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First MLB Baseball Game Played
The first MLB game was a National Association contest between the Cleveland Forest Cities and the Ft. Wayne Kekiongas. -
The National League was created
The National League was created when the CXhicago White Stockings beat Louisville 4-0 -
Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game
Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game in 1880 -
Cy Young
Cy Young pitches in the majors for the first time. -
First World Series
The Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series -
Most Single Game win
The Chicago Cubs win the most single-season games in history at 116 -
Fenway park Opening
In 1912 Fenway park opens -
Babe Ruth gets traded
The Boston Red Sox sell George Herman (Babe Ruth) to the New York Yankees -
Babe Ruth hits his 500th home run
In 1929 Babe Ruth hits his 500th home run -
First All Star Game
In 1933 the first All Star Game was played -
Hall of Fame opens
The Baseball Hall of Fame opens inducting Ty Cobb, Walter Jonson, Christy Matthewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wager -
Girls League is created
The All American Girls League is created because 340 MLB baseball players served in World War 2 -
Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson signs with the Brooklyn Dogers -
California gets its first team
California get its first teams as the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers making the move becoming the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angels Dodgers -
Astrodome opens
The Astrodome opens on April 9th in Houston, Texas becoming the first domed stadium in the MLB -
Hank Arron
Atlanta Braves Hank Arron breaks Babe Ruth's home run career home run record with 715 on April 8th -
Pete Rose
Pete Rose passes Ty Cobb's all-time hits record of 4,192 -
American League is created
In 1990 the American League is founded -
No World Series
No World Series is held due to players' strike -
Jackie Robinson number retired
To honor Jackie Robinson his number "42" is retired from all major and minor league teams. -
Playing in Tokyo
The Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets opened the season in Tokyo Japan to help grow the game. -
Red Sox win the World Series
The Boston Red Sox win the first World Series in 84 years. -
Barry Bonds
Barry Bonds breaks Hank Arron's home run record of 755 -
Final Game at Yankee Stadium
The Final game was played at the iconic Yankee Stadium -
Chicago Cubs win the World Series
The Chicago cubs win their first World Series in 108 years
