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National League

baseball league, part of Major League Baseball
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National League
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Summary

National League is a sports league[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of sports_league entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,994 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • National League won the Los Angeles Dodgers[3].
  • National League is in the country of United States[4].
  • National League is in the country of Canada[5].
  • National League's instance of is recorded as sports league[6].
  • National League is part of Major League Baseball[7].
  • National League's Commons category is recorded as National League[8].
  • National League comprises National League East[9].
  • National League comprises National League Central[10].
  • National League comprises National League West[11].
  • February 2, 1876 marks the founding of National League[12].
  • National League's sport is recorded as baseball[13].
  • National League's organizer is recorded as Major League Baseball[14].
  • National League's parent organization or unit is recorded as Major League Baseball[15].
  • National League's official website is recorded as http://mlb.mlb.com/[16].
  • National League's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National League (baseball)[17].
  • National League's replaces is recorded as National Association of Professional Base Ball Players[18].
  • National League's topic has template is recorded as Template:National League[19].
  • National League's different from is recorded as National League[20].
  • National League's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Commissioner of Baseball[21].

Body

Founding

February 2, 1876 marks the founding of National League[12].

Identity

National League is part of Major League Baseball[7].

Operations

National League's parent organization or unit is recorded as Major League Baseball[15].

Recognition

National League won the Los Angeles Dodgers[3].

Why It Matters

National League ranks in the top 1% of sports_league entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,994 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What awards did National League receive?

Honors received include Los Angeles Dodgers[3].

Related Entities

Canada United States

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sport → baseball
    Replaces → National Association of Professional Base Ball Players
    Local thumb → —
    Part of → Major League Baseball
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: national-league-of-professional-baseball-clubs, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289955871|national league of professional baseball clubs (#"
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