Carlos Martinez famously hit a ball off Jose Canseco’s head for a home run in major league baseball.
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The American baseball team New York Yankees, played their 13,000th game.
Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in modern major league baseball.
Babe Ruth Day was commemorated for the first time to celebrate one of baseball's greatest players of all time.
American baseball catcher Wilbert Robinson tried to claim a record by catching a ball dropped from a plane 525 feet above him.
Baseball player Roberto Clemente was elected to the Hall of Fame.
