Major League Baseball History and Milestones

Game history

Doubleday to today

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    • Bud Seligg’s best memory was Hank Aaron who secured the 1957 NL pennant for the Braves with a walk-off homer.

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  More stories>•The road to 200,000 battles began in 1876
  How the 200,000th game was decided
  New light shed on the game’s origins
  When Duke is gone, only Willie is left
  Hall of Famer Snider dies at 84 years old
  Tanner got everything out of the game he loved
  The man who captured Maris 61st returns to the Bronx
  When it was ‘locked and loaded’, no one beat Paige
  Brave’s move to Atlanta was of great importance
  Deion enjoyed ‘Prime’ moments on diamond
  Pettitte calls it a career after 16 years, five rings
  Pettitte left indelible marks in Houston
  ‘Smokey’ Joe was the ultimate flamethrower
  Foster a winning machine on the mound
  Rogan a threat from the pile and the plate
  Today’s fastball dominated ‘black baseball’
  Civil rights are a hallmark of MLB’s rich history
  Blyleven an animal with 242 complete games
  Can anyone throw harder than Feller?
  Sparky’s influence on pens remains
  Lasorda reflects over 2000 gold medals
  Wrigley adds a new chapter to gridiron history
  Football, Yankee Stadium go hand in hand
  Farewell to the captivating 2010 season
  Bauman: Can be led by example, not words
  Latos joins a rare company
  April excitement: A precursor to future fireworks
  Baseball and the Derby: A unique band
  Lots of history without hit 27 April
  Gammons: No rewriting of the game’s history
  The no-hit story now only eludes the trio of teams
  Examination of the history of the opening day
  How St. Patrick’s Became Baseball Vacation

  HOF ballot in 2014 which became epic

  Long-term agreements are risky for starting pitches

  Baseball celebrates Babes’ 115th birthday

  Hawks arm and scary force
  Cursed Anniversary: ​​Babes’ Sale Turns 90 Years Old
  2009 brings a memorable end to the decade
  20 years later, Martin’s legend lives on
  Ruth’s shot to Rivera’s stop, 27 titles
  Yanks ’27. title is on a long record list

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• This day in baseball history

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  September 30, 1972> Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente collects the 3000th hit in his Major League career. The milestone is reached when Clemente beats a double by Jon Matlack in the fourth round of a 5-0 victory over the New York Mets. It will prove to be the last hit of the regular season for Clemente, who will die in a plane crash on New Year’s Eve, 1972.
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• Mr. October

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• Watch or listen best game ever. You can hear baseball radio legends call baseball history as it happens and watch complete matches or jump to a half inning.

• Team stories

• Ebbets Field

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• From the 19th century, you get annual results, timelines, an overview of all times, leaders and statistics, prizes and awards, plus multimedia and more.

• Homage

• Ted williams

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• Say goodbye to baseball legends, including broadcasters, and respect the people who make the game a great play.

• Commissioners

• Kenesaw Mountain Landis

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• Since the beginning of baseball in the mid-19th century, the control of the game has evolved into one
  central figure with significant powers called the Commissioner.