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Continental League was a proposed third major league for baseball. The CL was the idea of New York City's William Shea , proposed in November of 1958 after the New York Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers announced plans to move to California. The league was formally announced in July 1959. Former Dodgers President Branch Rickey was named president of the Continental League. Teams were to be placed in cities that did not have Major League Baseball (except New York). The CL dissolved without playing a game in August of 1960 after both the American League and National League announce plans to expand into new cities. The NL added the Houston Astros and New York Mets, but the AL reneged on its part of the agreement adding one team in an existing NL city - the Los Angeles Angels - and another in an existing AL city - the Washington Senators, though the old team of the same name became the Minneapolis Twins . By 1993, Buffalo was the only CL city that lacked major league baseball.Cities of the Continental League
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Buffalo, New York
- Dallas-Ft Worth, Texas
- Denver, ColoradoFor other cities named Denver see Denver (disambiguation). Denver is the largest city and capital of the state of Colorado, United States of America. It is the largest city along the Front Range and forms the heart of the Denver Metropolitan Area. The cit
- Houston, TexasHouston redirects here. For other meanings of the word, please see Houston (disambiguation). Downtown Houston Skyline Located in southeast Texas, Houston is the fourth largest city in the United States and one of the two largest economic areas in Texas.
- Minneapolis-St Paul, MinnesotaThis article is about the city in Minnesota. There is also Minneapolis, Kansas. Minneapolis is the county seat of Hennepin County, Minnesota. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 382,618 making it the largest city in Minnesota. It is
- New York, New York
- Toronto, OntarioFor alternate meanings of Toronto, see Toronto (disambiguation). City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada (in detail) (in detail) Motto: Diversity Our Strength Area: 641 sq. Distance East to West: 43 km. Distance East to West: 21 km. Population Total (2001) Cdn.
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