Where can I find info for a corporation-based league?

ctorg · 08-27-2004, 10:14 AM

I'm thinking of creating a baseball league in which each team is named for a corporation rather than a city. I would like to start it in the early 20th century and work up to modern day, expanding it as I go.

The thing is that I'd like to use the biggest, richest, or most recognizable companies, but I'm not sure which companies would be appropriate for which times. Obviously, IBM wouldn't have a team in 1910. But when might they have had one?

Does anyone know where I could find out that kind of information - information about which companies were the richest or biggest at particular times in US history? Any help would be much appreciated.

On a more general level, has anyone tried this type of league or had ideas for a similar one before? I'd like to know what kinds of ideas you might have had that maybe I'd like to borrow.

Thanks.

PS - I wasn't sure which forum would be best for posting this, so Henry or Steve, if this is inappropriate, please feel free to move it (not that you need my permission).

andjbock · 08-27-2004, 10:28 AM

There is a corporate league out there. Should be rellatively high up on the online forum. Page 1 or page 2.

Kemp · 08-27-2004, 10:31 AM

You might want to start with something like this:
http://www.mandthelp.com/table_of_contents.htm#1

I'm not sure if there is much historical info, but you could always start at #1 and work down to see when each company came to prominence.

Hope this helps a little.

andjbock · 08-27-2004, 10:45 AM

If you want to pay $5 and receive fortune magazine you can access every fortune 500 dating back to 1955 on fortune.com.

pat · 08-27-2004, 10:54 AM

i've been in CLB (Corporate League Baseball).. if my memory serves me correctly, here's the link.. http://www.clb.dawnstarv.us

ctorg · 08-27-2004, 11:18 AM

Thanks guys. This will at least get me some ideas for current top companies. I guess I'll have to do some research for the older ones. I'm thinking I should set up the expansion and team names ahead of time and make the changes at set times in history.

jmm8356 · 08-27-2004, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ctorg

I'm thinking of creating a baseball league in which each team is named for a corporation rather than a city. I would like to start it in the early 20th century and work up to modern day, expanding it as I go.

The thing is that I'd like to use the biggest, richest, or most recognizable companies, but I'm not sure which companies would be appropriate for which times. Obviously, IBM wouldn't have a team in 1910. But when might they have had one?

If it were me, I'd mirror the Dow Jones Industrials, whose history I found here. It has the benefits of starting in 1896, starting with 12 companies but is now at 30 (so you'd have built-in expansion and team moves), and having the information in one place.

ctorg · 08-27-2004, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jmm8356

If it were me, I'd mirror the Dow Jones Industrials, whose history I found here. It has the benefits of starting in 1896, starting with 12 companies but is now at 30 (so you'd have built-in expansion and team moves), and having the information in one place.

Wow, thanks a lot! That's perfect!

Twelvefield · 08-27-2004, 01:22 PM

You beat me to it! Go to any stock exchange website, for instance NASDAQ.com. You can filter search for companies easily. As part of their membership with the stock exchange, it's common (if not American law) that the company has to provide a precis of its corporate history, which will have more information than you need, for free.

Just for fun, start Googling some of the names that you see. You will learn all kinds of interesting things, good and bad, about the 2% of the population that controls 95% of the wealth.

Dan Theman · 08-27-2004, 01:46 PM

Speaking of which, Peter B. Lewis is a favorite of mine

08-27-2004, 10:54 AM	#5
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08-27-2004, 10:14 AM	#1
ctorg Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Queens, NY Posts: 9,848	Where can I find info for a corporation-based league? I'm thinking of creating a baseball league in which each team is named for a corporation rather than a city. I would like to start it in the early 20th century and work up to modern day, expanding it as I go. The thing is that I'd like to use the biggest, richest, or most recognizable companies, but I'm not sure which companies would be appropriate for which times. Obviously, IBM wouldn't have a team in 1910. But when might they have had one? Does anyone know where I could find out that kind of information - information about which companies were the richest or biggest at particular times in US history? Any help would be much appreciated. On a more general level, has anyone tried this type of league or had ideas for a similar one before? I'd like to know what kinds of ideas you might have had that maybe I'd like to borrow. Thanks. PS - I wasn't sure which forum would be best for posting this, so Henry or Steve, if this is inappropriate, please feel free to move it (not that you need my permission). __________________ My music "When the trees blow back and forth, that's what makes the wind." - Steven Wright Fjord emena pancreas thorax fornicate marmalade morpheme proteolysis smaxa cabana offal srue vitriol grope hallelujah lentils

08-27-2004, 10:28 AM	#2
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,640	There is a corporate league out there. Should be rellatively high up on the online forum. Page 1 or page 2.

08-27-2004, 10:31 AM	#3
Kemp All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,181	You might want to start with something like this: http://www.mandthelp.com/table_of_contents.htm#1 I'm not sure if there is much historical info, but you could always start at #1 and work down to see when each company came to prominence. Hope this helps a little.

08-27-2004, 10:45 AM	#4
andjbock Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Somerville, MA, USA Bats: Right Throws: Left Posts: 3,640	If you want to pay $5 and receive fortune magazine you can access every fortune 500 dating back to 1955 on fortune.com.

08-27-2004, 01:22 PM	#9
Twelvefield All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 1,188	You beat me to it! Go to any stock exchange website, for instance NASDAQ.com. You can filter search for companies easily. As part of their membership with the stock exchange, it's common (if not American law) that the company has to provide a precis of its corporate history, which will have more information than you need, for free. Just for fun, start Googling some of the names that you see. You will learn all kinds of interesting things, good and bad, about the 2% of the population that controls 95% of the wealth.