Evolution of Baseball: How Technology Changed the Game By Jbombz2 Jan 1, 1845 Alexander Cartwright Invents baseball Feb 2, 1876 National League Founded Feb 15, 1901 American League Created Sep 15, 1903 First world series played Sep 21, 1919 Black sox scandal Jan 5, 1920 Babe Ruth is sold to the yankees for $125,000 Aug 5, 1921 Baseball is on the radio for first time Aug 12, 1929 Babe Ruth becomes first player to 500 homeruns Jul 17, 1941 Joe dimaggios 56 game hit streak ends Apr 15, 1947 Jackie Robinson breaks color barier Oct 15, 1947 First televised world series Oct 1, 1961 Roger Maris breaks ruths single season home run record Nov 18, 1966 Sandy Koufax retires due to arm injuries at 30 years old Jan 2, 1973 George Steinbrenner purchases The New York yankees0 Yankees purchased for a price of $8.8 Million Apr 7, 1974 Hank Aaron breaks ruths career home run record Jun 25, 1974 Tommy john undergoes surgery that becomes named after him Dec 11, 1974 Jim "Catfish" Hunter is declared a free agent, first player Feb 4, 1991 Pete Rose banned from baseball for betting Oct 1, 1998 Mark Mcgwire and Sammy Sosa pass Roger Maris' Record Mar 7, 2003 MLB Shop Online Oct 27, 2004 Red Sox end 86 year curse Feb 22, 2005 Jose canseco releases book slandering other players for ped use Aug 7, 2007 Barry Bonds breaks Aaron's home run record Dec 13, 2007 Alex Rodriguez Signs 10 Year $275 Million contract Nov 4, 2009 Yankees win 27th world series title Apr 1, 2012 Mlb.tv premium is introduced Aug 22, 2015 Forbes Estimate Yankees Worth $3.2 Billion Nov 1, 2016 Chicago Cubs end 108 year curse
