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- Babe Ruth (55357 bytes)
10: ...Babe Ruth, full-length portrait, standing, facing front, holding up bat, in baseball uniform, on field...
12: ...itcher. Brother Matthias promptly switched George from catcher to pitcher to teach him a lesson. But, ...
15: ...rs, placed a team in Baltimore, across the street from minor league Orioles, and the competition hit O...
25: ...9 his physique had changed from the tall athletic frame of 1916 to a rotund shape with which he was us...
29: ...e the [[Black Sox Scandal|1919 World Series]] and Frazee's own failings as a theater promoter meant th... - Aviation history (39698 bytes)
3: ...rded history aspects of this desire have surfaced from time to time. The most well known is the legen...
15: ...d and it was constructed in the late 20th century from materials that would have been available to da ...
17: ...est. Yet there are sufficient proofs and examples from nature that such flights can take place without...
19: ...n [[1783]]. [[Francois Pilatre de Rozier]] and [[Francois d'Arlandes]] went 5 miles (8 km) in a [[hot...
21: ...[1852]]. Henri Giffard flew 15 miles (24 km) in [[France]], with a steam engine mounted on a dirigible... - World Series (40101 bytes)
3: The [[2004 World Series]] was played from [[October 23]] until [[October 27]], between th...
7: ...y preceding it - is used to fund a Players' Pool, from which descending shares are distributed to the ...
11: ...es that claim, demonstrating a linear progression from the phrase "World's Championship Series" (used ...
13: ...ening the Olympic tournament if the MLB agrees to freeing its players. According to the IBAF chairman,...
15: ... teams. The winter scheduling would allow players from the North American and Japanese professional le... - Atlanta Braves (20715 bytes)
1: {{MLB Braves franchise}}
5: ...ngs founder [[Harry Wright]] and the best players from that team re-formed in Boston and took the nick...
6: ...liam Russell (lawyer)|William Russell]] owned the franchise, [[1911 in sports|1911]]). Following the ...
18: == Franchise history ==
20: ...r in the league, and was ready to catch New York. From there came a romp unmatched in baseball history... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
1: {{MLB Cubs franchise}}
5: ...me ''Cubs'' was coined in [[1902]] when manager [[Frank Selee]] arrived and rebuilt the club with youn...
15: == Franchise history ==
26: ...f powerhouse pitchers in [[Larry Corcoran]] and [[Fred Goldsmith]]. Those two were fading by mid-deca...
28: ... and controversial Series action. That St. Louis franchise, which went on to join the National League... - Chicago White Sox (19057 bytes)
1: {{MLB White Sox franchise}}
5: ...893 in sports|1893]], as the [[Sioux City, Iowa]] franchise in the minor [[Western League (U.S. baseba...
7: ...n 1991; the original [[Comiskey Park]] was in use from 1910 to 1990.)
16: ==Franchise history==
17: ...before claiming major league status, the St. Paul franchise was relocated to Chicago, to compete direc... - Cincinnati Reds (19835 bytes)
1: {{MLB Reds franchise}}
6: ... Stockings in the [[19th century]]; the Redlegs, from 1954 to 1960, when the term "Red" carried conno...
17: == Franchise history ==
21: ...[[National League]] in [[1876]], but was expelled from the league later, in part for violating league ...
23: ...eague, began play in [[1882]], it included a team from Cincinnati, which was also called the Red Stock... - Los Angeles Dodgers (23879 bytes)
1: {{MLB Dodgers franchise}}
7: ..., the ''Robins'' (after Wilbert Robinson, manager from [[1914]] through [[1931]]) and the ''[[Trolley ...
18: :'''Owner''': [[Frank McCourt (executive)|Frank McCourt]]
21: == Franchise history ==
23: ...ching to the [[National League]] in [[1890]], the franchise became the only one in MLB history to win ... - Milwaukee Brewers (8926 bytes)
3: {{MLB Brewers franchise}}
8: ...le Pilots]] ([[Sick's Stadium]]) ([[1969]]). The franchise relocated to Milwaukee and changed its nam...
20: == Franchise history ==
23: ... The team had six days to remove the Pilots logos from team uniforms and replace them with Brewers log...
25: The team was moved from the [[American League]] to the [[National Leagu... - Oakland Athletics (34248 bytes)
1: {{MLB Athletics franchise}}
5: ...ed:''' [[1893]], as the [[Indianapolis, Indiana]] franchise in the minor [[Western League]]. Moved to...
15: == Franchise history ==
18: The Athletic franchise was formed in [[1901 in sports|1901]], one...
20: The new league recruited many of its players from the existing National League, persuading them t... - Pittsburgh Pirates (16589 bytes)
1: {{MLB Pirates franchise}}
6: ...apered off after the [[National Football League]] franchise called the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] came a...
16: ==Franchise history==
17: ...d Clarke]] (who also served as the team's manager from [[1900]] to [[1915]]), triggering a long string...
21: ...es back into the spotlight. The Pirates recovered from a 3-1 deficit to win the [[1925]] World Series ... - Texas Rangers (baseball) (14993 bytes)
2: {{MLB Rangers franchise}}
7: ... Twins]], or the Washington Senators that existed from 1891-1899 and were contracted.)
16: == Franchise history ==
20: ...Washington, D.C.]], giving it the name of the old franchise.
22: ...]] to [[1971 in sports|1971]], and moved with the franchise to Arlington, [[Texas]] in [[1972 in sport... - National Football League (30340 bytes)
2: [[Image:NationalFootballLeague.png|frame|NFL logo]]
4: ...football]] league, consisting of thirty-two teams from [[United States|American]] cities. The league ...
10: ...l site. One week later, selected all-star players from both the AFC and NFC meet in the [[Pro Bowl]], ...
12: ==Current NFL franchises==
26: ...rs]]</td><td>[[New Orleans Saints]]</td><td>[[San Francisco 49ers ]]</td></tr> - Jim Abbott (6907 bytes)
1: ...spite being born without a right hand, Abbott was from [[1989 in sports|1989]] until [[1999 in sports|...
5: ...ports|1976]], and he finished fifth in the year's rookie of the year voting. - Hank Aaron (72330 bytes)
12: ...season batting .326 and won the Northern League's Rookie of the Year. He earned $350 a month. In [[1953 in...
23: ...best moment of his career. Aaron drilled a pitch from the [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]]' [[Billy ...
28: ...st productive day as a hitter. Against the [[San Francisco Giants]], he hit two-run home runs in the ...
30: ...ews]], [[Joe Adcock]] and [[Frank (Joseph) Thomas|Frank Thomas]] became the first four players ever to...
34: ...ron's home run output increased due to the hitter friendly park – later nicknamed "The Launching... - Doug Ault (2433 bytes)
3: ...d in|RBI]] in [[1977 in sports|1977]], set a club rookie record that endured for a quarter-century, until ...
7: ...was signed by the Rangers in 1976 as an amateur [[free agent]] and played nine games in his first seas...
9: ...orts|1976]] expansion draft. On April 7, 1977, in front of 44,649 Opening Day spectators at [[Exhibiti...
15: ...f-inflicted gunshot wound. His home was few miles from the Blue Jays' [[spring training]] complex in D...
17: ...ly two people to hit the first home runs of their franchise history outside the [[United States]]. Sad... - Gary Gaetti (2969 bytes)
3: ...ler]], to injury, and had been playing struggling rookie [[Phil Hiatt]] at third. Handed the third base jo...
5: Following the 1995 season, Gaetti signed as a free agent with the Cardinals, where he enjoyed two ... - Major League Baseball (14783 bytes)
1: [[Image:MajorLeagueBaseball.png|frame|MLB logo]]
11: The Major League season generally runs from early April through the end of September. Play...
17: ...f 162 games, a duration established in [[1961]]. From [[1898]] to [[1960]], a 154-game schedule was p...
21: ...revious NL [[World Series]] team, against players from the AL, similarly managed, in an exhibition gam...
25: ... the regular season, the three division champions from each league, together with the non-division cha... - U.S. presidential election, 1988 (11192 bytes)
2: ...an's popularity while Dukakis's campaign suffered from several miscues; the result was the third lopsi...
10: ...Bruce Babbitt|Bruce E. Babbitt]], former governor from [[Arizona]]
11: * [[Joe Biden|Joseph R. Biden Jr.]], U.S. senator from [[Delaware]]
13: ...Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt]], U.S. representative from [[Missouri]]
14: * [[Al Gore|Albert A. Gore Jr.]], U.S. senator from [[Tennessee]]
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