San Francisco Giants outfielder, Willie Mays, broke the record for home runs.
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Babe Ruth's baseball jersey became the most expensive sports memorabilia when it sold for $5.6 million.
Babe Ruth Day was commemorated for the first time to celebrate one of baseball's greatest players of all time.
The American baseball team New York Yankees, played their 13,000th game.
Jim 'Catfish' Hunter of the Oakland Athletics pitched the ninth perfect game, defeating the Minnesota Twins (4-0).
Two baseball teams played a night match at White Sox Party using three 100-foot towers lit with 12 electric lamps.