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1. One of the most prolific hitters in baseball, Willie Mays came into the baseball world in 1951, winning the Rookie of the Year award. This Giant won the National League MVP in 1954, and to show his stamina, won it again in 1965. After 20 seasons with the Giants, Willie was traded to the Milwaukee Brewers where he played his final two seasons.
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2. Lou Gehrig was the epitome of baseball and life itself. His Yankee career spanned from 1923-1939, was a seven-time all-star, two-time MVP, and even hit for the Triple Crown. He also helped the Yankees to seven World Series appearances. Unfortunately, Lou contracted a rare disease that was later named after him, and died in 1948. He considered himself as per his own speech, "the luckiest man on the face of the earth."
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3. For 27 seasons with four teams, retiring with an almost unreachable record of 5714 strikeouts, Nolan Ryan left baseball in 1993 without the greatest pitching award of them all, the Cy Young. 11 times he led the league in strikeouts. He also went 21-16 with a record 383 season strikeouts in 1973 with the Angels. He did at least win two MVP awards for his efforts. Nolan went to the Hall of Fame in 1999.
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4. The Cincinnati Reds franchise dates back into the 19th century for baseball. Winning the first American Association championship in 1882, they joined the National League in 1890. They won their first World Series in 1908, then again in 1911, and later found themselves in the middle of the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, where players from the Chicago White Sox tried to 'rig' the World Series. The Reds did win that World Series, five games to three, under manager Pat Moran.
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5. One of the longest days in baseball history for two teams was May 31, 1964. In a double-header that saw the Mets against the Giants, the baseball day was 10-1/2 hours long. This included a 23 extra-inning nightcap. In that second game, the Giants used six pitchers, and saw Gaylord Perry come in relief during the 12th inning, and then went on to pitch 10 innings himself. He took the win in the second game, enabling the Giants to sweep the double-header. Denny McLain won the first game for the Giants.
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6. For many decades, the fans of St. Louis have argued over which team was the first professional one to play their home games in St. Louis. They debated over the National League Cardinals' franchise, the American League Browns' franchise, and many other teams that played professionally in St. Louis. Actually, the first professional team to play in St. Louis was named the St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association in 1884.
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7. The first Major League World Series occurred in 1903. It pitted AL Boston against the NL Champions, Pittsburgh. Boston won the series four games to one. Boston's arms came from Bill Dinneen who won three games. History also saw the first World Series home run hit by Jimmy Sebring.
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8. Stan "The Man" Musial was a baseball wonder. He played his entire career of 22 seasons with the Boston Red Sox. This 20-time all-star won three MVP awards, and was the MVP runner-up four more times in his career. His 475 career home runs tied the great Pittsburgh Pirate, Willie Stargell. Musial was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1969.
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9. Manager John McGraw, a well-documented manager for 33 seasons, 31 of those with the New York Giants, was ejected from a game 131 times in his career. Leo Durocher came close to this mark on May 26, 2007, attempting to move closer and try to take over McGraw's managerial ejection record, by being ejected for his 130th time. Durocher was managing the Atlanta Braves at the time, and had been at the helm of the Braves for 22 seasons, and 26 managerial seasons overall. He had won over 3900 games at the time to help his teams.
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10. In 1943, and due to World War II, Major League baseball tried to save on rubber, and created a new balata ball to use. Unfortunately, there no home runs were hit in the first 11 games, and 11 shutouts were thrown in the first 29 games. Mel Ott of the St. Louis Cardinals, who led the led the league in home runs in 1942, hit only 18 in 1943. The league then went back to the original baseball.
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