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1973 World Series Highlights - The Oakland Athletics vs the New York Mets
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THE FIRST NIGHT MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL GAME WAS PLAYED IN 1935 IN CINCINNATI
On May 24, 1935 the Cincinnati Reds played the Philadelphia Phillies at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio in the first ever night game in major league baseball history. Prior to the game, President Franklin Roosevelt ceremoniously switched on the lights from the White House. Though the Reds averaged only 6,000 fans per game that season, more than 20,000 fans were in attendance for this historic occasion. The Reds won the game 2-1, and despite concerns prior to the game about the players’ ability to see the ball, there were no errors made in the game. Night baseball soon caught on as the wave of the future and gradually became the norm among most major league teams. The last major league team to host a night baseball game was the Chicago Cubs, who held out until 1988.
Video footage of Hall of Famer Casey Stengel, Gil Hodges, and the 1962 Mets at the Polo Grounds
Polo Grounds I was originally built in 1883 and, after many modifications, was named Polo Grounds IV in 1911. The Giants played there until moving west in 1957. The horseshoe shape had the left and right field walls less than 300 feet and the centerfield wall was almost 500 feet. The bullpens were in fair territory in left and right center. The New York Mets played there in 1962-1963.
The phrase "Hot Dog" was coined by NY Journal sports cartoonist Tad Dorgan when he couldn't remember how to spell the word "dachshund" in describing the "red hot dachshund sausages" served at a game here in April 1901.
Tom Landry deep in thought
The Highlights of the 1971 World Series - Pirates vs Orioles
J.C. watts and Billy Sims lead Oklahoma to an 18-17 victory in the Orange Bowl vs Florida State - January 1, 1981
In the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, on October 16th Tommie Smith & John Carlos of the US exhibited the black power salute as a personal statement
They seemed to thrive together
Ali - Frazier
Bench and Morgan
Magic and Bird
Russell and Chamberlain
Williams and DiMaggio
Ali - Frazier
Bench and Morgan
Magic and Bird
Russell and Chamberlain
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