ðə lˈiːɡ wʌz ɐfˈɪlɪˌeɪɾᵻd wɪððə mˈeɪdʒɚ lˈiːɡz ænd kəntˈɪnjuːd plˈeɪ ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, ænd fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks ʌntˈɪl ɪt fˈoʊldᵻd ɐ sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
The league was affiliated with the Major Leagues and continued play until 1997, and from 2006 until it folded a second time in 2008.