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What team objected to Baldwin playing in the 1886 World Series?

St. Louis Browns
Boston Reds
Chicago Pirates
New York Giants

Answer

St. Louis Browns, the only team in the National League at that time, objected to Baldwin playing in the 1886 World Series because he had previously played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys of the American Association, a rival league, and they considered it a violation of the "reserve clause" in baseball contracts.