Casey Stengel announced that he was retiring from managing the New York Mets after 55 years in baseball.
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Babe Ruth Day was commemorated for the first time to celebrate one of baseball's greatest players of all time.
Baseballer Nolan Ryan became the first pitcher to strike out 5,000 batters.
New York Yankees' Don Larsen pitches only World Series perfect game.
Carlos Martinez famously hit a ball off Jose Canseco's head for a home run in major league baseball.
Two baseball teams played a night match at White Sox Party using three 100-foot towers lit with 12 electric lamps.
