Baseball Trivia

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Baseball Trivia
Created by Kathie DeMeritt using facts from PBS,
"Baseball Timeline." http//www.pbs.org/kenburns/b
aseball/timeline/ (accessed 04/05/2011).
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1839
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• Abner Doubleday is credited with inventing
  baseball in Cooperstown, New York in 1839.

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1866
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• The first womens' baseball team is started in
  1866 by a group from Vassar College.

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1882
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• The American Baseball Association, also known as
  the Beer and Whiskey League, is created.

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1903
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• The Boston Pilgrims and the Pittsburgh Pirates
  play the first World Series in 1903.

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1912
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• In 1912, Fenway Park opens and the first
  players' strike in Major League Baseball occurs.

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1919
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• In 1919, the most famous scandal in baseball
  history eight players from the Chicago White Sox
  are accused of throwing the World Series against
  the Cincinnati Reds.

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1921
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• Baseball is broadcast on radio for the first
  time.

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1943
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• In 1943, the All-American Girls Professional
  Baseball League is formed.
  (See Movie - A League of Their Own)

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1947
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• In 1947, the first World Series was televised.

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1977
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• In 1977, Reggie Jackson hits three consecutive
  home runs in a World Series game.

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1989
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• A magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes San
  Francisco just before the third game of the World
  Series.

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1994
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• 1994 is the year without a World Series the
  longest and costliest strike in baseball history
  begins on August 12, and lasts until the
  following spring.

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1998
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• In 1998, Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa surpass
  Roger Maris' single-season home run record.

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2000
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• In 2000 for the first time, the Major League
  Baseball season opens in Tokyo, Japan (Chicago
  Cubs vs. New York Mets).

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2002
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• In 2002, Tsuyoshi Shinjo, an outfielder for the
  San Francisco Giants, becomes the first Japanese
  player to take part in a World Series game.