le Grande Orange Hall Of Famer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Up There Posts: 15,644	The Major Leagues, in 1952, set down the criteria which were needed for an existing league to apply to MLB to be accepted as a major league: A minimum of eight member clubs An aggregate population of at least 15 million in the member cities A minimum park capacity of 25,000 for each member club An annual average paid attendance of at least 3.5 million over the three-year period preceding its application A balanced schedule of at least 154 games Adoption of the major league minimum salary rule, and with no maximum salary limit Become signatories to the Major League Agreement and the Major-Minor League Agreement Adopt the uniform major league players contract and agreement Join in the players pension plan, or adopt a comparable plan of its own It must file its application at least six months prior to the meeting in which said application would be considered, and at least ten months prior to the opening of the season it wishes to operate as a major league Last edited by Le Grande Orange; 04-27-2016 at 01:10 AM.