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Early Important Dates in Baseball

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  • First Game

    First Game

    First baseball game played in America.
  • First Team Organized

    First Team Organized

    New York Knickerbockers become first organized team and adopt rule code.
  • First Professional Team

    First Professional Team

    The Cincinnati Red Stockings becomes the first professional baseball team.
  • First League Game

    First League Game

    First game played within a baseball league. Ft. Wayne defeats Cleveland 2-0.
  • No-Hitter

    No-Hitter

    George W Bradley throws first recorded no-hitter.
  • World Series

    World Series

    First World Series played between Boston and Pittsburgh
  • Writers Association

    Writers Association

    Baseball Writers Association is formed
  • Babe Ruth

    Babe Ruth

    Babe Ruth makes his baseball debut pitching for Boston
  • Black Sox

    Black Sox

    White Sox players accused of throwing a baseball game. Later abolished from game
  • Most Hits

    Most Hits

    Ty Cobb gets his final career hit, 4191.
  • All-Star

    All-Star

    First All-Star game played in Chicago
  • Night Game

    Night Game

    First Major League night game played between Cincinnati and Philadelphia
  • Hall of Fame

    Hall of Fame

    Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Honus Wagner among players to be first elected into hall of fame
  • First Televised Game

    First Televised Game

    Cubs and White Sox play in first televised game.
  • Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson

    Jackie Robinson becomes first African American baseball player to play in the major leages while with the Dodgers.
  • MLBPA

    MLBPA

    The Major League Baseball Players Association is founded.