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The ___MASK19___ of Professional Baseball Clubs , known simply as the ___MASK19___ ( NL ), is the older of two leagues constituting ___MASK30___ ( MLB ) in the United States and Canada , and the world ' s oldest current professional team sports league . Founded on February 2 , 1876 , to replace the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players , it is sometimes called the Senior Circuit , in contrast to MLB ' s other league , the American League , which was founded 25 years later . Both leagues currently have 15 teams . The two league champions of 1903 arranged to compete against each other in the inaugural World Series . After the 1904 champions failed to reach a similar agreement , the two leagues formalized the World Series as an arrangement between the leagues . ___MASK19___ teams have won 48 of the 112 World Series contested from 1903 to 2016 . The 2016 ___MASK19___ champions are the Chicago Cubs . The Hollywood Stars was a minor league baseball team that played in the Pacific Coast League during the early and mid 20th century . They were the arch - rivals of the other Los Angeles - based PCL team , the ___MASK17___ . The Pacific Coast League ( PCL ) is a Minor League Baseball league operating in the Western , Midwestern , and Southeastern United States . Along with the International League and the Mexican League , it is one of three leagues playing at the Triple - A level , which is one grade below ___MASK30___ . It is officially named the Pacific Coast League of Professional Baseball Clubs , Inc . The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs , or simply the American League ( AL ), is one of two leagues that make up ___MASK30___ ( MLB ) in the United States and Canada . It developed from the Western League , a minor league based in the Great Lakes states , which eventually aspired to major league status . It is sometimes called the Junior Circuit because it claimed Major League status for the 1901 season , 25 years after the formation of the National League ( the " Senior Circuit "). The International League ( IL ) is a Minor League Baseball league that operates in the eastern United States and is headquartered in Dublin , Ohio . Like the Pacific Coast League and the Mexican League , it plays at the Triple - A level , which is one step below ___MASK30___ . It was so named because it had teams in both the United States and Canada ( and for several years in the 1950s in Cuba as well ). However , since the relocation of the Ottawa Lynx to Allentown , Pennsylvania , to become the Lehigh Valley IronPigs for the 2008 season , all of the league ' s teams are now based in the U . S . The National Association of Professional Base Ball Players ( NAPBBP ), or simply the National Association ( NA ), was founded in 1871 and continued through the 1875 season . It succeeded and incorporated several professional clubs from the National Association of Base Ball Players ( NABBP ); in turn several of its clubs created the succeeding ___MASK19___ of Professional Baseball Clubs . At the end of each ___MASK30___ season , the league leaders of various statistical categories are announced . Leading the league in a particular category is referred to as a " title ". Gilmore Field was a former minor league baseball park in Los Angeles , California , that served as home to the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League from 1939 -- 57 when they , along with their intra - city rivals , the ___MASK17___ , were displaced by the transplanted Brooklyn Dodgers of the ___MASK19___ . The World Series is the annual championship series of ___MASK30___ ( MLB ) in North America , contested since 1903 between the American League ( AL ) champion team and the National League ( NL ) champion team . The winner of the World Series championship is determined through a best - of - seven playoff , and the winning team is awarded the Commissioner ' s Trophy . As the series is played in October ( and occasionally November ), during the autumn season in North America , it is often referred to as the Fall Classic . The ___MASK27___ are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago , Illinois . The Cubs compete in ___MASK30___ ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) Central division , where they are the defending World Series champions . The team plays its home games at Wrigley Field , located on the city ' s North Side . The Cubs are one of two major league teams in Chicago ; the other , the Chicago White Sox , is a member of the American League ( AL ) Central division . The team , first known as the White Stockings , was a founding member of the NL in 1876 , becoming the ___MASK27___ in 1903 .