Cite this page: 1921 Major League Agreement

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Primary citation: Major League Agreement, executed January 12, 1921, by the National League and American League and their constituent clubs. Original publication: 1921 Reach Baseball Guide, pp. 41-42.

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Chicago (notes-bibliography)

National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (and each of its eight constituent clubs), American League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (and each of its eight constituent clubs), and Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. 1921. "Major League Agreement (1921) — The founding document of the Commissioner's office." 1921 Reach Baseball Guide (public domain primary source); transcribed and posted by Doug Pappas (SABR Business of Baseball researcher) at roadsidephotos.sabr.org. http://roadsidephotos.sabr.org/baseball/1921MLAgree.htm (accessed 2026-05-18).

BibTeX

@misc{1921_agreement_major-league-agreement/README,
  title = {Major League Agreement (1921) — The founding document of the Commissioner's office},
  year = {1921},
  author = {National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (and each of its eight constituent clubs), American League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (and each of its eight constituent clubs), and Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis},
  url = {http://roadsidephotos.sabr.org/baseball/1921MLAgree.htm},
  urldate = {2026-05-18},
  note = {SHA256: 8937c4320e0785f99ff2a413cccf2a3d0463e3b8208f5dd0dd123736b3a6e47b}
}

Archive citation

Baseball Documents Archive, "1921 Major League Agreement", slug 1921_agreement_major-league-agreement/README, SHA256 8937c4320e07…, retrieved 2026-05-18.

Cite this archived version

Major League Agreement, executed January 12, 1921, by the National League and American League and their constituent clubs. Original publication: 1921 Reach Baseball Guide, pp. 41-42.. Baseball Documents Archive, slug 1921_agreement_major-league-agreement/README, SHA256 8937c4320e07…. retrieved 2026-05-18; from http://roadsidephotos.sabr.org/baseball/1921MLAgree.htm.

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