In a meeting in Chicago on October 11, 1899, The Western League disbanded so that owners Johnson and Comiskey could re-create the league in a new form with major-league intentions.
After the 1899 season, the National League announced it was dropping four of its franchises, reducing its membership from 12 to 8 teams. The franchises that were eliminated were Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington. This afforded an opportunity for the Western circuit to expand into those vacated cities, and rename itself "The American League"
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