Casey Stengel announced that he was retiring from managing the New York Mets after 55 years in baseball.
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Philadelphia Phillies retired the future Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt's uniform #20.
The 'Dodgers' baseball team became the first major league to bring in 3 million fans for the season.
George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose shared ownership of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
Carlos Martinez famously hit a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run in major league baseball.
American baseball player Joe McGinnity was suspended after a brawl in which he punched and spat at umpire Tom Connolly.
