1. Pumpsie Green plays in the minors
   Babe Ruth calls the shot
2. Larry Doby gets fired
   Roy Campanella turns professional

The legendary Babe Ruth pointed towards the direction as to where he will hit the ball for his next home run, which he achieved. He did this during the 1932 World Series.

1. Wrigley Field closes down
   Fred Merkle doesn't touch second base
2. Miguel Cabrera becomes the best hitter of the season
   Willie Mays makes a great catch

During the 1954 World Series, Willie Mays made one of the greatest catches of all time. He played for the New York Giants.

1. Luis Castillo walks
   First U.S. President to throw first pitch
2. Steve Bartman gets ostracized
   John Tudor pitches a no-hitter

It was U.S. President William Howard Taft who started the tradition of a president throwing the first pitch. He did it first in 1910.

1. The first baseball card gets sold
   The games are halted due to war
2. Jackie Robinson becomes the first black player
   Fans storm out into the field

The Los Angeles Dodgers helped break the color barrier in the U.S. when they signed up Jackie Robinson. He started playing in 1947 and became a legend for his overall sportsmanship.

1. Don Denkinger errs in blowing a call
   Joaquin Andujar walks
2. Mickey Mantle injures his knee
   Ron Blomberg is promoted to be a designated hitter

This was the time when legendary Mickey Mantle injured his knee while still a rookie. It was during the 1951 World Series.

1. "The Shot Heard Round The World"
   "The Bloody Sock Game"
2. "The Curse of the Bambino"
   "The Throw-Offs"

The 1951 home run made by New York Giants' Bobby Thomson was labeled as "The Shot Heard Round The World" because of its highly dramatic impact on the game. Because of this home run, their team won the National League pennant against the Brooklyn Dodgers.

1. Frank Robinson wins a Triple Crown
   Roger Clemens makes a record of many strikeouts
2. Carl Yastrzemski scores a perfect game
   Yogi Berra marks his 10th Word Series Win

The New York Yankees' Yogi Berra marked his 10th World Series win in this historic 1962 game. They defeated the San Francisco Giants back then.

1. Tris Speaker is inducted into the Hall of Fame
   Farewell speech by Lou Gehrig
2. Smokey Joe Wood hurts his finger
   Shoeless Joe Jackson gets banned for life

This farewell speech made by Lou Gehrig in 1939 became one of the most emotional moments in baseball history. The legend announced his early retirement because of being diagnosed with a disease called ALS, later renamed as Lou Gehrig's Disease.

1. George Brett goes berserk
   Jack Morris wins the 1991 World Series
2. NY Yankees win the 1923 World Series
   Dennis Eckerlsey closes one inning

This moment marked the very first time the New York Yankees won the World Series. It was in 1923.

1. Joe DiMaggio's 56 game hitting streak
   Demolishing of Yankee Stadium
2. Roy Halladay records a no hitter
   Jim Fregosi gets traded

It was in 1941 when legendary player Joe DiMaggio made a flawless hitting record. He had a hitting streak in 56 consecutive games.

1. Steve Carlton pitches a good game
   The Pine Tar Game ensues
2. Fernando Valenzuela gains fans
   Hank Aaron hits 715th home run

Hammerin' Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run in 1974. By doing so, he broke Babe Ruth's previously unbreakable 714 home runs until that moment.

1. Bill Mazeroski's home run wins the World Series
   Sammy Sosa blunders many home runs
2. Bob Gibson wins Pitcher of the Year
   Pedro Martinez escapes steroids

Bill Mazeroski's legendary Game 79th inning walk-off home run won the World Series for the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1960. They defeated the New York Yankees.

1. Carl Hubbell creates strikeout history
   NY Mets wins 1969 World Series
2. Christy Mathewson wins a pitching duel
   Rennie Stennett breaks hits records

The New York Mets dramatically won their very first World Series title back in 1969. They defeated the Baltimore Orioles that year.

1. Lee Elia mouths off
   Rogers Hornsby becomes the star of the Deadball Era
2. Brooklyn Dodgers wins the World Series in 1955
   Reggie Jackson becomes Mr. October

It was in 1977 that Reggie Jackson became known as Mr. October of baseball history. That was due to his great game that year, culminating in that fateful October when he won the World Series for his team, the New York Yankees.

1. Cal Ripken Jr. breaks Lou Gehrig's record
   Gabby Hartnett does a walk-off home run
2. Armando Galarraga's game is ruined
   Ray Fosse gets injured permanently

The Baltimore Orioles' Cal Ripken Jr. was the one who broke New York Yankees Lou Gehrig's record of playing in consecutive games. Gehrig's record was 2,130, which Ripken surpassed on September 1995.

1. Boston Red Sox wins the 2004 World Series
   Bill Buckner's booboo
2. MLB retired number 42
   Gil Hodges suffers a heart attack

The 1986 World Series win was clinched by the New York Mets, and the loss of the Boston Red Sox was unfortunately attributed to Bill Buckner's booboo of not being able to stop a ground ball, which cost his team the game. Despite this one mishap, the man played a great game overall in his career.

1. Roberto Clemente makes his 3,000th hit
   Juan Marichal hits Johnny Roseboro with a bat on the head
2. Sandy Koufax got hit on the head
   David Ortiz hits a winning home run

The Pittsburgh Pirates' Robert Clemente set an all-time record when he made his 3,000th hit back in 1972. It's just too bad that he died months later in a plane crash.

1. Ray Chapman gets hit on the head and dies
   Don Larsen's perfect game
2. Ted Williams becomes the oldest batter ever
   Umpire John McSherry dies on the field

New York Yankees pitcher Don Larsen pitched a perfect game during the 1956 World Series. This was, and still is, a rare feat, that's why he is such a legend in this sport.

1. Ozzie Smith hits a fly ball
   Crackerjacks gets banned from the games
2. World Series gets called off due to darkness
   Black Sox Scandal

The unforgettable Black Sox Scandal of 1919 involved eight Chicago White Sox players throwing the World Series so their opponent could win. In return, the game fixer would pay them money for losing the game on purpose, resulting in a huge controversy and the banishment of the players involved from professional baseball.

1. Cy Young wins his 511th game
   Leon Cadore pitches a no-hitter
2. Ron Swoboda makes a monumental catch
   Carlos Hernandez makes a great catch

Cy Young, pitching for the Boston Rustlers, won his 511th game in 1911. An award is actually named after him - that's how great he became!

1. Joe McCarthy gets inducted into the Hall of Fame
   Joe Gordon retires
2. Carlton Fisk hits a home run in World Series game
   Lefty Grove makes a monumental pitch

Boston Red Sox's Carlton Fisk hit a legendary home here during the World Series games of 1975. It became one of the most famous home runs in the history of the sport.

1. Jim Edmonds dives for the catch
   Joe Nuxhall becomes youngest player ever
2. Tony Conigliaro is hit in the eye
   Mel Ott hits his 400th home run

Oh, the things players have to do to clinch a win. This was what Jim Edmonds did in 1997 - he made a legendary dive for that great catch.

1. Bucky Dent hits a home run
   Hugh Duffy performs a great catch
2. Joe Quinn scores high
   Derek Jeter makes 3,000th hit

The New York Yankees' Derek Jeter is one of the modern legends of this sport. He cemented this claim when he made his 3,000th hit back in 2011.

1. Tom Seaver bats off
   Pete Rose surpasses Ty Cobb's record
2. Brooklyn Braves wins the 1818 World Series
   The Cincinnati Redstockings plays for the last time

Legendary baseball man Ty Cobb held the record of having 4,192 career hits. But Pete Rose surpassed that in 1985, and ended up having 4,256 career hits.

1. Mookie Wilson hits a ground ball
   Eddie Gaedel becomes the shortest player ever
2. Satchel Paige becomes the first black pitcher
   San Diego Padres debuts

If Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier for African-Americans to become the first black baseball player in the Major Leagues, Satchel Paige also did that by becoming the first black pitcher to join the leagues. He was also the oldest rookie then, clocking in at age 42 when he joined.

1. Harry Hooper hits a home run
   Fred Snodgrass catches a fly ball
2. Harvey Haddix pitches a perfect game
   The first MLB all-star game happened

All-star games were unheard of prior to 1933. So this very first of its kind happened in 1933, and became a tradition ever since.

1. Randy Johnson's pitch hits a bird
   The Brooklyn Bridegrooms gets discontinued
2. Roger Connor hits a hard pitch
   The Father's Day game happens in Shea Stadium

While pitching for the Arizona Diamondbacks back in 2001, Randy Johnson got accidentally immortalized for hitting a bird with his fast pitch. Feathers flew out, and of course, the unfortunate bird died - and it's all recorded in TV glory.

1. The very first nighttime baseball game
   The very first league was played
2. The first time hotdogs were sold at the bleachers
   The first and last time cheerleaders were there

A 1935 game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Philadelphia Phillies became the first night game ever played in the league. It's interesting how such moves are common these days already.

1. An earthquake hit California
   Al Gionfriddo catches Joe DiMaggio's supposed home run hit
2. Brawl between Robin Ventura and Nolan Ryan
   Fred Merkle fumbles on second base

Even sportsmen behave without sportsmanlike qualities sometimes. This is what happened when a brawl between Chicago White Sox's Robin Ventura and Texas Rangers' Nolan Ryan took place in 1993.

1. Baltimore Orioles wins the 1970 World Series
   Dave Roberts stole second base
2. Billy Martin fights with Reggie Jackson
   Chris Chambliss wins with a home run

While playing for the Boston Red Sox, Dave Roberts was tagged as a hero of 2004 when he stole second base during the American League Championship Series. That monumental move happened during Game 4.

1. Mariano Rivera creates a record for saves
   Barry Bonds' 668th intentional walk
2. Kirby Puckett's 1991 World Series achievements
   Free agents go on strike

The Minnesota Twins' Kirby Puckett performed so well in the 1991 World Series that he became unforgettable for fans that year. He made an incredible catch and also hit an incredible home run.

1. MLB goes on strike
   Demolishing of Ebbets Field
2. Jim Bunning's perfect game
   Wyne Gretzky joins MLB

Baseball fans were saddened when a work stoppage hit the MLB during the third quarter of 1994. The workers' strike suspended the games well until the early part of the second quarter of 1995.

1. Players are caught using steroids
   The Mitchell Report gets publicized
2. Rick Monday saves the U.S. flag from burning
   SkyDome opens to the public

Rick Monday, playing for the Chicago Cubs in 1976, did a non-game-related action at the stadium during this moment - he stopped protesters from burning the American flag. It was a tense time for American politics, and it spilled over American sports, of course.

1. Jose Canseco’s 40-40 Club record
   Commissioner Bart Giamatti's death
2. Jim Bunning calls the shot again
   Jack Buck airs his poem

Jose Canseco was the first player ever to enter the 40-40 Club of baseball history. This means a batter must have had 40 home runs achieved and must have stolen 40 bases in one season alone. He accomplished this feat in 1988.

1. Kendall slides for the home run
   Luis Gonzales wins the 2001 World Series for Arizona Diamondbacks
2. Pittsburgh players suspended for doing cocaine
   Fenway Park closed down

The Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series against the New York Yankees. AZ's Luis Gonzalez was the one who made the game-changing hit that won for them their very first World Series title.

1. Joe Carter's 1993 World Series home run
   Brooks Robinson plays in 1970 World Series
2. Catfish Hunter throws a perfect game
   Lyman Bostock dies

Toronto Blue Jays player Joe Carter hit the defining home run in 1993. That clinched for them the World Series title of the year.

1. Luis Aparicio steals base
   Enos Slaughter makes a mad home base dash
2. Aaron Boone's 2003 home run
   Arizona Diamondbacks goes on strike

New York Yankees player Aaron Boone made a great home run in the American League Championship Series of 2003. The feat is recorded as one of baseball's great moments.

1. Ichiro Suzuki joins MLB
   Kevin Mitchell catches ball with bare hand
2. Mark Fidrych throws a shutout
   The first ever Ford Frick Awards happens

When Kevin Mitchell caught a ball using his bare hand instead of the gloved one, that made a mark in baseball history. This feat happened in April 1989.

1. Milwaukee Brewers first joins MLB
   Tampa Bay Devil Rays debuts
2. The first and last woman to play baseball
   Mark McGwire hits a home run

Did you know that a woman tried to play major league baseball back in 1931? That feat was earned by minor league pitcher Jackie Mitchell, sadly the first and the last time a woman was allowed to play with the men - just because she struck out the likes of Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth.

1. First time to air a baseball game on TV
   Lightning strikes Forbes Field
2. The hinged catcher's glove was invented
   First time for jerseys to have numbers

The year 1939 is marked as the first time that a baseball game was televised on American airwaves. Nowadays, that looks so ordinary, so let's pay our respects to this monumental event!