Because Ruth had amassed 60 home runs in a season with only 154 games, compared to Maris's 61 over 162 games, baseball commissioner Ford Frick announced that Maris ' accomplishment would be recorded in the record books with an explanation ( often referred to as " an asterisk " in the retelling ).

Whiz Kids origins: Because of their youth, combined with asking lot of questions, Ford employees initially and disparagingly, referred to them as the " Quiz Kids ".

Because three kingdoms met at that point, it was called ' Áth na Ríogh ', or ' the Ford of the Kings '.

Because of the tears in the roof, the NFL relocated the game to Ford Field in Detroit.

Because his designs form much of Denton's identity, a Texas historical marker honoring Ford was dedicated at the Emily Fowler Library in 2009.

Because of the loss of Fred Kennedy, Ford ended it as quickly as possible and it was simply understood that they escaped the Confederates and went on to their destination.

Because of the MPV's optional 4WD, the Mazda Navajo version of the Ford Explorer ( sold from 1991 to 1994 ) was only offered as a two-door, so as to minimize internal competition.

Because Bakshi did not have a lawyer, he sought advice from directors he had become friends with, including Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola and Steven Spielberg, asking them how much they made on their films.

Because of their exceptional speed and performance, NASCAR subsequently changed the rule book, effectively banning all five of the Aero Cars from Dodge, Ford, Mercury, and Plymouth from competition by the end of 1970.

Because of this, both Ford and Reagan arrived in Kansas City before the convention opened to woo the remaining uncommitted delegates in an effort to secure the nomination.

Because of consumer demand for fuel-efficient cars during the late-2000s, sales of subcompact cars made it the fastest growing market category in the U. S., numerous models of subcompacts are sold in North America, including the Chevrolet Sonic, Ford Fiesta, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio, Mazda 2, Nissan Versa, Scion xD, Suzuki Swift, and Toyota Yaris.

The rationale for the combination was explained by editor Angus Mackenzie as " Because it's so hard to say that, for example, a Toyota Camry, built in Kentucky and designed in California, is less American than a Ford that may have been built in Canada or Mexico and designed in Europe.

In the " Pilot " TV movie, Hunter drove a junker blue 1977 Dodge Monaco and a junker 1970 Ford LTD. Because Hunter constantly was getting into wrecks chasing bad guys and would regularly " bust " up any cop car he was given, supposedly the department would only let him drive the complete junkers that would barely run.

Because of this agreement, Ford licensed the design themselves and broke ground immediately on an assembly plant to build the remaining transmissions.

Because the town was originally founded by Smil of Lichtenburk, Brod's original name was Smilův Brod ( Ford of Smil or Smilford ).

Because of its predominantly German population, the town was renamed in 1310 to Německý Brod in Czech and Deutschbrod in German ( both meaning German Ford ).

Because of manufacturing issues, Nissan had an arrangement for Ford to assemble the minivan in North America, and in turn they were allowed to rebadge it and sell it under the Mercury brand as the Villager.

Because of the many structural changes required to accommodate the nose turret, the first B-24Hs were delivered slightly behind schedule, with the first machines rolling off the production lines at Ford in late June 1943.

Because this company was in business for profit, Ford could not turn it into a charity.

The version of the group that included Ford, Keays, bassist Glenn Wheatley and drummer Colin Burgess made some of the band's most successful recordings, including the singles " 5: 10 Man ", " Turn Up Your Radio ", " Because I Love You " and " Love Is " and the album Choice Cuts ( 1971 ), which was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London.

Because Berlin was located within the Soviet-occupied zone of Germany and the other occupying powers had previously relied on Soviet good will for access to Berlin, the only available methods of supplying the city were three limited air corridors.

Because state legislatures were charged with deciding who to appoint as senators, the system relied on them being able to agree.

Because he relied so much on his fastball, he also surrendered numerous home runs, leading the American League in home runs allowed for three consecutive years between 1966 and 1968.

Because he had led the Communist Youth League in the 1950s, Zhao often relied on its former members for support, and Zhao's enemies accused him of promoting a " Communist Youth League faction " within the CCP.

Because European agriculture relied upon rainfall and not irrigation, Harris argues, European rulers under feudalism were unable to effectively monopolize power and restrict the rising power of towns.

Because the British relied on their navy to maintain control over the British Empire, Tirpitz felt they would rather maintain naval supremacy in order to safeguard their empire, and let Germany become a world power, than lose the empire as the cost of keeping Germany less powerful.

Because of the destruction of government documentation related to Lin's death, the Chinese government has relied on the " evidence " provided by the " confessions " of purged officials close to Lin to corroborate the official narrative, but non-Chinese scholars generally regard this " evidence " as unreliable.

Because containment required detailed information about Communist moves, the government relied increasingly on the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ).

Because the prosecution could not show that any of the defendants had openly called for violence or been involved in accumulating weapons for a proposed revolution, it relied on the testimony of former members of the party that the defendants had privately advocated the overthrow of the government and on quotations from the work of Karl Marx, Lenin and other revolutionary figures of the past.

Because a traditional egg cream relied upon seltzer under high pressure being delivered via a siphon nozzle rather than poured from a bottle, modern preparation has been slightly altered to preserve the traditional layer effect.

Because his ranking was not high enough to qualify for ATP Tour tournaments, Kuerten relied on wild cards to enter those events.

Because Detachment 101 was never larger than a few hundred Americans, it relied on support from various tribal groups in Burma.

Because of the very nature of life in prehistoric, ancient, and mediaeval Finland, the Finns relied heavily on hunting for survival.

Because his physical form was some six inches tall in real life, he had relied on appearing in visions to guide his followers.

Because the Chain Home radar stations faced out to sea, once airborne intruders had crossed the British coast they could no longer be tracked by radar ; and accordingly the interception direction centres relied on visual and aural sightings of the Royal Observer Corps for continually updated information on the location and heading of enemy aircraft formations.

Because of failing the imperial examination, Wong Zi Wo stayed in Beijing and relied on selling tofu to make a living.

Because Motorola relied so long upon the Razr and its derivatives and was slow to develop new products in the growing market for feature-rich touchscreen and 3G phones, the Razr appeal declined while rival offerings like the LG Chocolate, BlackBerry, and iPhone captured consumer attention, leading Motorola to eventually drop behind Samsung and LG in market share for mobile phones.

Because of the expulsion of the Catholic clergy in the 17th century, the Kakure Christian community relied on lay leaders to lead the services.

Because Educational maintained its New York area studio for so long, it also relied on Broadway and vaudeville talent ( such as Joe Cook ), figures who were famous among theatregoers and New York nightclub patrons but sometimes little known elsewhere.

Because Wang Mang highly relied on spreading false prophecies to the people to persuade them that he was the proper new emperor, Zhen Feng took the chance to create some false prophecies of his own.

Because ZAPU's political strategy relied more heavily on negotiations than armed force, ZIPRA developed as elaborately training both regular soldiers and guerrilla fighters ZANLA, although by 1979 it had an estimated 20, 000 combatants, based in camps around Lusaka, Zambia and at the front.

Because lords owned the land, they relied on force to guarantee that they were provided with sufficient food.