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The company proposed a dock of around 1,000 yards (910 m) long and of 14 acres (5.7 ha) in area. In response, the Hull Dock Company promoted a rival scheme; both were put to Parliament and the Dock Company obtained an Act in 1861. [124] [note 18] The Hull Dock Act of 1861 sanctioned the building of a new dock on the Humber foreshore.
Events. 1837 – The Gotham Club of New York is formed. 1845 Summer – The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club is formed by breakaway members of the New York or "Gotham" Club, headed by Duncan Curry, Alexander Cartwright and William R. Wheaton. 1845 September 10 – A baseball game is played that is described the following day in the New York Morning ...
The Mutual Base Ball Club of New York was a leading American baseball club almost throughout its 20-year history. It was established during 1857, the year of the first baseball convention, just too late to be a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players. It was a charter member of both the first professional league in 1871 ...
Detroit was the final team to fall out of contention for a wild card spot, losing Saturday and Sunday games to the Atlanta Braves, while the two teams they were chasing, Baltimore and Toronto, got needed wins. [465] [466] Pitcher Michael Fulmer, acquired from the New York Mets organization in 2015, won the 2016 AL Rookie of the Year Award. [467]
Mack Park. Coordinates: 42°22′39″N 82°58′50″W. Mack Park was the original home field of Detroit 's Negro National League baseball franchise, [1] the Detroit Stars. It was constructed in 1914 by Joe Roesink, sponsor of a local semi-professional team, a Dutchman of Jewish descent born in Grand Rapids who owned a chain of haberdasheries.
The 1968 Detroit Tigers won the 1968 World Series, defeating the St. Louis Cardinals four games to three. The 1968 baseball season, known as the "Year of the Pitcher," was the Detroit Tigers ' 68th since they entered the American League in 1901, their eighth pennant, and third World Series championship. Detroit pitcher Denny McLain won the Cy ...
Established on August 14, 1855, Atlantic became a founding member of the National Association of Base Ball Players, the amateur sport's first governing body, in 1857. (There were no professional clubs at the time.) In 1859, with a record of 11 wins and 1 loss, Atlantic emerged as the recognized champions of baseball. Grand base ball match for ...
August 23 – The Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees play to a 19-inning, 3–3 tie at Yankee Stadium, the game halted by a 1 a.m. curfew on August 24. Detroit's John Hiller tosses nine shutout innings of relief, while the Yanks' Lindy McDaniel posts seven scoreless frames out of his bullpen. The stats count, but the game is replayed in its ...