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(@Landmass Wave, please do the alignments after this post).
More on 1962:
The MLB adds two teams to the NL, the New York Mets and the Houston Ravens. (no teams are added to the AL, despite Toronto, Montreal, San Diego, and Dallas).
The Giants, Dodgers, 49ers, and Pirates stadiums all open.
As part of the new stadium, the 49ers rename themselves the San Jose 49ers.
The NASL sees the new 49ers stadium and says, "Hey, that's cool lets have a team play in that", and the San Jose Earthquakes add 9 teams to the new NASL.
The Washington Senators move to Minneapolis, MN and become the Minnesota Millers (the minor-league team name, but I changed the "city" to Minnesota, with the Vikings as precedent).
The Miami Dolphins rename themselves the Florida Dolphins.
Neither football league is interested in Houston at the moment, nor is the NBA. Not even the NASL.
 
Are we sure about an expansion team in Birmingham this early? The civil rights environment was terrible in OTL and with the POD being 1959, it's just as bad here. There are at least a few black players on every team and the league isn't going to want to deal with segregation issues, especially the risk of having players who won't be allowed to play at Legion.
 
Baseball

NL:
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Milwaukee Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
San Fran Giants
LA Dodgers
St Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Houston Ravens

AL:
NY Yankees
Oakland A's
Baltimore Orioles
Minnesota Millers
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox

NFL:

Eastern Conference
NY Giants
Cleveland Browns
Philadelphia Eagles
Pittsburgh Steelers
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington Redskins
Birmingham Vulcans*

Western Conference
Baltimore Colts
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
San Jose 49ers
Detroit Lions
LA Rams
Portland Trail Blazers

AFL

East
Boston Patriots
Kansas City Cowboys
Florida Dolphins
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Gunners

West
Dallas Texans
Denver Broncos
Los Angeles Chargers
Seattle Kings
Sacramento Solons

NHL

Montreal Canadians
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers

NBA

Eastern Division
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Buffalo Hawks
Cincinnati Royals
Philadelphia 76ers

Western Division
Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Lakers
Detroit Pistons
San Fran Warriors
Milwaukee Bucks

NASL

Washington Diplomats
New England Revolutionaries
Denver Rockies
Milwaukee Germans
Kansas City Wizards
Dallas Dynamo
Indianapolis Indians
Seattle Sounders
Toronto Diamonds
San Jose Earthquakes
 
1963:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. makes sure the Birmingham Vulcans get a special disposition from segregation laws. (which might inspire the collapse of Jim Crow earlier.)
MLB once again expands by two, this time AL teams, the San Diego Padres and Dallas Senors.
The Cleveland Indians owner, in the spirit of "inclusion of America's First People" renames the franchise the Cleveland Steelers.
The NBA adds two franchises the Baltimore Bullets and the Chicago Packers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers/Pitt University dome breaks ground.
The NASL adds three new franchises, the Los Angeles Aztecs, the St. Louis Tornadoes, and the Portland Timbers.
CBS buys the New York Yankees.
Tragically, the nation loses it's young President when John F. Kennedy is shot in Dallas, TX, by Lee Harvey Oswald. Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as President.
 
1963:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. makes sure the Birmingham Vulcans get a special disposition from segregation laws. (which might inspire the collapse of Jim Crow earlier.)
MLB once again expands by two, this time AL teams, the San Diego Padres and Dallas Senors.
The Cleveland Indians owner, in the spirit of "inclusion of America's First People" renames the franchise the Cleveland Steelers.
The NBA adds two franchises the Baltimore Bullets and the Chicago Packers.
The Pittsburgh Steelers/Pitt University dome breaks ground.
The NASL adds three new franchises, the Los Angeles Aztecs, the St. Louis Tornadoes, and the Portland Timbers.
CBS buys the New York Yankees.
Tragically, the nation loses it's young President when John F. Kennedy is shot in Dallas, TX, by Lee Harvey Oswald. Vice-President Lyndon Baines Johnson is sworn in as President.

Where will the Steelers/Pitt stadium be built? On the site of OTL Three Rivers?

I dunno about Cleveland having a baseball team renamed after its bitter NFL rival.
 
Where will the Steelers/Pitt stadium be built? On the site of OTL Three Rivers?

I dunno about Cleveland having a baseball team renamed after its bitter NFL rival.

Pirates already built there. Would have to be either a redo of Pitt Stadium, or the site of OTL Heinz Field.

ETA: The Steelers hypocycloids are from Cleveland. Might not be as obvious as a nickname, though.
 
I forgot I left out the championships for 1963
World Series: Houston Ravens
NBA: New York Knicks
Stanley Cup: Maple Leafs
AFL: Boston Patriots
NFL: Portland Trail Blazers
The Steelers/Pitt stadium will be built on the PPG Paints Arena site IOTL.
The people of Cleveland don't care. Plus they are both named after steelworkers.
(@Landmass Wave, please do the new alignments after this year because it is going to be big)
1964:
The special disposition the Vulcans got is unnecessary, as LBJ passes the Civil Rights Act
The AFL adds 4 teams: the Atlanta Falcons, the Houston Oilers, the Indianapolis Hoosiers, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Oklahoma City War Eagles.
Walt Disney announces he is buying land in Orlando, Florida, for a special project.
The Cincinnati Royals move to Miami, Florida, to become the Miami Blazers.
The NFL adds 4 teams: the Buffalo Bills, the Connecticut (Hartford, CT) Noreasters, the San Diego Ports, and the San Antonio Saints.
The Boston Celtics add a special patch permanently to their uniforms in honor of John F. Kennedy.
The NBA adds 4 teams: the Seattle SuperSonics, the Denver Nuggets, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Virginia Squires.
The Milwaukee Braves move to Atlanta, GA, renaming themselves the Atlanta Oaks.
Civic-minded people in Washington, DC; Seattle; Toronto; Montreal; Columbus, Ohio; Charlotte, NC; Vancouver, BC; Anaheim, CA; and Portland, OR form the Continental League.
The nicknames: Nationals (Washington, DC); Lynxes (Seattle); Blue Jays (Toronto); Champions (Montreal); Knights (Charlotte); and Pathfinders (Portland).
 
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Oh no not again:
World Series: Houston Ravens
NBA: New York Knicks
Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens
NFL: Portland Trail Blazers
AFL: Seattle Kings
 
I forgot I left out the championships for 1963
World Series: Houston Ravens
NBA: New York Knicks
Stanley Cup: Maple Leafs
AFL: Boston Patriots
NFL: Portland Trail Blazers
The Steelers/Pitt stadium will be built on the PPG Paints Arena site IOTL.
The people of Cleveland don't care. Plus they are both named after steelworkers.
(@Landmass Wave, please do the new alignments after this year because it is going to be big)
1964:
The special disposition the Vulcans got is unnecessary, as LBJ passes the Civil Rights Act
The AFL adds 4 teams: the Atlanta Falcons, the Houston Oilers, the Indianapolis Hoosiers, the Cincinnati Bengals, and the Oklahoma City War Eagles.
Walt Disney announces he is buying land in Orlando, Florida, for a special project.
The Cincinnati Royals move to Miami, Florida, to become the Miami Blazers.
The NFL adds 4 teams: the Buffalo Bills, the Connecticut (Hartford, CT) Noreasters, the San Diego Ports, and the San Antonio Saints.
The Boston Celtics add a special patch permanently to their uniforms in honor of John F. Kennedy.
The NBA adds 4 teams: the Seattle SuperSonics, the Denver Nuggets, the Cleveland Cavaliers, and the Virginia Squires.
The Milwaukee Braves move to Atlanta, GA, renaming themselves the Atlanta Oaks.
Civic-minded people in Washington, DC; Seattle; Toronto; Montreal; Columbus, Ohio; Charlotte, NC; Vancouver, BC; Anaheim, CA; and Portland, OR form the Continental League.
The nicknames: Nationals (Washington, DC); Lynxes (Seattle); Blue Jays (Toronto); Champions (Montreal); Knights (Charlotte); and Pathfinders (Portland).

What will be the name of Anaheim's Continental League team?
 
More for 1964 to be included when @Landmass Wave does the alignments:
The DC NFL team changes it's name to the Washington Warriors.
The AFL announces it is switching to "North-South" instead of "East-West"
The NASL adds the Philadelphia Brass.
Robert A. Heinlein buys the Chicago Blackhawks.
Riots break out at a Denver Broncos game, forcing the team to move to a college football stadium in Ft. Collins until repairs on Mile High Stadium are finished.
The team is as a result temporarily rebranded the Ft. Collins Broncos.
McDonald's CEO Ray Kroc buys the Cleveland Browns and relocates them to San Diego, CA, becoming the San Diego Missionaries.
 
Meanwhile in the NHL in 1964: After Staying with 6 Teams in the NHL, The League doubles to 12 Teams as the NHL Expanded to have the first 3 Teams in the Pacific Time Zone for the 1966 Season as the Seattle Totems, Los Angeles Kings and the San Francisco Seals will enter with 3 More Teams will be decided for the 1966-1967 NHL Season.
 
Baseball

Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phillies
Atlanta Oaks
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
San Fran Giants
LA Dodgers
St Louis Cardinals
New York Mets
Houston Ravens

AL:
NY Yankees
Oakland A's
Baltimore Orioles
Minnesota Millers
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
San Diego Padres
Boston Red Sox
Dallas Senors
Cleveland Steelers

Continental League

Washington Nationals
Seattle Lynxes
Toronto Blue Jays
Montreal Champions
Charlotte Knights
Seattle Pathfinders

NFL:

Eastern Division
NY Giants
Baltimore Colts
Philadelphia Eagles
Buffalo Bills
Connecticut Noreasters


Central Division
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears
Green Bay Packers
Pittsburgh Steelers


Western Division

San Diego Missionaries
San Jose 49ers
LA Rams
Portland Trail Blazers

Southern Division
New Orleans Pelicans
St. Louis Cardinals
Birmingham Vulcans
Washington Warriors
San Antonio Saints

AFL

North
Boston Patriots
Kansas City Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings
Chicago Gunners
Indianapolis Hoosiers
Cincinnati Bengals
Seattle Kings
Sacramento Solons

South
Dallas Texans
Denver/Fort Collins Broncos
Los Angeles Chargers
Oklahoma City War Eagles
Houston Oilers
Atlanta Failclowns
Florida Dolphins

NHL

Montreal Canadians
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings
Chicago Blackhawks
Boston Bruins
New York Rangers
Seattle Totems
Los Angeles Kings
San Francisco Seals


NBA

Eastern Conference
Boston Celtics
New York Knicks
Buffalo Hawks
Miami Blazers
Philadelphia 76ers
Baltimore Bullets
Cleveland Cavaliers
Virginia Squires.

Western Conference
Minnesota Timberwolves
Los Angeles Lakers
Detroit Pistons
San Fran Warriors
Milwaukee Bucks
Chicago Packers
Seattle SuperSonics
Denver Nuggets

NASL

East

Washington Diplomats
New England Revolutionaries
Milwaukee Germans
Kansas City Wizards
Indianapolis Indians
Toronto Diamonds
Philadelphia Brass

West

San Jose Earthquakes
Los Angeles Aztecs
St. Louis Tornadoes
Portland Timbers
Denver Rockies
Dallas Dynamo
Seattle Sounders
 
I noticed there were two NFL teams in San Diego so I gave the expansion team to New Orleans instead.

Also, anyone can update the alignments. I won't be offended if someone goes ahead without me.
 
1965: The Final 3 Teams were decided to enter the NHL for the 1966-1967 season as the Philadelphia Flyers, the St. Louis Blues and the Minnesota North Stars join the NHL for Next Season.
 
Another update the alignments year, @Landmass Wave
(also the Pathfinders play in Portland, not Seattle.)
1965:
The Denver/Ft. Collins Broncos are back to just being the Denver Broncos.
The NBA adds the Kansas City Kings and the Anaheim Senors.
The Chicago Packers rename themselves, the "Chicago Bulls".
Harper Lee inspired by Robert A. Heinlein's ownership of the Blackhawks purchases the Birmingham Vulcans becoming the first female team owner.
An AFL or CL-type league for basketball forms with these cities:
Charlotte (Carolina Hornets)
Las Vegas (Packrats)
Birmingham (Steelers)
Atlanta (Thrashers)
St. Louis (Stars)
Cincinnati (Riverboats)
Hartford (Policies)
Kansas City (Royals)
Portland (Navigators)
Nashville (Knights)
Louisville (Kentucky Colonels)
New York City (New York Nets)
The league is called the American Basketball League (ABL). And yes, the ABL will use the red-white-blue ball.
The CL adds two new teams, the San Diego Padres and the Columbus Clippers.
 
What sites can the Oaks and Falcons use:
  • The AFCS site.
  • To the north of the Georgia World Congress Center, at OTL's Centennial Olympic Park.
  • The site of SunTrust Park.
  • The site of OTL's CNN Center.
  • The site of Pinewood Studios Atlanta.
  • On the Georgia Tech campus, just west of Bobby Dodd Stadium (where the Falcons are playing provisionally). In fact, the Oaks are playing at Ponce de Leon Park provisionally.
 
1966:
The AFL adds two teams, the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders.
The Continental League adds three teams: the Louisville Racehorses, the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Indianapolis Indianans.
The NBA adds the Salt Lake Saints, New Orleans Jazz, and the Kansas City Trailers.
 
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