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Only 193 shutouts were recorded in 2,427 regular-season games. [5] The 1999 season was the first season in which the two current New York City-area MLB teams, the Yankees and Mets, qualified for the playoffs together in the same season. The following season, both teams reached the World Series and the Yankees won four games to one.
The first game in Rockies history was played on April 5, 1993, against the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. David Nied was the starting pitcher in a game the Rockies lost, 3–0. The franchise's first home game at Mile High Stadium , and first win in franchise history, came four days later with an 11–4 win over the Montreal Expos .
April 1 – Red Flaherty, 81, American League umpire from 1953 to 1973 who was chosen to work in four World Series and three All-Star Games over 21 seasons. April 4 – Early Wynn, 79, Hall of Fame pitcher for the Washington Senators, Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox, who won 300 games, top mark for the American League pitchers of his ...
The early success of the franchise was exemplified in 2001 when the Diamondbacks defeated the New York Yankees in a dramatic seven game World Series in 2001. [5] In the 2002 baseball season , Arizona returned to the playoffs but were defeated by the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Division Series. [ 6 ]
The postseason began on October 5, 1999, and ended on October 27, 1999, with the Yankees sweeping the Braves in the 1999 World Series. It was the Yankees' 25th title, which made the Yankees the team with the most championship wins in North American sports, surpassing the Montreal Canadiens who won 24. [2]
April 21. National Chickpea Day. National Kindergarten Day. National Tea Day. World Creativity and Innovation Day. April 22. Earth Day. National Jelly Bean Day. Passover begins. April 23. National ...
Worlds of Fun, is a 235-acre (95 ha) theme park located in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Owned and operated by Six Flags Entertainment Corporation , it was founded by American businessmen Lamar Hunt and Jack Steadman under the ownership of Hunt's company, MId-America Enterprises in 1973.
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