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Professional baseball clubs in the 19th century were often known by what is now regarded as a "nickname", although it was actually the club's name. This was a practice carried over from the amateur days.
The Encyclopedia of Baseball attempted to retrofit the names into a modern context, possibly introducing some confusion. In the following list, the bold names are the names most often used by contemporary newspapers in league standings, and the linked names after them are those typically ascribed to the teams now, using the Encyclopedia of Baseball standard.
- Boston - Boston Red Stockings (1871–1875)
- Chicago - Chicago White Stockings (1871; 1874–1875)
- Forest City - Cleveland Forest Citys (1871–1872)
- Kekionga - Fort Wayne Kekiongas (1871)
- Mutual - New York Mutuals (1871–1875)
- Athletic - Philadelphia Athletics (1871–1875)
- Forest City - Rockford Forest Citys (1871) (A second league club with the same name as the Cleveland entry)
- Troy - Troy Haymakers (1871–1872)
- Olympic - Washington Olympics (1871–1872; 1875)
- Atlantic - Brooklyn Atlantics (1872–1875)
- Eckford - Brooklyn Eckfords (1872)
- Lord Baltimore - Baltimore Canaries (1872–1874)
- Mansfield - Middletown Mansfields (1872)
- National - Washington Nationals (1872; 1875) Washington Blue Legs (1873) (These may have been three distinct clubs, which would bring the count to 25 members.)
- Maryland - Baltimore Marylands (1873) (played at Madison Avenue Grounds)
- Philadelphia - Philadelphia White Stockings (1873-1875) (also sometimes called "Pearls" or "Phillies")
- Resolute - Elizabeth Resolutes (1873)
- Hartford - Hartford Dark Blues (1874–1875)
- Centennial - Philadelphia Centennials (1875)
- Elm City - New Haven Elm Citys (1875)
- St. Louis - St. Louis Brown Stockings (1875)
- St. Louis Reds - St. Louis Red Stockings (1875)
- Western - Keokuk Westerns (1875)
(There are 23 listings, which may be the lowest number of member ballclubs that anyone counts. The highest number may be 26, counting two for the Chicago listing and three for the National listing.)
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