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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.

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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.
The White Stockings won the 1900 American League pennant led by player-manager Dick Padden, the final WL / AL championship season as a minor league .< ref >
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.

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In 1970 – 71, Ray Illingworth led England to a 2 – 0 win in Australia, mainly due to John Snow's fast bowling, and the prolific batting of Geoffrey Boycott and John Edrich.
Walker came very close to winning the Triple Crown that year, leading the league in home runs but finishing second to Tony Gwynn in batting average and third in RBI ( teammate Galarraga led the league.
In 1935 Greenberg led the league in RBIs ( 170 ), total bases ( 389 ), and extra base hits ( 98 ), tied Foxx for the AL title in home runs ( 36 ), was 2nd in the league in doubles ( 46 ), slugging percentage (. 628 ), was 3rd in the league in triples ( 16 ), and in runs scored ( 121 ), 6th in on base percentage (. 411 ) and walks ( 87 ), and was 7th in batting average (. 328 ).
He led the AL by driving in 183 runs ( 3rd all-time, behind Hack Wilson in 1930 and Lou Gehrig in 1931 ), and in extra base hits ( 103 ), while batting. 337 with 200 hits.
Cedeno also led the Astros with a. 320 batting average, 55 stolen bases and made spectacular plays on the field.
Aaron led the league in runs ( 115 ), hits ( 208 ), doubles ( 36 ), RBI ( 125 ), total bases ( 338 ), and batting average (. 362 ).
He led the league with 44 home runs and 130 RBI and finished third in batting average.
He was on the NL All-Star team 15 times, received 12 Gold Glove Awards, and led the NL in batting average four times.
Following the season, he returned to Puerto Rico along with Orlando Cepeda, a native of Ponce who had just led the National League in home runs and RBIs, thus inadvertently collaborating with first-time batting champion Clemente to give their mutual homeland a collective National League triple crown.
He led the majors in runs and RBI, was 2nd in home runs, 2nd in slugging percentage, 1st in total bases, 3rd in walks, 4th in on base percentage, 12th in batting average, and 15th in hits.
Williams was a two-time American League Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) winner, led the league in batting six times, and won the Triple Crown twice.
In, Williams batted. 388 to lead the Major Leagues, and remarkably at the age of 40 in 1958, he led the American League with a. 328 batting average.
In 1973, Rose led the league with 230 hits and a. 338 batting average en route to winning the NL MVP award, and leading " the Big Red Machine " to the 1973 National League Championship Series against the New York Mets.
That year he led the league in runs scored ( 146 ) and stolen bases ( 80 ), was fourth in batting average (. 314 ), walks ( 99 ) and on-base percentage (. 419 ), 7th in slugging (. 516 ), 3rd in OPS (. 934 ) and hit 24 home runs.
He became the sixth player in league history to have at least 20 doubles, triples and homers all in one season ( 42-20-23 ) and led the league in hits, doubles and triples while batting. 329, with an on-base percentage of. 376 and a slugging percentage of. 563.
The first Japanese-born everyday position player in the major leagues, Ichiro led the American League ( AL ) in batting average and stolen bases en route to being named AL Rookie of the Year and AL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ).
In, his breakout season, he led the American League in batting average (. 363 ), runs created ( 156 ), intentional walks ( 33 ), times on base ( 321 ), on-base percentage (. 473 ), OPS ( 1. 072 ), and doubles ( 54, also a career high ), while posting career highs in home runs ( 24 ), RBI ( 107 ), runs ( 109 ), and hits ( 200 ).
Unable to recover form in the ODI series, Taylor's scratchy batting led to many poor starts for Australia.
Yastrzemski signed with the Red Sox organization, which sent him to the minor-league Raleigh Capitals in, where he led the league with a. 377 batting average, They then moved him to the Minneapolis Millers for the post-season and the season.
Although he hit but 61 home runs over the next four years ( 1971 through 1974 ) as the Red Sox finished second twice and third twice, he finished in the top 10 in batting, and top three in on base percentage and walks in 1973 and 1974, and led the league in runs scored in 1974.
He sported a. 308 lifetime batting average, leading the National League twice, and routinely led the league in fielding percentage.
In Jackson's only season with New Orleans ( 1910 ), he hit. 354 to win the league batting title and led the team to the pennant with an 87-53 record.
In 1991, the Twins got back on the winning track and Puckett led the way by batting. 319, eighth in the league and Minnesota surged past Oakland midseason to capture the division title.

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