what year were the cincinnati reds founded?
1881
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 A schism developed between professional and amateur ballplayers after the founding of the Cincinnati club . The NABBP split into an amateur organization and a professional organization . The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , often known as the National Association ( NA ) , was formed in 1871 . Its amateur counterpart disappeared after only a few years . The modern Chicago Cubs and Atlanta Braves franchises trace their histories back to the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players in the 1870s . 

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 Following the season , on November 17 , 1887 , members of the NL officially recognized the Brotherhood and met with a Brotherhood committee that consisted of three players – Ward ‚ Hanlon and Brouthers . 

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 In any event , the league did not survive for long . Sports historian Rudolf K. Haerle observed that the U.S. Baseball League " stressed the inherent ' good ' of baseball for all individuals and communities , and indicated that it wished to conduct its business in the accepted capitalist style – free competition in the marketplace " . The new league , however , quickly incurred the scorn and hostility of the baseball establishment . Burdened with weak leadership , limited financing , poor attendance , and a lack of skillful players , the U.S. Baseball League " folded after about one month of action " . In June 1912 , when the league ceased operation , the Cincinnati team that Hogan was supposed to manage ranked fourth in the eight @-@ team roster , earning 12 wins and 10 losses . The following year , former players of the Cincinnati club successfully sued the team 's owner , John J. Ryan , for unpaid wages . Sporting Life reported that the club 's members " received their money in Cincinnati on February 12 " . 

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 In the 1860s , aided by the Civil War , " New York " -style baseball expanded into a national game and spawned baseball 's first governing body , The National Association of Base Ball Players . The NABBP existed as an amateur league for 12 years . By 1867 , more than 400 clubs were members . Most of the strongest clubs remained those based in the northeastern U.S. For professional baseball 's founding year , MLB uses the year 1869 — when the first professional team , the Cincinnati Red Stockings , was established . 

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 The start of the 1920 World Series on October 5 distracted the public from baseball 's woes for a time , but discussions continued behind the scenes . By mid @-@ October , 11 of the 16 team owners ( all eight from the National League and the owners of the American League Yankees , White Sox and Boston Red Sox ) were demanding the end of the National Commission and the appointment of a three @-@ man commission whose members would have no financial interest in baseball . Heydler stated his views on baseball 's requirements : 
