The Mutual baseball club of New York City was a 19th century ball club. The team began as an "amateur" club in the National Association of Base Ball Players in the 1850s. The club joined several other NABBP clubs by turned opening professional during 1869-70, and played in the first professional league, the National Association, for its duration of 1871 to 1875. They were one of several NA clubs that joined the newly-formed major circuit, the National League, in 1876, finishing sixth with a 21-35 record. The cash-poor team was expelled from the NL for refusing to play the last part of its 1876 schedule, and was never heard from again. Baseball is popular in the Americas and East Asia. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... The National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP) was founded in 1857 by fourteen baseball clubs primarily located in the New York metropolitan area. ... The National Association of Professional Baseball Players, or simply the National Association, was founded in 1871 and lasted through the 1875 season, after which its stronger teams created the National League. ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... The following is a list of United States baseball teams that played in the National League in the 19th century. ... 1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Historical revisionists want to call this club the New York Mutuals, but "Mutual" was the club's actual name, not its nickname. They were only called the "Mutuals" in newspapers in the way that teams like the Chicago White Stockings were the "Chicagos". To illustrate this fine point, the team sported green hosiery during one season, and papers referred to that year's team as the "Mutual Green Stockings". A more modern analogy would be the Mission club of San Francisco, which co-existed with the San Francisco Seals for awhile in the Pacific Coast League. The club was shown as "Mission" in the standings. They were also called "the Missions" frequently. But their official nickname was the "Reds", so they were actually the "Mission Reds". The Pacific Coast League (PCL) is a minor league baseball league operating in the West and Midwest of the United States. ...