The National league is referred to as the "seniors", and the AL as the Juniors. Why?
2007-05-08 05:19:20 · 7 answers · asked by devGuy 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
Because the NL has been around longer. The NL started officially in 1876, the AL in 1901. When the AL became a major league, it was perceived as a breath of fresh air to baseball. The NL had become very violent in the 1890s and the AL was a more cleaned-up, fan-friendly version of baseball.
2007-05-08 05:28:09 · answer #1 · answered by Brian 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The National League has been in place much longer than the American League. Thus the American League is called the Junior Circuit.
2007-05-08 05:26:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the Amercian League came after the National League
2007-05-08 06:19:53 · answer #3 · answered by mick987g 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The National League was founded in 1869 and the American League was founded in 1901.
2007-05-08 05:26:00 · answer #4 · answered by Yahoo Man 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The National league is older. It was founded in 1876, and the American league began play in 1901.
2007-05-08 05:27:10 · answer #5 · answered by bencas9900 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The National League plays real baseball. The American League has the wimpy designated hitter.
2007-05-08 05:43:25 · answer #6 · answered by wyldfyr 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it younger than the natanal league...lenny
2007-05-08 05:27:29 · answer #7 · answered by lenny c 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋