WI: Federal League survives, effect on Major League Baseball?

Atlanta, yes. But what is the fan population there, and don't they already have a AAA minor league team? Remember where the Southern teams, outside Texas, actually are (ATL, TSP, MIA) and their populations before air conditioning.

At the time, AA was the highest minor league level. In 1940, Atlanta, with ~302K residents, ranked 28th in the nation, noticeably behind Kansas City.
 
At the time, AA was the highest minor league level. In 1940, Atlanta, with ~302K residents, ranked 28th in the nation, noticeably behind Kansas City.
In talking about this with DTF, he mentioned the FL could have had to deal with a scandal, consdiering one of their star players, Hal Chase, was a known cheater.

It could be interesting seeing how a surviving Federal League (or even just merged with the AL and NL) could affect the relationship between owners and players. Gambling will probably still be a problem that baseball will have to deal with, though it doesn't have to be as ugly as 1919 surely?
 
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In talking about this with DTF, he mentioned the FL could have had to deal with a scandal, consdiering one of their star players, Hal Chase, was a known cheater.

It could be interesting seeing how a surviving Federal League (or even just merged with the AL and NL) could affect the relationship between owners and players. Gambling will probably still be a problem that baseball will have to deal with, though it doesn't have to be as ugly as 1919 surely?

MLB didn't do anything about Chase until after the 1919 Series, by which time his somewhat-shady reputation was already pretty well established. He was released by the Giants during spring training, 1920, upon direct orders of the NL president. No major team would sign him, so Chase wound up playing minor league ball on the west coast, wherein he tried to bribe a fellow minor leaguer to throw a game during the 1920 season. Landis got wind of that and finally expelled Chase from organized baseball.
 
If the leagues aligned like that, who heads to Texas?
While I was intrigued by the idea, I agree with everyone else in saying that an MLB team playing in the South is pretty unlikely before the 1950s-60s. In Texas' case it would be even farther away than Atlanta or New Orleans, and have a smaller population.
 
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