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This included the New York Mets and New York Yankees being scheduled to play a series from September 10–12, which featured commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks in 2001. [9] The 20 interleague games each team played consisted of two three-game series (one home, one away) against its natural rival (total of six ...
MLB's 20 Greatest Games is an American television series that aired in 2011 on MLB Network. Hosted by Bob Costas [1] and Tom Verducci [2], the series counted down and dissected the 20 greatest games in Major League Baseball history since 1961 [3].
Most of the top most expensive sports cards are rookie cards. Among those are the famous T206 Honus Wagner issued by American Tobacco , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] or 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] although the 1951 Bowman card was the actual rookie year card.
MLB † NL * West ^ 1st 92 70 .568 — Won NLDS 3–2 Won NLCS 4–1 Won World Series 4–3 [5] † Randy Johnson (CYA, co-WS MVP) Curt Schilling [8] 2002: MLB NL West ^ 1st 98 64 .605 — Lost NLDS 3–0 [6] Randy Johnson [8] 2003: MLB NL West 3rd 84 78 .519 16½ 2004: MLB NL West 5th 51 111 .315 42 2005: MLB NL West
Since Shields completes 11 games in 2011, no pitcher has had more than 6 complete games in a season, with the two most recent to amass 6 being Chris Sale in 2016 and Sandy Alcántara in 2022. In 2018, all of Major League Baseball combined for 45 complete games and no pitcher having more than 3. [ 19 ]
Major League Baseball (MLB), the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, has undergone several rounds of expansion beginning in 1961, eventually reaching 30 teams with its most recent expansion taking place in 1998. MLB has discussed preparations for another round of expansion.
In 1968, McLain became the last Major League Baseball pitcher to win 30 or more games during a season (with a record of 31–6) — a feat accomplished by only 11 players in the 20th century, with the most recent 34 years earlier.
The Pirates sold Price to the Detroit Tigers for cash considerations. [5] He made his MLB debut with the Tigers and he hit .261 in 44 games. Price played as the backup catcher to starter Bill Freehan. With the 1968 Tigers, Price won the World Series over the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. [2]