The Ebbets Dome May come to fruition, but what of the Giants? I understand there were plans to move the team to Minnesota, so does that kill the rivalry?
At the time, the AL had no team farther west than the A’s in Kansas City, but if the Giants move to Minnesota, this cuts off early MLB west of Kansas City but it also cuts off the Senators moving to Minnesota. I have to believe they move somewhere, though, and it’s possible they dip their toe in going to California. One other possibility is Texas - the second Senators became the Texas Rangers, so it would make sense for the first Rangers to beat them to the punch.
It also means that the first round of expansion is changed. Originally the NL went to Houston and back to NYC with the Mets, while the AL went to DC and LA. If the AL sticks with the Angels, the other team would almost have to be in San Francisco. More likely, the NL gets the California teams while the AL gets the replacement Senators and the Astros (yes, I know they were briefly the Colt .45s but Houston would prefer to forget the early years when they might as well have been called the Mosquitoes.)
Anywho, the league’s probably look like this after the 1962 expansion:
AL
Baltimore Orioles
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Houston Astros (expansion)
Kansas City Athletics
New York Yankees
Texas Rangers
Washington Senators (expansion)
NL
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Los Angeles Angels (expansion)
Milwaukee Braves
Minnesota Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
San Francisco Seals (expansion)
St. Louis Cardinals