Complex sentence: For example, the 1876 Cincinnati Reds (not the same franchise as the modern-day Reds) went 9--56 for a.138 percentage; by 1899, the National League was playing the standard 154-game schedule.
Split into simpler sentences: For example, the 1876 Cincinnati Reds (not the same franchise as the modern-day Reds) went 9--56 for a.138 percentage. By 1899, the National League was playing the standard 154-game schedule.