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Eight players on the 1919 Chicago White Sox were banned for life from baseball for fixing the World Series. This is known as one of the biggest scandals in baseball history. One of the most famous players to come out of this scandal is Shoeless Joe Jackson.
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On May 24, 1935 the Red beat the Phillies 2-1 under the lights at Crosley Field in Major League Baseball's first night game. It wasn't long before night games became the norm and day games took a back seat.
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On July 4th, 1939 Lou Gehrig made one of the most remembering speeches ever spoken by an athlete. This was on Lou Gehrig day at the ball park so he was being honored for his role as a Yankee.
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The first Major League game was broadcast on August 6, 1939 when the Brooklyn Dodgers took on the Cincinnati Reds in a doubleheader. All of the MLBs games are now either televised on national television, or through other out of market sources like MLB.TV.
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Jackie Robinson becomes the first ever African American baseball player to play in the major leagues. This was a huge event in the sports history because it opened up the door to many more African American ball players to join the league.
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The death of Roberto Clemente ranks as one of the most crushing tragedies the sport has ever experienced. Roberto Clemente was an iconic ball player that touched the lives of many baseball fans.
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A big work stoppage took place in the MLB. It was the fourth work stoppage in 22 years and the eight overall in baseball history. The strike caused the cancellation of nearly 1000 games and the entire post season, including the World Series.
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Cal Ripken Jr. passes Lou Gehrigs longest consecutive games played streak, This record was not supposed to be broken at any time in history. So this was a big surprise to all MLB fans.
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Hank Aaron held the all-time homerun record until Barry Bonds hit homerun number 756 on August 7th 2007. Bonds still holds the record to this date. Many baseball fans think that Bonds should not have to record because of his alleged steroid use.
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After the Yankees decided to build a new more modern stadium the old stadium has to be torn down across the street. Many of the remains of the old Yankee Stadium were sold for major amounts of money.
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Mariano Rivera breaks Trevor Hoffmans save record. It was save number 602 in Marianos career. He still holds the record to this date.
