Philadelphia Phillies retired the future Baseball Hall of Fame third baseman Mike Schmidt’s uniform #20.
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The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
Baseball champion Reggie Jackson was elected to the Hall of Fame.
Jackie Robinson signed the first Major League Baseball contract for a Black ballplayer.
Ty Cobb, a future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder, was the first to gain 1,000 extra-base hits.
New York Yankees' Don Larsen pitches only World Series perfect game.
