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Abner Doubleday created baseball in 1839 in Cooperstown, New York which is now the location of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
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The first game of baseball was played in Hoboken New Jersey in June of 1869 and that same year the first official team was formed Cincinnati Red Stockings.
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The First World Series was played in 1903 between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Americans won the first World Series in eight games.
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In game 3 of the 1932 World Series. One of the greatest baseball players, Babe Ruth called his shot against the Chicago Cubs. He pointed out to center field before his at-bat and proceeded to hit a moonshot there.
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Joe DiMaggio has a legendary hitting streak of 56 games which to this day is the longest hitting streak ever. This is the first game in 56 games DiMaggio fails to get a hit.
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Cal Ripken played in 2,632 consecutive games without missing a single one. On this date, Ripken asked to be scratched out of the lineup.
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Barry Bonds passed Hank Aaron as the all-time home run king on August 7th, 2007. He would finish his career with 762 homers.
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Legendary shortstop Derek Jeter hits his 3000th hit of David Price of the Tampa Bay Rays. He finished his career with 3,465 hits 6th all time. A
