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The first line is the formation of the National League (NL) in 1876, and the second is the transformation of the American League (AL) to a major league in 1901. The third line is the beginning of the expansion era in 1961.
MLB's 20 Greatest Games is an American television series that aired in 2011 on MLB Network. Hosted by Bob Costas [ 1 ] and Tom Verducci [ 2 ] , the series counted down and dissected the 20 greatest games in Major League Baseball history since 1961 [ 3 ] .
The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) and concludes the MLB postseason. First played in 1903, [1] the World Series championship is a best-of-seven playoff and is a contest between the champions of baseball's National League (NL) and American League (AL). [2]
The 1958 Major League Baseball season began to turn Major League Baseball into a nationwide league. Walter O'Malley , owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers and "perhaps the most influential owner of baseball's early expansion era," [ 61 ] moved his team to Los Angeles, marking the first major league franchise on the West Coast. [ 62 ]
Games played (most often abbreviated as G or GP) is a statistic used in team sports to indicate the total number of games in which a player has participated (in any capacity); the statistic is generally applied irrespective of whatever portion of the game is contested. In baseball, the statistic applies also to players who, before a game, are ...
Game 4 of the 1929 World Series: Famous for an Athletics rally from 8–0 that included a three-run inside-the-park home run, being the last inside-the-park home run in a World Series game until Game 1 of the 2015 World Series and helping to make the largest deficit overcome in postseason history. [4] [5] Tri-Cornered Baseball Game: June 26, 1944
Over the 154 years of Major League Baseball history, and over 238,500 games played, [1] there have been 24 official perfect games by the current definition. [2] No pitcher has thrown more than one. The perfect game thrown by Don Larsen in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series is the only postseason perfect game in major league history and one of only ...
In Major League Baseball (MLB), records play an integral part in evaluating a player's impact on the sport. Holding a career record almost guarantees a player eventual entry into the Baseball Hall of Fame because it represents both longevity and consistency over a long period of time. (For Japanese baseball records see Nippon Professional Baseball)