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The 1882 Cincinnati Red Stockings finished with a 55-25 record to win the American Association's first league championship. (Reds Hall of Fame)
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American Association remembered
On May 2, 2007, Major League Baseball celebrated the 125th anniversary of the American Association, which only lasted for 10 years, but made an ever-lasting impact on the nation's favorite pastime.
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YEAR IN REVIEW
MLB.com takes a look back at the season that was, with multimedia, team coverage, special features and the major events that highlighted each campaign.
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THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY
July 27, 1968 > Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers earns his 20th victory of the season in a 9-0 shutout of the Baltimore Orioles. McLain will go on to win an amazing 31 games -- becoming the last pitcher to crack the 30-win mark -- and walk away with the American League Cy Young Award.
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 300 Wins and 4,000 K's
Watch or listen to the best games ever. You can hear baseball radio legends call baseball history as it happens and watch complete games or jump to any half-inning.
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 Ebbets Field
From the 1800s until present day, get year-by-year results, franchise timelines, all-time rosters, leaders and stats, awards and honors, plus multimedia and special features.
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 Ty Cobb
Find pitching and batting category leaders: Active, All-time, or Annual. Also see the longest standing records, plus sort historical stats by team and earlier franchises.
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TRIBUTES
 Ted Williams
Saying goodbye to baseball legends, including broadcasters like Jack Buck and Bob Murphy, and paying respect to the people who make the game a great spectacle.
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 Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Since baseball's beginnings in the mid-19th century, the governance of the game has evolved to a central figure with considerable powers called the Commissioner.
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History
