Answer: What are great moments in the sport of baseball?
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Johnny Vander Meer pitches 18 innings with no hits - June 15, 1938. The feat of this Cincinnati 22 year-old southpaw has never been duplicated.
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Henry Aarron breaks Babe Ruth's record to become Home Run King with 715 homers - April 8, 1974.
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Lou Gehrig makes his Farewell Speech, "I am the Luckiest Man Alive" - July 4, 1939.
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The Reserve Clause is retired, December 23, 1975 and free agency takes over baseball and professional sports.
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Bobby Thomson hits The Shot Heard 'Round The World - October 3, 1959 and the Giants win the pennant.
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Jackie Robinson signs a Major League contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers, to become the first black baseball player, October 30, 1945.
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Cleveland's Ken Kelter stops Joe DiMaggio's hitting streak at 56 - July, 17, 1941. But Joltin' Joe goes on to hit in 17 more.
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Babe Ruth is sold by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees - January 3, 1920.
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Eight Chicago White Sox Agree to Throw 1919 World Series - September 18, 1919. The Black Sox are born and baseball almost died.
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Mark McGwire is the first man to hit 70 home runs in one season - September 27, 1998.
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Don Larson pitches a perfect game in the World Series - October 8, 1956.
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Nolan Ryan pitches his seventh no-hitter game at age 44 - May 1, 1991.
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Pete Rose, the all-time hits leader, is banned from baseball after gambling allegations - August 23, 1989.
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Bud Selig and baseball owners cancel World Series - September 14, 1994
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