Ty Cobb, a future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder, was the first to gain 1,000 extra-base hits.
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The Cincinnati Red Stockings played their first game, winning with 45-9 against the Great Westerns of Cincinnati.
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.
The New York Giants beat the Philadelphia Phillies in the fastest-ever MLB game in history.
Casey Stengel announced that he was retiring from managing the New York Mets after 55 years in baseball.
