Monday, February 2, 2026

Question: Which baseball league—one that included Cincinnati as an original member—was founded on this date in 1876?

Answer: The National League was founded on Feb. 2, 1876. Its original eight clubs were the Cincinnati Red Stockings, Chicago White Stockings (now the Chicago Cubs), Boston Red Stockings (now the Atlanta Braves), Hartford Dark Blues, Louisville Grays, the Mutual of New York, Philadelphia Athletics, and the St. Louis Brown Stockings.