While the players were on the tour, the National League instituted new rules regarding player pay that led to a revolt of players, led by Ward, who started the Players ' League the following season ( 1890 ).

Nevertheless, these financially troubled leagues, by beginning the practice of selling players to the more affluent National and American leagues, embarked on a path that eventually led to the loss of their independent status.

The RODS laboratory's first efforts eventually led to the establishment of the National Retail Data Monitor, a system which collects data from 20, 000 retail locations nation-wide.

In doing so the bulk of Liberals remained supporting the government, but two distinct Liberal groups had emerged within this bulk – the Liberal Nationals ( officially the " National Liberals " after 1947 ) led by Simon, also known as " Simonites ", and the " Samuelites " or " official Liberals ", led by Samuel who remained as the official party.

For four years, Kolingba led the country as head of the Military Committee for National Recovery ( CRMN ).

Spalding won 47 games and Barnes led the league in hitting at. 429 as Chicago won the first ever National League pennant, which at the time was the game's top prize.

The 1892 regular season was a success for Young, who led the National League in wins ( 36 ), ERA ( 1. 93 ), and shutouts ( 9 ).

Wang named himself President of the Executive Yuan and Chairman of the National Government ( not the same ' National Government ' as Chiang's ), and led a surprisingly large minority of anti-Chiang / anti-Communist Chinese against his old comrades.

Due to economic downturn Golden State was forced to sell their entire art collection to ward off its mounting debts and as of spring 2011 the National Museum of African American History and Culture had offered $ 750, 000 to purchase the artworks which led to a controversy regarding the importance of the artworks which have been estimated to be worth at least $ 5 million.

Although the FDN had its roots in two groups made up of former National Guardsmen ( of the Somoza regime ), its joint political directorate was led by businessman and former anti-Somoza activist Adolfo Calero Portocarrero.

Djibouti's efforts to promote reconciliation in Somalia led to the establishment of the Transitional National Government ( TNG ) in Somalia.

Political developments, including the formation and growth of the Tanganyika African National Union ( TANU ), led to Tanganyika attaining independence from colonial rule in December 1961.

In 1957 Ted Lindsay, who scored 30 goals and led the league in assists with 55, teamed up with Harvey to help start the National Hockey League Players ' Association ( NHLPA ).

The King's acquiescence with the demands of the upper orders led to the deputies of the Third Estate renaming themselves as the National Assembly on June 17.

In May 1997, following the demonstrations that led to the ousting of Bucaram and appointment of Alarcón, the people of Ecuador called for a National Assembly to reform the Constitution and the country's political structure.

However, Per Thulberg, director general of the Swedish National Agency for Education, has said that the system " has not led to better results " and in the 2000s Sweden's ranking in the PISA league tables worsened.

The Gaelic Athletic Association, the Gaelic League and the cultural revival under W. B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory, together with the new political thinking of Arthur Griffith expressed in his newspaper Sinn Féin and the organisations the National Council and the Sinn Féin League led to the identification of Irish people with the concept of a Gaelic nation and culture, completely independent of Britain.

However, the Hamas legislative victory led to a split between the two main Palestinian political parties, with Fatah retaining control of the Palestinian National Authority in the West Bank.

Torborg's successor, 72-year-old Jack McKeon, improbably led them to the National League's wild card berth in the playoffs ; they defeated the New York Yankees four games to two in the 2003 World Series.

Jefferson's political actions, his support of Philip Freneau's National Gazette, and his attempt to undermine Hamilton, nearly led George Washington to dismiss Jefferson from his cabinet.

A new political party, the Grenada National Party led by Herbert Blaize, contested the 1957 general election and with the cooperation of elected independent members took control of the Legislative Council from the Grenada United Labour Party.

The junta, under the name National Council for Democracy and Development ( Fr: Conseil National de la Démocratie et du Dévelopement, CNDD ), is led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.

Mantle, the bull-necked blond switch-hitter, had one sensational triple-crown season, 1959, when he batted and also led the American League in home runs, 52, and rbi's, 130.

To shore up his country against the threat of the Illyrians, Amyntas established an alliance with the Chalkidian League led by Olynthus.

* 1512 – War of the League of Cambrai: French forces led by Gaston de Foix win the Battle of Ravenna.

For the latter Bulgaria had a secret agreement with Serbia to divide it between them signed at 13 March 1912 during the negotiations that led to the establishment of the Balkan League.

* In the 1989 film Major League it was announced of fictional New York Yankees pitcher Duke Simpson: " The Duke led the American League this year in saves, ERA, and hit batsmen.

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In 1967 an ownership group led by Paul Brown was granted a franchise in the American Football League.

A power-hitting center fielder, Doby led the American League twice in homers.

However, in 1991, as part of Major League Baseball's two-team expansion ( they also added the former Florida ( now Miami ) Marlins ), an ownership group representing Denver led by John Antonucci and Michael I. Monus were granted a franchise ; they took the name “ Rockies ” due to Denver's proximity to the Rocky Mountains, which is reflected in their logo.

He removed the club's Chelsea pensioner crest, improved the youth set-up and training regime, rebuilt the side with shrewd signings from the lower divisions and amateur leagues, and led Chelsea to their first major trophy success – the League championship – in 1954 – 55.

Gullit was replaced by Gianluca Vialli, who led the team to victory in the League Cup Final and the Cup Winners ' Cup Final in 1998, the FA Cup in 2000 and their first appearance in the UEFA Champions League.

In September 2007, Mourinho was replaced by Avram Grant, who led the club to their first UEFA Champions League final, which they lost on penalties to Manchester United.

The formation of the Latin League led by Laevius ( or Baebius ) Egerius happened under the influence of an alliance with the tyrant of Cuma Aristodemos and is probably connected to the political events at end of the 6th century narrated by Livy and Dionysius, such as the siege of Aricia by Porsenna's son Arruns.

The Flash's reimagining in Showcase # 4 ( October 1956 ) proved sufficiently popular that it soon led to a similar revamping of the Green Lantern character, the introduction of the modern all-star team Justice League of America ( JLA ), and many more superheroes, heralding what historians and fans call the Silver Age of comic books.

From 1947 until 1954, the East Bengal was an independent administrative unit which was governed by the Pakistan Muslim League led by Nurul Amin.

During this time, the 1954 elections were held which saw the complete defeat of Pakistan Muslim League led by Nurul Amin by the nexus of Communist Party, Marxist-Leninist Party allying with the Awami League.

As the twenties grew older, and as radio broadcasts of baseball games began to involve more and more people daily in the doings of the professionals, the great hitters ( always led by Babe Ruth ) overshadowed the game so that pitchers were nearly of no account.

As a bit of a shocker for Brewers fans, who were used to the team sporting several power hitters, the Brewers in 1992 instead led the American League with 256 stolen bases, while hitting only 82 home runs, with only two players ( Greg Vaughn and Paul Molitor ) hitting more than 12 for the year.

He led the NL in putouts ( 1336 ), double plays ( 142 ) and fielding average (. 995 ) that season, and tied Hack Wilson's 1932 club record for right-handed hitters with 23 homers.

His 1001 RBI during the 1950s led all National League hitters.

Despite missing 15 games with chicken pox and patellar tendinitis in both knees that plagued him throughout the first half of the 1993 season, Anderson led all American League leadoff hitters in extra-base hits ( 56 ) and RBI ( 62 ).

He led American League leadoff hitters with a. 408 on-base percentage and reached base 279 times, ninth most in the league.

After a slow April, Castillo was among the best hitters in all of the majors in May, culminating in his " Player of the Week " award for the last week in May, during which he led the NL in RBI, total bases, slugging percentage, and home runs.

But the team's 1962 move into spacious Dodger Stadium did not favor power hitters, and their speedier outfielders Tommy and Willie Davis were seen as more in line with the club's future ; Howard's. 226 batting average in 1964 — combined with regularly high strikeout totals — led to his trade to Washington in a seven-player December deal which brought Claude Osteen to Los Angeles.

Mora hit a career-high. 340, finishing second in the AL batting race to Ichiro Suzuki's. 372 mark ; led the league hitters in on base percentage (. 419 ); ranked 5th in slugging average (. 562 ) and OPS (. 981 ); 6th in runs ( 111 ), doubles ( 41 ) and times on base ( 264 ); 8th in hits ( 187 ), and 9th in total bases ( 264 ).

Often referred to as “ the last of the great place hitters ” on McGraw teams that emphasized advancing runners into scoring position rather than relying on the long ball, Lindstrom in 1931 was led to believe that he would succeed the long-time Giants manager.

He led all hitters in average (. 349 ), hits ( 186 ), doubles ( 47 ), extra-base hits ( 83 ), RBIs ( 141 ), total bases ( 330 ), slugging percentage (. 619 ), and on-base percentage (. 437 ).

One of the American League's better hitters during his first four seasons, Alexander led the league in hits in 1929 and won a batting title in 1932, but a lack of defensive capability coupled with a leg injury ultimately cut short his Major League career.

In 1995, the Cleveland Indians batted. 291 as a team, led the league in runs scored, hits, and stolen bases, and had eight. 300 hitters in their starting lineup.

After left fielder Josh Devore led off the inning with a groundout, Doyle singled, and Snodgrass struck out, five Giants hitters in a row hit safely, with Buck Herzog scoring on a steal of home.

He led all American League hitters in RBIs among those with 425 at bats or less, only Barry Bonds and Jason Bay had more in the Major Leagues.

That year he led the NL in putouts for the first time ; pitcher Roy Face has noted that Groat was always in the best position for the various hitters, although he didn't have great speed or a strong arm.

It was also known for being extremely friendly to hitters, which led pitchers to call it " Suffer Hell.

In 1981, he led the pinch hitters of the American League with three home runs and 12 RBIs.

He again led the league by limiting the opposing hitters ' batting averages to. 209 that year.

In June, he led Angels hitters with a. 386 average ( 17-for-44 ) and was batting. 328 ( 42-for-128 ) at the All-Star break, second to Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki among AL rookies ( based on 125 at bats ).

In 2006, Johnson led all leadoff hitters in the American League with a. 390 on-base percentage and also had a. 319 batting average.