A report on National League, Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals and Arizona Diamondbacks

Shea Stadium prior to the start of a New York Mets game in 2008. Shea had the best attendance in the National League that year, drawing over 53,000 fans per game on average.

The 1876 White Stockings won the NL championship.

Charles Comiskey, shown here circa 1910, guided the Browns to four American Association titles.

Uniform design from late 1990s through mid-2000s

Morgan Bulkeley, the first president of the National League

The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games. They then won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907–08.

Rogers Hornsby won two Triple Crowns as a Cardinal.

Stan Musial retired owning numerous National League and team batting records.

Randy Johnson pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Bob Gibson, the most decorated pitcher in team history, won two Cy Young Awards.

Pitcher Chris Carpenter, essential in two World Series titles, won 10 playoff games with a 3.00 postseason ERA.

All-Star Paul Goldschmidt (2011–2018) had a on-base percentage of .398, during his tenure in Phoenix

Albert Pujols is one of the most accomplished players in Cardinals' history.

A sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series.

Sportsman's Park during the 1946 World Series

Busch Memorial Stadium, home stadium from 1966 to 2005

Ryne Sandberg set numerous league and club records in his career and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005.

Andre Dawson, 5× All-Star and 1987 NL MVP during tenure in Chicago

Sammy Sosa was the captain of the Chicago Cubs during his tenure with the team.

Kerry Wood, along with Mark Prior, led the Cubs' rotation in 2003.

Dempster emerged in 2004 and became the Cubs' regular closer.

Joe Medwick's Triple Crown in 1937 is the last in the history of the National League

Alfonso Soriano signed with the club in 2007.

Carlos Zambrano warming up before a game

Starlin Castro during his 2010 rookie season

One of two Cubs building blocks, Anthony Rizzo, swinging in the box

The Cubs celebrate after winning the 2016 World Series.

2016 Champions visit the White House in June 2017.

The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division.

- Chicago Cubs

The Cardinals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division.

- St. Louis Cardinals

The Diamondbacks compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division.

- Arizona Diamondbacks

In two of these championships, the Browns met the Chicago White Stockings, now the Chicago Cubs, launching the enduring Cardinals–Cubs rivalry.

- St. Louis Cardinals

The two remaining original NL franchises, Boston and Chicago, remain still in operation today as the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs.

- National League

Both seasons resulted in matchups with the St. Louis Brown Stockings, with the clubs tying in 1885 and with St. Louis winning in 1886.

- Chicago Cubs

With the merger, the NL absorbed the St. Louis Browns (now known as the St. Louis Cardinals), along with three other teams that did not survive into the 20th century (for those three teams, see Partnership with the American League below).

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Brennaman was the TV announcer for the Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds (along with his father Marty Brennaman) before being hired by Diamondbacks founder Jerry Colangelo in 1996, two years before the team would begin play.

- Arizona Diamondbacks

Former Diamondbacks third baseman Matt Williams also did color commentary on occasion, as did former Cardinals and NBC broadcast legend Joe Garagiola, Sr., a longtime Phoenix-area resident and father of Joe Garagiola, Jr., the first GM of the Diamondbacks (as head of the Maricopa County Sports Authority in the early 1990s, Garagiola, Jr. was one of the primary people involved in Phoenix obtaining a Major League Baseball franchise).

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In 1998, the Arizona Diamondbacks became the league's fifteenth franchise, and the Milwaukee Brewers moved from the AL to the NL, giving the NL 16 teams for the next 15 seasons.

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The Cardinals acquired Paul Goldschmidt in a trade from the Arizona Diamondbacks on December 5, 2018.

- St. Louis Cardinals

They met Arizona in the NLDS, but controversy followed as Piniella, in a move that has since come under scrutiny, pulled Carlos Zambrano after the sixth inning of a pitcher's duel with D-Backs ace Brandon Webb, to "....save Zambrano for (a potential) Game 4."

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Major League Baseball

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Professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world.

1959 World Series action at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Graph showing, by year, the average number of runs per MLB game

Mark McGwire was one of several central figures in baseball's steroids scandal

A Grapefruit League game at the former Los Angeles Dodgers camp in Vero Beach, Florida

President John F. Kennedy throwing out the first pitch at the 1962 All-Star Game at DC Stadium

Rafael Palmeiro (batter), one of the MLB players suspended for steroid use

, a total of 30 teams play in Major League Baseball—15 teams in the National League (NL) and 15 in the American League (AL)—with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada.

In March 1995, two new franchises, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays (now known as the Tampa Bay Rays), were awarded by MLB, which began play in 1998.

The modern Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves franchises trace their histories back to the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in the 1870s.

Had the Dodgers moved out west alone, the St. Louis Cardinals—1600 mi away —would have been the closest NL team.

Cincinnati Reds

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American professional baseball team based in Cincinnati.

Hall of famer Edd Roush led Cincinnati to the 1919 World Series.

Crosley Field (pictured in 1969), the Reds' home stadium from 1912 to 1970

Riverfront Stadium (pictured in 1974), the home stadium of the Reds from 1970 to 2002

Pete Rose at bat in a game at Dodger Stadium during the 1970s

George Foster slugged 52 home runs in 1977, earning the NL MVP award.

Great American Ball Park, the Reds' home stadium since 2003

Ken Griffey Jr. played in his hometown of Cincinnati from 2000 to 2008.

Joey Votto, first baseman (2007–present)

Great American Ball Park opened in 2003 along the Ohio River.

Scott Rolen wearing the current Reds away uniform, featuring classic lettering.

Barry Larkin playing in Riverfront Stadium in 1990

Marty Brennaman, the Hall of Fame "voice of the Reds"

The Reds compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central division, and were a charter member of the American Association in 1881 before joining the NL in 1890.

In other deals that proved to be less successful, the Reds traded Gary Nolan to the California Angels for Craig Hendrickson; Rawly Eastwick to the St. Louis Cardinals for Doug Capilla; and Mike Caldwell to the Milwaukee Brewers for Rick O'Keeffe and Garry Pyka, as well as Rick Auerbach from Texas.

In, the Reds were in the newly created National League Central Division with the Chicago Cubs, St. Louis Cardinals, and fellow rivals Pittsburgh Pirates and Houston Astros.

In the offseason, the team traded outfielder Drew Stubbs, as part of a three-team deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Indians, to the Indians, and in turn received right fielder Shin-Soo Choo.