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The first MLB game was a National Association contest between the Cleveland Forest Cities and the Ft. Wayne Kekiongas.
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The National League was created when the CXhicago White Stockings beat Louisville 4-0
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Lee Richmond pitches the first perfect game in 1880
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Cy Young pitches in the majors for the first time.
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The Boston Americans beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first World Series
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The Chicago Cubs win the most single-season games in history at 116
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In 1912 Fenway park opens
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The Boston Red Sox sell George Herman (Babe Ruth) to the New York Yankees
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In 1929 Babe Ruth hits his 500th home run
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In 1933 the first All Star Game was played
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The Baseball Hall of Fame opens inducting Ty Cobb, Walter Jonson, Christy Matthewson, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wager
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The All American Girls League is created because 340 MLB baseball players served in World War 2
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Jackie Robinson signs with the Brooklyn Dogers
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California get its first teams as the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers making the move becoming the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angels Dodgers
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The Astrodome opens on April 9th in Houston, Texas becoming the first domed stadium in the MLB
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Atlanta Braves Hank Arron breaks Babe Ruth's home run career home run record with 715 on April 8th
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Pete Rose passes Ty Cobb's all-time hits record of 4,192
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In 1990 the American League is founded
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No World Series is held due to players' strike
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To honor Jackie Robinson his number "42" is retired from all major and minor league teams.
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The Chicago Cubs and the New York Mets opened the season in Tokyo Japan to help grow the game.
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The Boston Red Sox win the first World Series in 84 years.
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Barry Bonds breaks Hank Arron's home run record of 755
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The Final game was played at the iconic Yankee Stadium
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The Chicago cubs win their first World Series in 108 years
