Defunct franchises

Historical MLB franchises

Franchises that played at least one National League, American League, American Association, Players League, Federal League, or Union Association season but no longer exist as independent clubs. Includes 19th-century charter members and short-lived 1870s and 1880s teams. Disambiguators in parens for name collisions (Orioles (1) is the 1882-1899 American Association club; Reds (1) is the early Cincinnati franchise; and so on).

Baltimore Orioles (AA/NL, 1882–1899)

Baltimore

AA/NL

1882

1899

1133

1049

0.519

1894189518961897

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1882	AA	Baltimore Orioles	19	54	0.260	272	513	6
1883	AA	Baltimore Orioles	28	68	0.292	471	742	8
1884	AA	Baltimore Orioles	63	43	0.594	636	515	6
1885	AA	Baltimore Orioles	41	68	0.376	541	683	8
1886	AA	Baltimore Orioles	48	83	0.366	625	878	8
1887	AA	Baltimore Orioles	77	58	0.570	975	861	3
1888	AA	Baltimore Orioles	57	80	0.416	653	779	5
1889	AA	Baltimore Orioles	70	65	0.518	791	795	5
1890	AA	Baltimore Orioles	15	19	0.441	182	192	6
1891	AA	Baltimore Orioles	71	64	0.526	850	798	4
1892	NL	Baltimore Orioles	46	101	0.313	779	1020	12
1893	NL	Baltimore Orioles	60	70	0.462	820	893	8
1894	NL	Baltimore Orioles	89	39	0.695	1171	819	1	Pre-1903 cup appearance
1895	NL	Baltimore Orioles	87	43	0.669	1009	646	1	Pre-1903 cup appearance
1896	NL	Baltimore Orioles	90	39	0.698	995	662	1	Pre-1903 cup / pennant winner
1897	NL	Baltimore Orioles	90	40	0.692	964	674	2	Pre-1903 cup / pennant winner
1898	NL	Baltimore Orioles	96	53	0.644	933	623	2
1899	NL	Baltimore Orioles	86	62	0.581	827	691	4

Providence Grays (NL, 1878–1885)

Providence

1878

1885

438

278

0.612

18791884

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1878	NL	Providence Grays	33	27	0.550	353	337	3
1879	NL	Providence Grays	59	25	0.702	612	355	1	Pre-1903 cup / pennant winner
1880	NL	Providence Grays	52	32	0.619	419	299	2
1881	NL	Providence Grays	47	37	0.559	447	426	2
1882	NL	Providence Grays	52	32	0.619	463	356	2
1883	NL	Providence Grays	58	40	0.592	636	436	3
1884	NL	Providence Grays	84	28	0.750	665	388	1	Pre-1903 cup / pennant winner
1885	NL	Providence Grays	53	57	0.482	442	531	4

Cleveland Spiders (AA/NL, 1887–1899)

Cleveland

AA/NL

1887

1899

827

938

0.469

189218951896

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1887	AA	Cleveland Spiders	39	92	0.298	729	1112	8
1888	AA	Cleveland Spiders	50	82	0.379	651	839	6
1889	NL	Cleveland Spiders	61	72	0.459	656	720	6
1890	NL	Cleveland Spiders	44	88	0.333	630	832	7
1891	NL	Cleveland Spiders	65	74	0.468	835	888	5
1892	NL	Cleveland Spiders	93	56	0.624	855	613	2	Pre-1903 cup appearance
1893	NL	Cleveland Spiders	73	55	0.570	976	839	3
1894	NL	Cleveland Spiders	68	61	0.527	932	896	6
1895	NL	Cleveland Spiders	84	46	0.646	921	725	2	Pre-1903 cup / pennant winner
1896	NL	Cleveland Spiders	80	48	0.625	840	650	2	Pre-1903 cup appearance
1897	NL	Cleveland Spiders	69	62	0.527	773	680	5
1898	NL	Cleveland Spiders	81	68	0.544	730	683	5
1899	NL	Cleveland Spiders	20	134	0.130	529	1252	12

Louisville Colonels (AA/NL, 1882–1899)

Louisville

AA/NL

1882

1899

993

1320

0.429

1890

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1882	AA	Louisville Eclipse	42	38	0.525	443	352	2
1883	AA	Louisville Eclipse	52	45	0.536	564	562	5
1884	AA	Louisville Colonels	68	40	0.630	573	425	3
1885	AA	Louisville Colonels	53	59	0.473	564	598	6
1886	AA	Louisville Colonels	66	70	0.485	833	805	4
1887	AA	Louisville Colonels	76	60	0.559	956	854	4
1888	AA	Louisville Colonels	48	87	0.356	689	870	7
1889	AA	Louisville Colonels	27	111	0.196	632	1091	8
1890	AA	Louisville Colonels	88	44	0.667	819	588	1	Pre-1903 cup / pennant winner
1891	AA	Louisville Colonels	54	83	0.394	698	873	8
1892	NL	Louisville Colonels	63	89	0.414	649	804	9
1893	NL	Louisville Colonels	50	75	0.400	759	942	11
1894	NL	Louisville Colonels	36	94	0.277	698	1019	12
1895	NL	Louisville Colonels	35	96	0.267	698	1090	12
1896	NL	Louisville Colonels	38	93	0.290	653	997	12
1897	NL	Louisville Colonels	52	78	0.400	675	869	11
1898	NL	Louisville Colonels	70	81	0.464	728	833	9
1899	NL	Louisville Colonels	75	77	0.493	833	782	9

Boston Red Stockings (AA, 1891)

Boston

1891

0.689

1891

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1891	AA	Boston Red Stockings	93	42	0.689	1028	675	1	Pre-1903 cup / pennant winner

Philadelphia Athletics (AA, 1882–1890)

Philadelphia

1882

1890

560

498

0.529

1883

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1882	AA	Philadelphia Athletics	41	34	0.547	406	389	3
1883	AA	Philadelphia Athletics	66	32	0.673	720	547	1	Pre-1903 cup / pennant winner
1884	AA	Philadelphia Athletics	61	46	0.570	700	546	7
1885	AA	Philadelphia Athletics	55	57	0.491	764	691	4
1886	AA	Philadelphia Athletics	63	72	0.467	772	942	6
1887	AA	Philadelphia Athletics	64	69	0.481	893	890	5
1888	AA	Philadelphia Athletics	81	52	0.609	827	594	3
1889	AA	Philadelphia Athletics	75	58	0.564	880	787	3
1890	AA	Philadelphia Athletics	54	78	0.409	702	945	8

Detroit Wolverines (NL, 1881–1888)

Detroit

1881

1888

426

437

0.494

1887

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1881	NL	Detroit Wolverines	41	43	0.488	440	429	4
1882	NL	Detroit Wolverines	42	41	0.506	407	488	5
1883	NL	Detroit Wolverines	40	58	0.408	524	650	7
1884	NL	Detroit Wolverines	28	84	0.250	445	736	8
1885	NL	Detroit Wolverines	41	67	0.380	514	582	6
1886	NL	Detroit Wolverines	87	36	0.707	829	538	2
1887	NL	Detroit Wolverines	79	45	0.637	969	710	1	Pre-1903 cup / pennant winner
1888	NL	Detroit Wolverines	68	63	0.519	721	629	5

Washington Senators (AA/NL, 1891–1899)

Washington

AA/NL

1891

1899

454

788

0.365

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish
1891	AA	Washington Statesmen	44	91	0.326	691	1067	9
1892	NL	Washington Senators	58	93	0.384	731	869	10
1893	NL	Washington Senators	40	89	0.310	722	1032	12
1894	NL	Washington Senators	45	87	0.341	882	1122	11
1895	NL	Washington Senators	43	85	0.336	840	1052	10
1896	NL	Washington Senators	58	73	0.443	818	920	9
1897	NL	Washington Senators	61	71	0.462	781	793	6
1898	NL	Washington Senators	51	101	0.336	704	939	11
1899	NL	Washington Senators	54	98	0.355	743	983	11

Cincinnati Kelly's Killers (AA, 1891)

Cincinnati

1891

0.430

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1891	AA	Cincinnati Kelly's Killers	43	57	0.430	549	643	7

Columbus Solons (AA, 1889–1891)

Columbus

1889

1891

200

209

0.489

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish
1889	AA	Columbus Colts	60	78	0.435	779	924	6
1890	AA	Columbus Solons	79	55	0.590	831	617	2
1891	AA	Columbus Solons	61	76	0.445	702	777	6

Milwaukee Brewers (AA, 1891)

Milwaukee

1891

0.583

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1891	AA	Milwaukee Brewers	21	15	0.583	227	156	3

Philadelphia Quakers (AA, 1891)

Philadelphia

1891

0.525

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1891	AA	Philadelphia Quakers	73	66	0.525	817	794	5

Brooklyn Gladiators (AA, 1890)

Brooklyn

1890

0.265

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1890	AA	Brooklyn Gladiators	26	72	0.265	492	733	9

Rochester Hop Bitters (AA, 1890)

Rochester

1890

0.500

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1890	AA	Rochester Hop Bitters	63	63	0.500	709	711	5

Syracuse Stars (AA, 1890)

Syracuse

1890

0.433

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1890	AA	Syracuse Stars	55	72	0.433	698	831	7

Toledo Maumees (AA, 1890)

Toledo

1890

0.515

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1890	AA	Toledo Maumees	68	64	0.515	739	689	4

Indianapolis Hoosiers (NL, 1887–1889)

Indianapolis

1887

1889

146

249

0.370

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish
1887	NL	Indianapolis Hoosiers	37	89	0.294	628	965	8
1888	NL	Indianapolis Hoosiers	50	85	0.370	603	731	7
1889	NL	Indianapolis Hoosiers	59	75	0.440	819	894	7

Kansas City Blues (AA, 1888–1889)

Kansas City

1888

1889

171

0.364

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1888	AA	Kansas City Blues	43	89	0.326	579	896	8
1889	AA	Kansas City Blues	55	82	0.402	852	1031	7

Washington Nationals (NL, 1886–1889)

Washington

1886

1889

163

337

0.326

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish
1886	NL	Washington Nationals	28	92	0.233	445	791	8
1887	NL	Washington Nationals	46	76	0.377	601	825	7
1888	NL	Washington Nationals	48	86	0.358	482	731	8
1889	NL	Washington Nationals	41	83	0.331	632	892	8

New York Metropolitans (AA, 1883–1887)

New York

1883

1887

270

309

0.466

1884

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1883	AA	New York Metropolitans	54	42	0.563	498	405	4
1884	AA	New York Metropolitans	75	32	0.701	734	423	1	Pre-1903 cup appearance
1885	AA	New York Metropolitans	44	64	0.407	526	688	7
1886	AA	New York Metropolitans	53	82	0.393	628	766	7
1887	AA	New York Metropolitans	44	89	0.331	754	1093	7

Kansas City Cowboys (NL, 1886)

Kansas City

1886

0.248

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1886	NL	Kansas City Cowboys	30	91	0.248	494	872	7

St. Louis Maroons (NL, 1885–1886)

St. Louis

1885

1886

151

0.344

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1885	NL	St. Louis Maroons	36	72	0.333	390	593	8
1886	NL	St. Louis Maroons	43	79	0.352	547	712	6

Buffalo Bisons (NL, 1879–1885)

Buffalo

1879

1885

314

333

0.485

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish
1879	NL	Buffalo Bisons	46	32	0.590	394	365	3
1880	NL	Buffalo Bisons	24	58	0.293	331	502	7
1881	NL	Buffalo Bisons	45	38	0.542	440	447	3
1882	NL	Buffalo Bisons	45	39	0.536	500	461	3
1883	NL	Buffalo Bisons	52	45	0.536	614	576	5
1884	NL	Buffalo Bisons	64	47	0.577	700	626	3
1885	NL	Buffalo Bisons	38	74	0.339	495	761	7

Cleveland Blues (NL, 1879–1884)

Cleveland

1879

1884

242

299

0.447

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish
1879	NL	Cleveland Blues	27	55	0.329	322	461	6
1880	NL	Cleveland Blues	47	37	0.559	387	337	3
1881	NL	Cleveland Blues	36	48	0.429	392	414	7
1882	NL	Cleveland Blues	42	40	0.512	402	411	5
1883	NL	Cleveland Blues	55	42	0.567	476	443	4
1884	NL	Cleveland Blues	35	77	0.313	458	716	7

Columbus Colts (AA, 1883–1884)

Columbus

1883

1884

101

104

0.493

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1883	AA	Columbus Colts	32	65	0.330	476	659	6
1884	AA	Columbus Colts	69	39	0.639	585	459	2

Indianapolis Blues (AA, 1884)

Indianapolis

1884

0.271

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1884	AA	Indianapolis Hoosiers	29	78	0.271	462	755	12

Richmond Virginians (AA, 1884)

Richmond

1884

0.286

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1884	AA	Richmond Virginians	12	30	0.286	194	294	10

Toledo Blue Stockings (AA, 1884)

Toledo

1884

0.442

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1884	AA	Toledo Blue Stockings	46	58	0.442	463	571	8

Washington Nationals (AA, 1884)

Washington

1884

0.191

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1884	AA	Washington Nationals	12	51	0.191	248	481	13

Troy Trojans (NL, 1879–1882)

Troy

1879

1882

134

191

0.412

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish
1879	NL	Troy Trojans	19	56	0.253	321	543	8
1880	NL	Troy Trojans	41	42	0.494	392	438	4
1881	NL	Troy Trojans	39	45	0.464	399	427	5
1882	NL	Troy Trojans	35	48	0.422	430	522	7

Worcester Brown Stockings (NL, 1880–1882)

Worcester

1880

1882

159

0.361

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish
1880	NL	Worcester Brown Stockings	40	43	0.482	412	370	5
1881	NL	Worcester Brown Stockings	32	50	0.390	410	492	8
1882	NL	Worcester Brown Stockings	18	66	0.214	379	652	8

Cincinnati Reds (NL, 1876–1880)

Cincinnati

1876

1880

125

217

0.366

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish
1876	NL	Cincinnati Reds	9	56	0.139	238	579	8
1877	NL	Cincinnati Reds	15	42	0.263	291	485	6
1878	NL	Cincinnati Reds	37	23	0.617	333	281	2
1879	NL	Cincinnati Reds	43	37	0.537	485	464	5
1880	NL	Cincinnati Reds	21	59	0.263	296	472	8

Syracuse Stars (NL, 1879)

Syracuse

1879

0.314

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1879	NL	Syracuse Stars	22	48	0.314	276	462	7

Indianapolis Browns (NL, 1878)

Indianapolis

1878

0.400

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1878	NL	Indianapolis Browns	24	36	0.400	293	328	5

Milwaukee Grays (NL, 1878)

Milwaukee

1878

0.250

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1878	NL	Milwaukee Grays	15	45	0.250	256	386	6

Hartford/Brooklyn Hartfords (NL, 1876–1877)

Hartford/Brooklyn

1876

1877

0.619

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1876	NL	Hartford Dark Blues	47	21	0.691	429	261	2
1877	NL	Brooklyn Hartfords	31	27	0.534	341	311	3

Louisville Grays (NL, 1876–1877)

Louisville

1876

1877

0.516

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1876	NL	Louisville Grays	30	36	0.455	280	344	5
1877	NL	Louisville Grays	35	25	0.583	339	288	2

St. Louis Brown Stockings (NL, 1876–1877)

St. Louis

1876

1877

0.589

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1876	NL	St. Louis Brown Stockings	45	19	0.703	386	229	3
1877	NL	St. Louis Brown Stockings	28	32	0.467	284	318	4

New York Mutuals (NL, 1876)

New York

1876

0.375

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1876	NL	New York Mutuals	21	35	0.375	260	412	6

Philadelphia Athletics (NL, 1876)

Philadelphia

1876

0.237

—

Year	League	Team	W	L	Win%	RS	RA	Finish	Notes
1876	NL	Philadelphia Athletics	14	45	0.237	378	534	7

Active 30: /teams/mlb. Source: MLB workbook (Totals sheet, defunct rows). Championships count pre-1903 cup wins and NL pennants.