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RMc · 12-19-2025, 06:54 PM

Both the NABU and the Reserve League set their schedules at 154 games, with Opening Day pushed back to April 1. All 32 teams in the NABU would be put in a single division for 1900 only, with a massive 16-team Centennial Cup tournament to follow. Then, in 1901, the NABU would break into two leagues, as the names National League and American Association would be revived, with the Top 16 in the NL and the rest in the AA -- with promotion and relegation, three teams moving up and down. Many predicted poor attendance, protests or even rioting at the new Reserve League parks, but mostly crowds were neutral or even enthusiastic: especially in Fort Wayne, where a full house (in a newly-refurbished Grand Duchess) watched as the Centennial Cup banner was raised on the flagpole.

The standings on May 1:

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12-19-2025, 06:54 PM	#206
RMc All Star Starter Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,674	1900: The First Month of the Millenium Both the NABU and the Reserve League set their schedules at 154 games, with Opening Day pushed back to April 1. All 32 teams in the NABU would be put in a single division for 1900 only, with a massive 16-team Centennial Cup tournament to follow. Then, in 1901, the NABU would break into two leagues, as the names National League and American Association would be revived, with the Top 16 in the NL and the rest in the AA -- with promotion and relegation, three teams moving up and down. Many predicted poor attendance, protests or even rioting at the new Reserve League parks, but mostly crowds were neutral or even enthusiastic: especially in Fort Wayne, where a full house (in a newly-refurbished Grand Duchess) watched as the Centennial Cup banner was raised on the flagpole. The standings on May 1: __________________ "We're all behind our baseball team..."