Event
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Year
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Ted Williams is last person to hit .400
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1941
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Jackie Robinson breaks the color barrier
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1947
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World Series canceled due to strike
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1994
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Chicago Black Sox throw the World Series
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1919
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Babe Ruth hits 60 home runs
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1927
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Roger Maris hits 61 home runs
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1961
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Mark McGwire hits 70 home runs
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1998
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Upper Deck baseball cards released
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1989
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Red Sox reverse the curse
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2004
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Miracle Mets win the World Series
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1969
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DiMaggio's 56-game hit streak
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1941
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American League introduces the DH
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1973
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First World Series
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1903
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Barry Bonds hits 73 home runs
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2001
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Don Larsen pitches perfect game in the World Series
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1956
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Bobby Thompson's "Shot Heard 'Round the World"
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1951
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Dodgers move to Los Angeles
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1958
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First year for Blue Jays and Mariners
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1977
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Cubs last World Series win
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2016
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Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to Yankees
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1919
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First baseball game under modern rules
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1845
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First players inducted into the Hall of Fame
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1936
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Lou Gehrig gives "luckiest man" speech
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1939
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Rickey Henderson steals 130 bases
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1982
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Yankees win 114 regular-season games
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1998
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Hank Aaron breaks career HR record
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1974
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Mets lose 120 games in first season
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1962
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Ted Williams hits a home run in final career at-bat
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1960
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Injured Kirk Gibson hits a walk-off World Series home run
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1988
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In "Year of the Pitcher", Denny McLain wins 31 games
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1968
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