Federal League

La Federal League est une ligue américaine de baseball professionnel qui opéra en 1914 et 1915 en rivalité directe avec la Ligue américaine et la Ligue nationale. Le statut de Ligue majeure lui est accordé rétroactivement en 1968.

Palmarès

1914. Indianapolis Hoosiers
1915. Chicago Whales

Les franchises

Baltimore Terrapins (1914-15)
Brooklyn Tip-Tops (1914-15)
Buffalo Buffeds/Blues (1914/1915)
Chicago ChiFeds/Whales (1914/1915)
Indianapolis Hoosiers (1914) / Newark Peppers (1915)
Kansas City Packers (1914-15)
Pittsburgh Rebels (1914-15)
St. Louis Terriers (1914-15)

Bibliographie

Robert Peyton Wiggins, The Federal League of Base Ball Clubs: The History of an Outlaw Major League, 1914-1915, McFarland & Company, 2008, (ISBN 9780786438358)
Marc Okkonen, The Federal League of 1914-1915: Baseball's Third Major League, Garrett Park (Md), Society For American Baseball Research, 1989, (ISBN 9780910137379)
David Pietrusza, The Formation, Sometimes Absorption and Mostly Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present, Jefferson (NC), McFarland & Company, 1991, (ISBN 0-89950-590-2)