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the start of baseball
a man named Abner Doubleday in Cooperstown New York. The first official game of baseball took place in 1846 in Hoboken New Jersey -
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When baseball became a professional sport
The Cincinnati Red Stockings made their mark as the first openly professional baseball club in 1869. -
The American League is created.
The MLB was originally formed as the National League of Professional Baseball Clubs in 1876. The American League was created and adopted a two-league format in 1901, -
Yankee Stadium opens.
Yankee Stadium officially opened on Wednesday, April 18, 1923, with the Yankees' first home game, against the Boston Red Sox. -
Babe Ruth hits his 500th career home run.
On Aug. 11, 1929, New York Yankees slugger Babe Ruth became the first player to eclipse 500 career home runs -
Major League Baseball's first All-Star game is played.
The first All-Star Game was held on July 6, 1933, at Comiskey Park in Chicago as part of the 1933 World's Fair -
Larry Doby is the first African-American player in the American League.
In 1947, Larry Doby became the first Black player in Major League Baseball's American League, joining the Cleveland Indians 11 weeks after Jackie Robinson broke the sport's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the National League. -
The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers announce their moves to California.
In the summer of 1957, both the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers announced their moves to California, and the golden age of baseball in the New York area ended. -
Bill Mazeroski wins the World Series for the Pirates with a home run.
But nothing tops the game-winning home run Bill Mazeroski hit in the bottom of the ninth inning against the mighty Yankees in Game 7 of the 1960 World Series at Forbes Field. It was the first walk-off home run to end a World Series -
The first Major League Baseball strike
The 1972 Major League Baseball strike was the first players' strike in Major League Baseball history. The strike occurred from April 1 to 13, 1972. Baseball resumed when the owners and players agreed on a $500,000 increase in pension fund payments. -
For the first time, the Major League baseball season opens in Tokyo, Japan (Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets).
In 2000, the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets played the first-ever MLB Opening Day game outside of North America. The game was held in Japan at the Tokyo Dome between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets.