Dick Cogan received his second shot in the National League, the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest still existing professional team sports league, in 1899, with the Chicago Orphans, for which he made five starts and went 2-3 with a 4.30 ERA.
Cogan received his second shot in the National League that year, with the Chicago Orphans. He made five starts for Chicago and went 2-3 with a 4.30 ERA. The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest still existing professional team sports league. In 1899, he went 16-8 on the mound. 
