Organized baseball is an outdated term that collectively describes what is now known as Major League Baseball (MLB) and its various affiliated minor leagues , under the authority of the Commissioner of Baseball . Historically, these leagues were bound by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL), an agreement signed in 1901 that is considered the first to formally establish Minor League Baseball . The agreement included provisions to respect the player reserve lists of clubs in each league.
17-719: John Allen Denny (born November 8, 1952) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals , Cleveland Indians , Philadelphia Phillies , and Cincinnati Reds , from 1974 to 1986 . Denny won the National League (NL) Cy Young Award , in 1983 . Denny was born in Prescott, Arizona, and attended Prescott High School . He excelled at sports there, playing football and basketball as well as baseball. In
34-547: A breakout season. He led the National League in ERA at 2.52 and was the best pitcher on the club. Due to poor run support, his record was just 11–9. Denny also pitched well in 1978, going 14–11 with a 2.96 ERA, but he fell off badly in 1979 and was traded with Jerry Mumphrey from the Cardinals to the Indians for Bobby Bonds on December 7, 1979. He continued his inconsistent pitching with
51-669: Is often applied as an umbrella term for all leagues — major and minor — under the authority of the Commissioner of Baseball . Operating outside the Minor League Baseball organization are many independent minor leagues such as the Atlantic League , American Association , Frontier League , and the feeder league to these the Empire Professional Baseball League . Japan has had professional baseball since
68-463: The 1946 Mexican League season , players who "jumped" from their organized baseball clubs for more lucrative contracts in Mexico were blacklisted for having violated the reserve clause. Faced with a lawsuit seeking to overturn the 1922 ruling, then- Commissioner of Baseball Happy Chandler offered amnesty to the jumpers in 1949, thus keeping organized baseball's antitrust exemption intact. From then on,
85-629: The 1970 amateur draft , he was selected by the Cardinals in the 29th round. He made his professional debut that year at the age of 17. Denny pitched for the Triple-A Tulsa Oilers in 1974 and went 9–8 with a 3.75 earned run average . He made his major league debut in September. The next season, Denny started back in Tulsa but he pitched well and soon entered the St. Louis starting rotation . In 1976, Denny had
102-492: The China National Baseball League , Israel Baseball League , and Baseball Philippines . During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, players of black African descent were barred from playing the major leagues , though several did manage to play by claiming to be Cubans or Native Americans . As a result, a number of parallel Negro leagues were formed. However, after Jackie Robinson began playing with
119-609: The National League (founded in 1876) and the American League (founded in 1901). Historically, teams in one league never played teams in the other until the World Series , in which the champions of the two leagues played against each other. This changed in 1997 with the advent of interleague play . The Philadelphia Phillies , founded in 1883, are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in both Major League Baseball and all of American professional sports. In addition to
136-668: The National League and the American League , and the minor leagues governed by the rules of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues (NAPBL). Starting in 1947, the term also included several Caribbean winter leagues , such as the Cuban League , that affiliated themselves with the National League and American League via the National Association agreement. It did not include Negro league baseball , and
153-492: The " reserve clause " and a foreshadowing of free agency ). The league's collapse led to a Supreme Court ruling in 1922— Federal Baseball Club v. National League —that effectively established an antitrust exemption for organized baseball. Another notable "outlaw league" was the Mexican League , which rapidly expanded in the years immediately after World War II, bringing it into conflict with organized baseball. Starting with
170-676: The 1930s. Nippon Professional Baseball consists of two leagues, the Central League and the Pacific League , each with six teams. South Korea has had professional baseball since 1982. There are 10 teams in KBO League . Taiwan has had professional baseball since the 1990s. The Chinese Professional Baseball League absorbed Taiwan Major League in 2003. There are currently 6 teams in the CPBL. Other Asian leagues include three now defunct leagues,
187-504: The Indians, going 24-23 for them in three seasons. He pitched three straight shutouts late in 1981 and was rewarded with a three-year, $ 2 million contract after the season. Nine months later, he was traded to the Phillies. In 1983, Denny enjoyed the best season of his career, going 19–6 with a 2.37 ERA. He topped the NL in wins and winning percentage and was second in ERA. He also led the Phillies to
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#1732855456567204-482: The Mexican League peacefully coexisted with organized baseball until 1955, when it was admitted as an affiliated minor league. Major League Baseball (MLB) was officially created in 2000, centralizing governance of the National League and American League. MLB considers several of the above-noted outlaw leagues as also having been "major", and recognizes the statistics of those leagues—such recognized leagues include
221-587: The NL championship. In that year's Cy Young Award voting, he received 20 of 24 first-place votes to win going away. Denny suffered arm problems late in his career. After 1983, he spent two more years in Philadelphia. After an 11–14 campaign, he was dealt along with Jeff Gray from the Phillies to the Reds for Tom Hume and Gary Redus on December 11, 1985. He went 11–10 in 1986 and then retired from baseball. Denny
238-624: The major leagues, many North American cities and towns feature minor league teams. An organization officially styled Minor League Baseball , formerly the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, oversees nearly all minor league baseball in the United States and Canada. The minor leagues are divided into classes AAA, AA, High-A, A, and Rookie. These minor-league divisions are affiliated with major league teams, and serve to develop young players and rehabilitate injured major-leaguers. "Affiliated baseball" (archaically, " organized baseball ")
255-730: The major-league Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the Negro leagues gradually faded. The process of integration did not go entirely smoothly; there were some ugly incidents, including pitchers who would try to throw directly at a black player's head. Now, however, baseball is fully integrated, and there is little to no racial tension between teammates. Between 1943 and 1954, the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League fielded teams in several Midwestern towns. Organized baseball From 1901 onward, organized baseball primarily consisted of two dominant "major" leagues,
272-487: Was racially segregated by "gentleman's agreement" until 1947 . Independent baseball leagues not bound by the agreement were sometimes pejoratively referred to as "outlaw leagues," due to their resistance to outside governance. Within the United States, the most notable major outlaw league was the Federal League of 1914–1915, which lured players away from their established clubs with better pay (the first challenge to
289-541: Was rehabilitation coach for the Arizona Diamondbacks organization from 2001 to 2004. Professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada consists of
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