What if the MLB merged with the PCL? (A Baseball Timeline)

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Q: What if the MLB merges with PCL?

1948: Major League Baseball announced that they are merging with the Pacific Coast League and starts to go bi-coastal with a new re-alignment.

League Alignemnt

AL: Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators

NL: Boston Braves, Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals

PCL: Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Seals, Seattle Rainiers

1950: Japan Now Joins Major League Baseball with the USA forcing to play with the PCL Teams

JL: Chunichi Dragons, Daiei Stars, Hankyu Braves, Kintetsu Pearls, Nankai Hawks, Osaka Tigers, Shochiku Robins, Yomiuri Giants

Events That Happened
* The Philadelphia Phillies won the pennant on the last day of the season as whiz kids
* 1,000 Run Red Sox Battles Boston

1951: Bobby Thomson had his shot heard round the world as his NY Giants won the NL Pennant

1952: 32 Teams are still in the MLB and the Yankees win fourth straight World Series

1953: The Boston Braves had relocated to Milwaukee, WI and became the Milwaukee Braves and the PCL announces expansion to Manila, Philippines and the Japan League to Seoul, Korea.

AL: Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Athletics, St. Louis Browns, Washington Senators
NL: Brooklyn Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
PCL: Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Manila Surefoots, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Seals, Seattle Rainiers
JL: Chunichi Dragons, Daiei Stars, Hankyu Braves, Kintetsu Pearls, Nankai Hawks, Osaka Tigers, Seoul Bears, Shochiku Robins, Yomiuri Giants

Notable Events Happened
- Yankees 5th Straight World Series
- 105-win Dodgers rule the NL but lost to the Yankees in the Semi-Finals
- Eddie Mathews leads the top 10 in homers.
 
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I love any baseball related timeline, however I think merging NPB with the Major Leagues would be a bit implausible in the 50's. Transportation would be nightmare. A flight from California to Japan now takes about 8 hours if I not mistaken, so in the era of DC-3's it will probably take 10+ hours along with refueling stops. Also, with WWII a recent memory I am not sure if baseball fans would want to see NPB playing American teams. Still, I will keep an eye on this.

Good to see any baseball timeline on site! :)
 
Other Pro Sports Leagues from the 1953-1954 Season

National Basketball Association

Eastern: Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Pittsburgh Ironmen, Syracuse Nationals
Western: Fort Wayne Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee Hawks, Rochester Royals, San Francisco Warriors

National Football League

Eastern: Chicago Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Washington Redskins
Western: Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers

National Hockey League (merged with the Western Hockey League)

Eastern: Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
Western: Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Flyers, Los Angeles Kings (relocated from New Westminster, BC as the Royals), Saskatoon Quakers, Seattle Bombers, Vancouver Canucks

Note: Victoria Cougars are folded after the 1952-1953 Season
 
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I love any baseball related timeline, however I think merging NPB with the Major Leagues would be a bit implausible in the 50's. Transportation would be nightmare. A flight from California to Japan now takes about 8 hours if I not mistaken, so in the era of DC-3's it will probably take 10+ hours along with refueling stops. Also, with WWII a recent memory I am not sure if baseball fans would want to see NPB playing American teams. Still, I will keep an eye on this.

Good to see any baseball timeline on site! :)

In the early 1950s, the standard pre-jet long-haul commercial airliners were the Lockheed Constellation, Douglas DC-6 & 7, & the Boeing 377, which all had a cruising speed in the 300-350 mph range, about twice that of the DC-3.

One of the earliest Constellations made a flight from LA to DC in just under 7 hours in 1944, & commercial flights over the same route with the Constellation & DC-7 often took around 7-8 hours when instituted in the 1950s (when mechanical trouble didn't intervene, as some of the final generation of radial engines such as the Wright R-3350 used in the Constellation & DC-7 weren't the most reliable motors.) Not sure how long the air route from the US to Japan would be, but for some perspective, an example of the final model of Constellation operated by TWA made a flight from LA to London, covering 5,420 miles in 18.5 hours. & the same plane later made a non-stop flight from London to San Francisco in a little over 23 hours, covering 5,350 miles. (Incidentally, according to the Genocide, that's the record for the longest duration non-stop passenger flight.)

Cross-country flights would be practical if expensive at this time, although probably not trans-Pacific flights to play Japanese teams as part of a regular season, even without the issue of the raw feelings left over from WW2.
 
1954: The St. Louis Browns became the Baltimore Orioles and NY Giants CF Willie Mays made his return from the military with a .345 batting average and went gets 41 home runs to give the Giants a ticket to the World Series but lost as the Indians and were swept by the Giants in the World Series led by Bobby Avila and Larry Doby.


1955: Before the Season the Shochiku Robins became the Taiyo Whales and the Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City and became the Kansas City A's and Duke Snider, Roy Campanella led the Dodgers by beating Brooklyn to win their world series in that city over the Yankees.


1956: The MLB is under a talk to give the Mexican League to join the MLB in 1958., while they're doing it Yankees CF Mickey Mantle won the Triple Crown (.353 BA, 52 HR, 130 RBI)


1957: Milwaukee Braves won the World Series over the Chunichi Dragons (Japan) as in Game 7 of the World Series on October to win the franchise's second World Championship, and only title in the city of Milwaukee, four games to three. This was the Braves' first pennant since moving to Milwaukee and the organization's first World Championship since the Miracle Braves of 1914. Milwaukee became the first team to win a title after relocating. Braves pitcher Lew Burdette was named World Series Most Valuable Player with three complete games, including two shutouts. He was the first pitcher to pitch two shutouts in the World Series since Christy Mathewson in the 1905 World Series.

1958: The Big Changes occur first the Brooklyn Dodgers relocated to Los Angeles, CA and Became the Los Angeles Dodgers then the Mexican League got absorbed by the MLB, then the JL gets 2 teams renamed from Japan as the Daiei Stars are now the Mainichi Orions and the Kintetsu Pearls are now the Kintetsu Buffaloes, but with 6 Teams from the Mexican League which got merged by MLB, they get 4 teams from the Texas League to join the Majors and became the Texican League

Texican League: Dallas Rangers, Houston Buffaloes, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Mexico City Tigers, Monterrey Sultanes, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Poza Rica Petroleros, San Antonio Missions, Tulsa Oilers, Yucatan Leones

As for the Chunichi-Milwaukee rematch in the World Series, The Chunichi Dragons became the first team from Japan to win a World Series.

1959: The Go-Go White Sox won their first pennant in 1919 but lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Finals and then the Dodgers won the World Series by beating the Yomiuri Giants 4 games to 2 in the World Series in the home run side Eddie Matthews beated Ernie Banks by 1 home run short (46-45) following the season Branch Rickey plans to have 2 More Major Leagues playing in 1960 (1 American, 1 Non-American probably in Europe).

1960: And So Branch Rickey got that Right MLB gets a new league in 1960, The Continental League which will started play in the Majors in the Season (More info in the League Alignment section), but in the end Pittsburgh won its first World Series since 1925 when light-hitting Bill Mazeroski startled all with a Game 7 bottom-of-the-ninth homer at Forbes Field.
 
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Professional Sports Leagues: 1960-1961 Season

Major League Baseball
American League: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, New York Yankees, Washington Senators
Continental League: Atlanta Rebels, Brooklyn Cyclones, Denver Bears, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, New Orleans Chevaliers, New York Gothams, Toronto Maple Leafs
Japan League: Chunichi Dragons, Hankyu Braves, Kintetsu Buffaloes, Mainichi Orions, Nankai Hawks, Osaka Tigers, Seoul Bears, Taiyo Whales, Yomiuri Giants
National League: Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
Pacific Coast League: Hollywood Stars, Los Angeles Angels, Manila Surefoots, Oakland Oaks, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Seals, Seattle Rainiers
Texican League: Dallas Rangers, Houston Buffaloes, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Mexico City Tigers, Monterrey Sultanes, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Poza Rica Petroleros, San Antonio Missions, Tulsa Oilers, Yucatan Leones

National Basketball Association
Eastern: Baltimore Bullets, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Pittsburgh Ironmen, Syracuse Nationals
Western: Cincinnati Royals, Detroit Pistons, Rochester Royals, San Francisco Warriors, St. Louis Hawks

American Football League
Eastern: Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, New York Titans
Western: Dallas Texans, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders

Canadian Football League
Eastern Football Conference: Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Rough Riders, Toronto Argonauts
Western Football Conference: BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

National Football League
Eastern: Cleveland Browns, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins
Western: Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, San Francisco 49ers

National Hockey League
Eastern: Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
Western: Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Flyers, Los Angeles Kings, Portland Buckaroos, Seattle Bombers, Vancouver Canucks

Post Your Team Suggestions Now for the next part of the timeline 1961-1970 (and probably on).
 
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Cross-country flights would be practical if expensive at this time, although probably not trans-Pacific flights to play Japanese teams as part of a regular season, even without the issue of the raw feelings left over from WW2.

Yeah, I don't doubt that cross country flight was possible, just flights for Japanese teams to play in America and vice-versa.

So far this seems to be a bit of a baseball wank. I just don't see so many teams, especially from foreign counties like Mexico and Japan, joining the MLB at this time. Considering allowing black players was still new in the 50's, this might be pushing it.
 
Yeah, I don't doubt that cross country flight was possible, just flights for Japanese teams to play in America and vice-versa.

So far this seems to be a bit of a baseball wank. I just don't see so many teams, especially from foreign counties like Mexico and Japan, joining the MLB at this time. Considering allowing black players was still new in the 50's, this might be pushing it.

After the war all 16 MLB Teams in the 1950's travel to play regular season games in Mexico and Japan even if they can have Jumbo Jets (as of todays), But NFL (possibly a merger with the CFL), NBA and/or the NHL can follow the footsteps of MLB.
 
An interesting timeline. The only problem I have with it is that the PCL was an established league in 1950 and could have been a third league, but the Japanese Leagues were just getting started again in 1950 and weren't established at all.

As stodgy and set-in-their-ways as the MLB owners were at that time, I can't see that much expansion happening that soon. But it's still an intriguing read. Keep going.
 
1961: Major League Baseball Has been realigned after the Los Angeles Angels decided to leave the PCL for the AL, and the San Francisco Seals decide to leave the PCL for the NL, as for the Hollywood Stars they relocated to Honolulu, HI and became the Islanders and the Seoul Bears moved to the PCL from the Japan League, and the Denver Bears left the Pacific Coast League to the Continental League in addition the Japanese League expanded to another team in Tokyo (Kokutetsu Swallows), and the PCL to Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Firebirds), and the Osaka Tigers are now the Hanshin Tigers

American League (9): Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels, New York Yankees, Washington Senators
Continental League (9): Atlanta Rebels, Brooklyn Cyclones, Dallas Rangers, Denver Bears, Miami Marlins, Minnesota Twins, New Orleans Chevaliers, New York Gothams, Toronto Maple Leafs
Japan League (9): Chunichi Dragons, Hanshin Tigers, Hankyu Braves, Kintetsu Buffaloes, Kokutetsu Swallows, Mainichi Orions, Nankai Hawks, Taiyo Whales, Yomiuri Giants
National League (9): Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Seals, St. Louis Cardinals
Pacific Coast League (9): Hawaii Islanders, Manila Surefoots, Oakland Oaks, Phoenix Firebirds, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, San Diego Padres, Seattle Rainiers, Seoul Bears
Texican League (9): Houston Buffaloes, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Mexico City Tigers, Monterrey Sultanes, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Poza Rica Petroleros, San Antonio Missions, Tulsa Oilers, Yucatan Leones

As a Result MLB Has 162 Games, and the New York Yankees won the World Series as the yanks ascent to record heights Maris gets 61 for 61

1962: A Second Realignment Occured as the Houston Buffaloes moved to the NL (and became the Houston Colt .45's) and the Minnesota Twins to the AL., then the Yankees the win another series, and the Gothams lose 120.

1963: With the Rebels finishing poor records the Rebels left Atlanta, GA for Richmond, VA and became the Richmond Rebels, also the Japan League and the Pacific Coast League expanded to more cities in Asia, as the Toiei Flyers entersed the Japan League and the Quezon City Krakens to the PCL, later is was a dawn of the new era of Pitching as Sandy Koufax gets 306 K's that season as L.A. shuts out San Diego in the World Series

1964: MLB gets expansion to two more teams in the Texican League to Mexico as the Jalisco Charros and the Veracruz Aguilas join the MLB, the Poza Rica Petroleros relocate to Puebla and became the Puebla Pericos, the Continental League also expands to Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Gamblers) and Indianapolis, IN as MLB has 60 Teams.

American League (10): Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Washington Senators
Continental League (10): Brooklyn Cyclones, Dallas Rangers, Denver Bears, Indianapolis Racers, Las Vegas Gamblers, Miami Marlins, New Orleans Chevaliers, New York Gothams, Richmond Rebels, Toronto Maple Leafs
Japan League (10): Chunichi Dragons, Hanshin Tigers, Hankyu Braves, Kintetsu Buffaloes, Kokutetsu Swallows, Mainichi Orions, Nankai Hawks, Taiyo Whales, Toiei Flyers, Yomiuri Giants
National League (10): Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Colt 45's, Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Braves, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Francisco Seals, St. Louis Cardinals
Pacific Coast League (10): Hawaii Islanders, Manila Surefoots, Oakland Oaks, Phoenix Firebirds, Portland Beavers, Quezon City Krakens, Sacramento Solons, San Diego Padres, Seattle Rainiers, Seoul Bears
Texican League (10): Jalisco Charros, Mexico City Diablos Rojos, Mexico City Tigers, Monterrey Sultanes, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Puebla Pericos, San Antonio Missions, Tulsa Oilers, Veracruz Aguillas, Yucatan Leones

Notable News
Cards acquire Brock, outrun Philly, Cinci on final day of NL race
Rookie Oliva wins AL batting title … Dean Chance: 20 wins, 1.65 ERA

1965: MLB had the Houston Colt .45s changing their name in to the Houston Astros, but in the wake of the British Invasion, Europeans get a chance to play in the Majors as the European League joined the MLB along with the African League
African League (10): Cairo Kings, Cape Town Thunder, Harare Leopards, Johannesburg Falcons, Juba Lug Nuts, Lagos Lakers, Madagascar Islanders, Mombassa Mountaineers, Nairobi Comets, Port Harcourt Gardeners
European League (10): Amsterdam Pirates, Athens Spartans, Barcelona Bulls, Berlin Beasts, London Dukes, Moscow Revolution, Munich Atomics, Paris Griffins, Rome Centurians, Vienna Dragons

With that MLB has 80 Teams as of the 1965 season, and the Minnesota Twins made it to the Playoffs after winning the AL but failed to win the playoffs, but the Manila Surefoots did win their first world series, C Smoky Burgess is the MVP.
 
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Other Pro Sports Leagues (1965-1966 season)

National Basketball Association
Eastern: Boston Celtics, Cincinnati Royals, London United, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers
Western: Baltimore Bullets, Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers, San Francisco Warriors, St. Louis Hawks

American Football League
Eastern: Boston Patriots, Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, New York Jets
Western: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers

Canadian Football League
Eastern Football Conference: Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Rough Riders, Quebec City Titans, Toronto Argonauts
Western Football Conference: BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

National Football League
Eastern: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins
Western: Baltimore Colts, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers

Pacific Football League
American: Los Angeles Slayers, Portland Thunderbolts, Sacramento Buccaneers, San Jose Apaches, Seattle Ramblers
Australiasian: Beijing Dynamos, Manila Pearls, Seoul Bandits, Sydney Boomerangs, Tokyo Samurais

National Hockey League
Eastern: Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
Western: Los Angeles Kings, Minneapolis North Stars (relocated from Victoria, BC in 1964), Portland Buckaroos, San Francisco Seals, Seattle Totems, Vancouver Canucks
 

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I don't see how the PCL teams can compete with the AL/NL teams, and I certainly don't see how the Japanese teams can compete (even today, they're weaker leagues overall).
 

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So no players have moved or changed significantly, either? Consider the tremendously deleterious effects on competition by quintupling the size of the leagues through incorporation into the National Association (which protects contracts) in only a decade while only marginally increasing the size of the available talent pool.
 
Unless we have financially sustainable supersonic long-haul flights, A Japan vs. Eastern Seaboard best-of-seven postseason play-off would be totally exhausting, even in today post-Cold War, non-stop antipodes route.

Finally, even we got hypersonic point-to-point sub-orbital spaceflight in the future, we still need to overcome jet leg.
 
1966: The Milwaukee Braves relocated to Atlanta, GA and became the Atlanta Braves, the Koketsu Swallows are now Sankei Atoms Baltimore Has Wins it's first AL Pennant and then the World Series over the Mexico City Tigers as the Orioles trade for MVP and Triple crown winner Frank Robinson, and the Dodgers survived a fight with the San Francisco Seals

1967: Women allowed to Play Baseball for the First Time, The Hiroshima Carp adds the word "Toyo" to make it the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, as for Boston CF Carl Yastrzemski with a .326 AVG, 44 HR and 121 RBI gave him the triple crown title, the AL Pennant, and lost in the World Series to the Yomiuri Giants, Masaaki Mori is the MVP

1968: Tigers P Denny McClain gets 31 wins, and Bob Gibson of the Cardinals had a 1.12 ERA as Detroit beats St. Louis to advance to the semifinals in 5, then held on to win the World Series over Indianapolis Racers.

1969: Milwaukee Brewers, Montreal Expos joined the MLB, Oakland Oaks, San Diego Padres left the PCL and joined the MLB too which started division play for the AL and the NL, Continental League gets San Antonio and Tulsa from the Texican League, giving the Texican League to become the Mexican League, the Tokyo orions has renamed in to the Lotte Orions, the Japan League added 2 more teams, and the Mexican League is now all-mexico with big changes on moves giving all 4 leagues to have 12 teams

American League
East: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Washington Senators
West: Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Oaks

National League
East: Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
West: Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Seals

Japan League
Central: Chunichi Dragons, Hanshin Tigers, Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Sankei Atoms, Taiyo Whales, Yomiuri Giants
Pacific: Hankyu Braves, Kintetsu Buffaloes, Lotte Orions, Nankai Hawks, Nishitetsu Lions, Toei Flyers

Mexican League
Chihuahua Goldens, Guadalajara Olmecs, Jalisco Charros, Laguna Cowboys, Mexico City Red Devils, Mexico City Tigers, Monterrey Sultans, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Oaxaca Warriors Puebla Parrots, Veracruz Red Eagles, Yucatan Leones

And Now the Rest
Continental League (12): Brooklyn Cyclones, Dallas Rangers, Denver Bears, Indianapolis Racers, Las Vegas Gamblers, Miami Marlins, New Orleans Chevaliers, New York Gothams, Richmond Rebels, San Antonio Missions, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tulsa Oilers
Pacific Coast League (8): Hawaii Islanders, Manila Surefoots, Phoenix Firebirds, Portland Beavers, Quezon City Krakens, Sacramento Solons, Seattle Rainiers, Seoul Bears
African League (10): Cairo Kings, Cape Town Thunder, Harare Leopards, Johannesburg Falcons, Juba Lug Nuts, Lagos Lakers, Madagascar Islanders, Mombassa Mountaineers, Nairobi Comets, Port Harcourt Gardeners
European League (10): Amsterdam Pirates, Athens Spartans, Barcelona Bulls, Berlin Beasts, London Dukes, Moscow Revolution, Munich Atomics, Paris Griffins, Rome Centurians, Vienna Dragons

But the Miracle in Manhattan as the Gothams won their 1st World Series over the Baltimore Orioles, Gothams had 109 wins in the regular season led by Tom Seaver (25-7, 2.21 ERA)

1970: Sankei Atoms changed name into the Yakult Atoms in the Japan League, plus 2 extra teams in the Pacific Coast League came in as the Spokane Indians and the Eugene Emeralds came in to the league, but this time London came on to win their first world championship led by 3B Rich Rollins (formerly with the Cleveland Indians)

1971: The MLB Came in to add teams from the Caribbean and South America to form a new league, as New Orleans and Miami moved to the New League from the Continental League.

Continental League (10): Brooklyn Cyclones, Dallas Rangers, Denver Bears, Indianapolis Racers, Las Vegas Gamblers, New York Gothams, Richmond Rebels, San Antonio Missions, Toronto Maple Leafs, Tulsa Oilers
Caribbean League (8): Caracas Leones, Havana Sugar Canes, Miami Marlins, New Orleans Chevaliers, Santo Domingo (D.R.) Islanders, San Jose (Costa Rica) Bankers, San Juan (P.R.) No Ways, Sao Paulo Emperors
South American League (8): Buenos Aires Tempests, Brasila Nacionals, Cordoba Crowns, Lima Rose Legs, Maricaibo Fireballs, Merida Mutans, Porto Alegre Toucans, Recife Minotaurs

And for Pittsburgh with Willie Stargell (48 Home Runs) he led the Pirates to win their 3rd World Series in the Majors.
 
On to the Other Sports Leagues (as of 1971-1972)

College Football

ACC: Clemson, Duke, Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, South Carolina, Virginia, Wake Forest
Atlantic-Quebec: Acadia, Bishop's, Concordia, McGill, Mount Allison, St. Francis Xavier, Sherbrooke, St. Mary's
Big 8: Colorado, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State
Big 10: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Northwestern, Ohio State, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big Mexico: Ciudad de Mexico, Hidalgo, Mexico, Mexico State, Oaxaca, Royal & Pontificial, Tampico State, Tehuantepec, Tehuantepec St., Veracruz
Canada West: Alberta .British Columbia, Calgary, Regina, Saskatchewan
Caribbean 8: Cuba, Cuba State, Espanola, Haiti, Jamaica, Miami (FL), Puerto Rico, Tulane
Central American: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guatemala A&T, Mosquito Coast, Nicaragua, Nicaragua St., Tegucigalpa, UY-Campeche, UY-Cancun
East Independents: Army, Boston College, Cincinnati, Colgate, Dayton, Holy Cross, Marshall, Navy, Northern Illinois, Notre Dame, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple, Villanova, West Virginia, Xavier
Europa: Amsterdam, Coimbra, Erasmus, Groningren, Lisbon, Minho, Porto, Portugal Real, Portugal Tech, Utrecht
Gran Colombia: Colombia, Colombia State, Echavarria, Ecuador, Ecuador State, Panama State, Panama Tech, UPPC, UP-Medellin, UP-Santa Marta, Valencia State, Venezuela, Venezuela A&M, Venezuela State
Imperial 8: Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyoto, Kyushu, Nagasaki, Osaka, Shikoku, Tokyo
Italy: Bari, Cagliari, Cataniga, Fredrico II, Messina, Palermo, Roma Tre, Salento, Salerno, Sapienza
Ivy: Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Yale
Japanese 8: Akita, Hiroshima, Iwate, Japan, Japan Tech, Kagoshima, Kansai, Kobe, Okayama, Sakhalin
Japan Metro: Doshisha, Hosei, Keio, Kinki, Meiji, Nihon, Rikkyo, Ritsumeikan, Senshu, Waseda, Yokohoma State
MAC: Bowling Green, Kent, Miami (Ohio), Ohio, Toledo, Western Michigan
MVC: Drake, Louisville, Memphis, North Texas, Tulsa, West Texas A&M, Wichita State
North Italy: Ca' Foscari, Ferrara, Milan, Milan Tech, Nice, Padua, Savoy, Trieste, Turin, Turin Tech
OUA: Gielph, McMaster, Ottawa, Queen's, Toronto, Waterloo, Western Ontario, Wilfrid Laurier, Windsor, York
Oceania: Australia, Greene, Jefferson, Jefferson Tech, New Bombay, New Zealand, New Zealand St., New Zealand Tech, NSW St., Pacific (Australia), South Australia, Sydney, Tasmania, UNSW, West Australia, Williams
Occidental: Baja, Durango, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Monterrey, San Luis Potoshi, San Luis Potosi State, Sonora, Sonora State, Torreon
Pac 8: California, Oregon, Oregon State, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State
PCAA: Fresno State, Long Beach State, Los Angeles State, Pacific (California), San Diego State, San Jose State, Santa Barbara
Philippines: Ateneo, Cebu State, De La Salle, East, Far Eastern, Luzon, Manila, Philippines, Phillippines State, Philippines Tech, San Juan de Letran, Santo Tomas, South Philippines, Zamboagana
SEC: Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Tennessee, Vanderbilt
Southeast Asia: Arakan, Burma, Burma State, Cambodia, Central Vietnam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nha Trang, Rangoon, Saigon, Shan Int'l, Vietnam, Vietnam State, Vietnam Tech
South & West Independents: Air Force, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Hawaii, Houston, Idaho, New Mexico State, Southern Mississippi, Tampa, Tennessee-Chattanooga, Texas-Arlington, Utah State, Virginia Tech
Sudamerican: Acre, Argentina A&M, Argentina, Argentina Tech, Bolivia, Bolivia State, Buenos Aires, Chile, Chile State, Cordoba, Lima, Paraguay, Peru, Peru State, UP-Iquitos
SWC: Arkansas, Baylor, Rice, Southern Methodist, Texas, Texas A&M, TCU, Texas Tech
WAC: Arizona, Arizona State, BYU, Colorado State, New Mexico, Utah, UTEP, Wyoming

Rivalry Games (that i suggested)
Jefferson vs. Jefferson Tech (Australia's Oldest Rivalry)
Williams vs. New Bombay (Battle of New Bombay City)
New Zealand vs. New Zealand St. (Battle for the Maori Cup)
NSW St. vs. New South Wales (Battle for Australia)
South Australia vs. West Australia (Outback War)
Ateneo vs. De la Salle (Battle for Manila)
Far Eastern vs. East (Battle of the East)
Philippines vs. Philippines St. (Battle for the Phillip II Trophy)
San Juan de Letran vs. Santo Tomas (Battle for the Papal Cup)
Vietnam Tech vs. Saigon (Battle of the Mekong)
Burma vs. Burma St. (Battle of Burma)
Vietnam vs. Vietnam St. (Battle for the Le Emperor's Throne)
Auburn vs. Alabama (Iron Bowl)
Florida vs. Florida State (Sunshine Showdown)
Kentucky vs. Tennessee (Battle of the Beer Barrel)
Ole Miss vs. Mississippi St. (Battle for the Egg Trophy)
LSU vs. Arkansas (Battle for the Golden Boot)
New Mexico vs. new Mexico St. (Rio Grande Rivalry)
SMU vs. TCU (Battle for the Old Iron Skillet)
Texas A&M vs. Texas (The Lonestar Showdown)
Chile St. vs. Argentina (Battle for South America)

Any more suggested rivalries please reply here.
 
Other Pro Sports Leagues (1971-1972)

National Basketball Association
Atlantic: Boston Celtics, Buffalo Braves, New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers
Central: Atlanta Hawks, Baltimore Bullets, Cincinnati Royals, Cleveland Cavaliers
Midwest: Chicago Bulls, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks, Phoenix Suns
Pacific: Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Portland Trail Blazers, Seattle Supersonics

American Basketball Association
Eastern: Carolina Cougars, Florida Oranges, Kentucky Colonels, New York Nets, Pittsburgh Condors, Viriginia Squires
Western: Dallas Chaparrals, Denver Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Memphis Pros, Utah Stars

Canadian Football League
Eastern Football Conference: Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Rough Riders, Quebec City Titans, Toronto Argonauts
Western Football Conference: BC Lions, Calgary Stampeders, Edmonton Eskimos, Saskatchewan Roughriders, Winnipeg Blue Bombers

National Football League
American Football Conference
East: Baltimore Colts, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets
Central: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Oilers, Pittsburgh Steelers
West: Denver Broncos, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, San Diego Chargers
National Football Conference
East: Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Cardinals, Washington Redskins
Central: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings
West: Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Rams, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers

Pacific Football League
American: Fresno Pirates, Los Angeles Slayers, Portland Thunderbolts, Sacramento Buccaneers, San Jose Apaches, Santa Barbara Seagulls, Seattle Ramblers, Ventura Badgers
Australiasian: Beijing Dynamos, Ho Chi Minh Saigoners, Manila Pearls, Osaka Silver Stars, Quezon City Indians, Seoul Bandits, Sydney Boomerangs, Tokyo Samurais

National Hockey League
Eastern: Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Vancouver Canucks
Western: California Golden Seals, Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota North Stars, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, St. Louis Blues

North American Soccer League
Northern: Montreal Olympique, New York Cosmos, Rochester Lancers, Toronto Metros
Southern: Atlanta Chiefs, Dallas Tornado, St. Louis Stars, Washington Darts
 
And Now More of the 1970's

1972: The Oakland Oaks won the first of three consecutive World Series, but baseball world had loss a star after collecting his 3000th hit, Roberto Clemente is killed in a plane crash on December 31, 1972.

1973: With 10 Leagues right now, Major League Baseball is expecting to add 2 more next year, as for the Gothems they win their 2nd pennant but lost to Oakland led by Reggie Jackson (.293 AVG), Catfish Hunter, Vida Blue and Ken Holtzman

1974: The Pacific Coast League decided to stay to keep the Asian Teams and American Teams but the Quezon City Krakens decide to leave the PCL to join a new league the Indochinese-Australian League, with 11 new teams and the Indian League with 10 teams
Indochinese-Australian League: Adelaide Australians, Auckland Colts, Bangkok Boxers, Brisbane Bulls, Davao City (Philippines) Devils, Hanoi Hellfish, Jakarta Islanders, Kaohsiung (Taiwan) Brother Bears, Mandalay Oil Barons, Melbourne Tasmainian Devils, Perth Whales, Quezon City Krakens
Indian League: Bangalore Swords, Bombay Blues, Calcutta Triple Aces, Cuttack Cleaners, Dhaka Bengals, Guwahati Gunners, Kanpur Knights, Kilinochchi Crew, Mysore Fists, Peshawar Lancers

Following that the Pacific Coast League expands to Taipei to be known as the Brother Elephants, and then Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hitted his 715th run to shatter Babe Ruth's Record, Lou Brock shattered the record for stolen bases, Al Kaline gets his 3000th hit and the Oakland Oaks gets World Series #3 over the Las Vegas Gamblers.

1975: Cincinnati Reds had won 108 games and conquered the Red Sox in a world series when Joe Morgan and Carlton Fisk are heroes, The Red Sox failed to break the curse.

1976: Baseball celebrates it's Centennial Year, as the Bronx Bombers win another world series as they beat the Reds in the World Series, Detroit P Mark Fidrych gets 19 Wins to capture the Rookie of the year title.

1977: Several Changes did occur this season first the Seattle Rainiers gets renamed into the Seattle Mariners left the PCL and the Toronto Maple Leafs gets renamed into the Toronto Blue Jays left the CL to Join the AL, the Continental League expanded to another team in Ontario as the Ottawa Lynx, The Pacific Coast League added 3 Teams from Salt Lake City (Bees), Vancouver (Canadiens) and a team from asia in Beijing (Tigers) which starts divisional play along with the Indo-Chinese Australian League, and the Monclova Steelers and the Belize Town Heroes are headed to the Mexican League with the start of Divisional Play and in the Continental League the Miss Universe Organization puts a Miss USA Team (led by Miss USA 1977 Kimberly Tomes representing Texas which plays home games in Charleston, SC) as well as a team from Tampa Bay, FL (Tarpons) also started divisional play.

American League
East: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Senators
West: Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Athletics, Los Angeles Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, Oakland Oaks, Seattle Mariners

National League
East: Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, New York Giants, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals
West: Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Seals

Japan League
Central: Chunichi Dragons, Hanshin Tigers, Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Taiyo Whales, Yakult Swallows, Yomiuri Giants
Pacific: Hankyu Braves, Kintetsu Buffaloes, Lotte Orions, Nankai Hawks, Nishitetsu Lions, Toei Flyers

Mexican League
North: Chihuahua Goldens, Laguna Cowboys, Mexico City Red Devils, Monterrey Sultans, Oaxaca Warriors, Puebla Parrots, Veracruz Red Eagles
South: Guadalajara Olmecs, Jalisco Charros, Laguna Cowboys, Mexico City Tigers, Nuevo Laredo Tecolotes, Oaxaca Warriors, Yucatan Leones

Pacific Coast League
American: Eugene Emeralds, Phoenix Firebirds, Portland Beavers, Sacramento Solons, Salt Lake City Bees, Spokane Indians
International: Beijing Tigers, Hawaii Islanders, Manilla Surefoots, Seoul Bears, Taipei Brother Elephants, Vancouver Canadians

Indochinese-Australian League
North: Bangkok Boxers, Jakarta Islanders, Kaohsiung Brother Bears, Perth Whales, Pontiak Pontiacs, Quezon City Krakens
South: Adelaide Australians, Auckland Colts, Brisbane Bulls, Davao Macs,, Melbourne Tasmainian Devils, Perth Whales

Continental League
East: Brooklyn Cyclones, Indianapolis Racers, Miss USA Team (Charleston, SC in 1977-1978, Biloxi, MS in 1979), New York Gothams, Ottawa Lynx, Richmond Rebels
West: Dallas Rangers, Denver Bears, Las Vegas Gamblers, San Antonio Missions, Tampa Tarpons, Tulsa Oilers

African League (10): Cairo Kings, Cape Town Thunder, Harare Leopards, Johannesburg Falcons, Juba Lug Nuts, Lagos Lakers, Madagascar Islanders, Mombassa Mountaineers, Nairobi Comets, Port Harcourt Gardeners
European League (10): Amsterdam Pirates, Athens Spartans, Barcelona Bulls, Berlin Beasts, London Dukes, Moscow Revolution, Munich Atomics, Paris Griffins, Rome Centurians, Vienna Dragons
Caribbean League (8): Caracas Leones, Havana Sugar Canes, Miami Marlins, New Orleans Chevaliers, Santo Domingo (D.R.) Islanders, San Jose (Costa Rica) Bankers, San Juan (P.R.) No Ways, Sao Paulo Emperors
South American League (8): Buenos Aires Tempests, Brasila Nacionals, Cordoba Crowns, Lima Rose Legs, Maricaibo Fireballs, Merida Mutans, Porto Alegre Toucans, Recife Minotaurs
Indian League (10): Bangalore Swords, Bombay Blues, Calcutta Triple Aces, Cuttack Cleaners, Dhaka Bengals, Guwahati Gunners, Kanpur Knights, Kilinochchi Crew, Mysore Fists, Peshawar Lancers

With 130 Teams in the League, The New York Yankees won another World Series, as Reggie Jacksom homers 3 times in a World Series Match by beating the Caracas Leones.

1978: We Learned that Disco rules in music, but Drill Team Music is racing in a 1-2 popularity for teenage baseball fans (as a lot of High School and College Drill Teams singing and dancing simultaneously including the Kilgore Rangerettes for example), but the Yankees are still the Underdogs as the Red Sox we're eliminated in the 1-Game AL East Playoff when Bucky Dent got the home run in the 7th inning scoring 2-0 sending home MVP Jim Rice and the other Red Sox Sluggers., but the Yankees lost in the World Series to Manila.

1979: Roy Yamanaka a student at Venice HS led his Venice Tigers to win a spring training game over the Los Angeles Angels 7-6, later Yamanaka called him up to the bigs for that Team by the Scouters and led his Angels to win the AL West but fell to the Cairo Kings but fell in the world series to the Pittsburgh Pirates won it all (a few expansion teams finished close seconds in pennant races including the Brewers and Astros), Thurman Munson (C) of the New York Yankees dies in a Mid-Season Plane crash.
 
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1980: The Philadelphia Phillies can't stop us, as they won their first world series title in franchise history as they defeated the Auckland Colts 4 games to 2, thanks to the timely hitting of Mike Schmidt and Pete Rose. Schmidt, who was the National League MVP that 1980 season, also won the World Series MVP award on the strength of his 8-for-21 hitting (.381 average), including game-winning hits in Game 2 and the clinching Game 6. Thus, the Phillies became the last of the 16 teams that made up the major leagues from 1901 to 1961 to win a World Series

1981: MLB got their first strike season, as the games needed to be rescheduled on October Moving the World Series to December but the Los Angeles Dodgers won another title over the Lotte Orions of Japan, and speaking of Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela lighted the fire of Fernandomania

1982: Eugene Emeralds were falling down the drain by going bankruptcy at the end of the season, next season they would take over by Miss Universe Inc. by relocating the franchise south to Florida and create a Miss Teen USA team, but in the World Series the St. Louis Cardinals beating the New Orleans Chevaliers 4 gamees to 3 to win the 1982 World Series the MVP is Darrell Porter

1983: A Bay Area miracle occured as future Actress, Teri Hatcher made her success after being recruited from Fremont HS in Sunnyvale, CA as she led the San Francisco Seals to their first world series win over the Quezon City Krakens 4 games to 2, in addition Hatcher also sings her rally song when she attended Fremont HS as a Featherette in her senior year in 1982.

1984: Miss Teen USA squad moves to Memphis, TN but the San Diego Padres won the first NL Title but fell to a team from Caracas in the Caribbean League as the Leones led by Miss Venezuela 1984, Carmen Montiel as she scored 3 home runs to win the 1984 World Series 4 games to 1 over a large TV Audience which the game is televised on Venevision (Venezuela) and NBC (USA)., also Adrianne Hazelwood (Miss Wisconsin Teen USA 1984) got traded to Miss USA so she can compete for the Miss USA Title in 1985 to represent connecticut which will air in Lakeland, FL on CBS.
 
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Unfortunately, this belongs in the ASB forum.

But the original premise of the timeline is interesting, because it could be the necessary trigger to bring promotion/relegation to an American sports league.
 
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