by National Baseball Hall of Fame
First World Series 1903 – Honus Wagner’s Pirates against Cy Young Pilgrims (Pilgrims won in best of nine – not seven)
Christy Mathewson – Giants – won 31 games in 1905 – in Series, pitched three shutouts in a six day span
1906 Cubs – record of 116-36 – never bested (Tinkers, to Evers, the Chance)
Fred “Bonehead” Merkle of Giants – didn’t touch second, so run didn’t count, lost pennant to Cubs
Cy Young – won 511 – lost 315. completed 749.
Ruth and Shore combined no-hitter – 1914
Babe Ruth – World Series pitching scoreless streak -of 29 2/3
lifetime 94-46
Black Sox 1919
Walter Johnson World Series relief appearance – 1924
Ty Cobb – top lifetime batting average .366. 4,189 hits (in 2,619 less appearances than Rose, who broke that record). 892 stolen bases
Grover Cleveland Alexander – 1926 series – brought in to relieve w/ bases loaded; got them out, pitch two more scoreless innings for the win.
1927 – Ruth hits 60. in 1919, Ruth hit 29, which was more than were hit by 10 of the 15 teams in the Majors.
Hack Wilson – 191 RBIs in 1930. in (NY Giants that year had a team batting average of .319. THe NL as a whole hit .303)
Carl Hubbell – make screwball famous – early coaches won’t let him throw it because to potential arms issues – so took him long time to reach the majors. Struck out Murders Rows in 1934 All-Star game.
Lights – 1935 first major league game under the lights – 1880 was the first game (not pro, more of an exhibition). 1909 first Negro League game w/ lights.
Johnny Vander Meer – two no-hitters in a row – ended after 21 2/3 innings
Lou Gehrig – 2,130 consecutive games
DiMaggio – a hit in 56 straight games – 1941
Mickey Owens – passed ball in ninth – 1941 World Series
Joe Nuxhall – youngest player ever – 15 – 1944
Jackie Robinson – first game April 15, 1947
Eddie Gaedel – midget – played one game in 1951
1951 – Bobby Thompson – “Shot Heard Around the World” – “The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant!” (Giants tied the Dodgers, the game was a special three game playoff)
“The Catch” – Willie May in the 1952 Series
Last Triple Crown – Carl Yasrzemski – 1967
Don Larsen – 1955 – pitched perfect game in 1956 Series
Harvey Haddix – 1959 – pitched perfect game until two out in 13th inning – lost game.
Ted Williams – homer in last at bat
Bill Mazeroski – homer, bottom of 9th, seventh game 1960 World Series
Maris – 61 homers in 1961 – took more than 154 games
Rickey Henderson – 130 stolen bases in 1982
Lou Brock – 118 in 1974
Maury Wills – 104 in 1962
Koufax – lowest ERA in five consecutive years
Nolan Ryan – 7 no-hitters
1968 – “year of the pitcher” – Gibson 1.12 ERA
Miracle Mets of 1969
The “Four Aces” – O’s in 1971 – Cuellar, Dobson, McNally, and Palmer
Aaron – 755 – broke record in 1974
Bucky Dent – homered to beat Sox in playoff (tied at end of season) -in 1978
Nap Lajoie – 1901 – .426
Hornsby 1924 .424
Cobb 1911 – .420
Williams – 1941 – .406
Rule 1.10 – pine tar – 1983
Rose – 4,192 hits
Cubs – lights – 1988
Nolan Ryan – 5,714 Ks
Ripken – 2,131 games