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The '''American Association of Base Ball Clubs''' ('''AA''') was a [[professional baseball]] league that existed for 10 seasons from {{baseball year|1882}} to {{baseball year|1891}}. Together with the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL), founded in {{baseball year|1876}}, the AA participated in an early version of the [[World Series]]{{efn|The modern version of the World Series began in 1903.}} seven times versus the champion of the NL in an interleague championship playoff tournament. At the end of its run, several AA franchises joined the NL. After 1891, the NL existed alone, with each season's champions being awarded the [[Temple Cup]] (1894–1897).
During its existence, the AA was often simply referred to as "the Association" in the media, in contrast to the NL, which was sometimes called "the League". It was also sometimes called the "Beer and Whiskey League".
==History==
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