By the 2004 season the Diamondbacks had dropped to a dismal 51 – 111 record, the worst in Major League Baseball and one of the 10 worst records in the modern era, despite Johnson pitching a perfect game on May 18 of that season.

(€ 1. 56 million as a group ) The gate and TV income further slipped in 2009 – 10 season, made a net loss of € 21, 917, 292 ( already boosted by the sale of Alberto Aquilani ; € 22 million as a group ) despite sporting success ( the second in 2009 – 10 Serie A ).

Successful teams often combine both styles, with a speedy runner or two complementing hitters with power, such as the 2005 White Sox, who despite playing " small ball ", still hit 200 home runs that season.

The White Stockings were close contenders all season, despite the fact that the Great Chicago Fire had destroyed the team's home field and most of their equipment.

If plants bolt despite precautions, the plant can be periodically re-sown throughout the growing season, thus producing fresh plants as older plants bolt and go out of production.

Meanwhile, the Browns unexpectedly had Cleveland to themselves ; the NFL's Cleveland Rams, who had continually lost money despite winning the 1945 NFL championship, moved to Los Angeles after that season.

The Cardinals defeated the Panthers in the 2011 season opener on September 11 despite rookie QB Cam Newton's 422 yard debut.

Hafner, despite missing the last month of the season, tied the single season grand slam record of six, which was set in by Don Mattingly.

In addition, despite the losses, the club saw a home attendance of 4, 483, 350 for the season, setting a Major League record that still stands and isn't likely to be broken.

The Cowboys then signed Sanders from the 49ers for 1995 and despite losing to San Francisco 38-20 in the regular season won Super Bowl XXX.

Joseph, despite being one of the highest-paid players in the NHL, spent part of the season in the minor leagues, but after Hasek was sidelined for the season with an injury, Joseph led the team to the top of the Central Division and the league standings.

The concluding episodes of the fourth season, " The Stolen Earth "/" Journey's End ", reveal that Davros was thought to have died during the first year of the Time War, when his command ship " flew into the jaws of the Nightmare Child " at the Gates of Elysium, despite the Doctor's failed efforts to save him.

2007 was a much better season for Essendon, in which, despite significant wins over Adelaide ( twice ), Fremantle, St Kilda, Sydney ( by one point in Sydney ), the previous year's premiers West Coast ( their second successive win by a solitary point ) and Carlton, they missed the finals for the third year running.

The team struggled for the majority of the season, despite setting a franchise record for wins in a month ( 21 ) in May.

Before their salary negotiations for the third season, the cast decided to enter collective negotiations, despite Warner Bros .' preference for individual deals.

However, despite being widely considered the division favourite, the gialloblù spent almost the entire season in last place.

The 1997 – 98 campaign saw Newcastle finish in only 13th place and, despite Dalglish achieving some notable successes during the season ( including a 3 – 2 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona and an FA Cup final appearance against Arsenal ), he was sacked by Freddie Shepherd after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent 1998 – 1999 season, and replaced by former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit.

In 1957, Manchester United became the first English team to compete in the European Cup, despite objections from The Football League, who had denied Chelsea the same opportunity the previous season.

In 2001, after a disappointing 5 – 11 season, the Vikings bought out the contract of Dennis Green, despite his successful coaching tenure with the team.

In the 1990 World Sportscar Championship season, Schumacher won the season finale at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in a Sauber – Mercedes C11, and finished fifth in the drivers ' championship despite only driving in 3 of the 9 races.

The club's first league game, playing in the Second Division's 1907 – 8 season, saw them lose 1 – 0 at home to Hull City in September 1907.

* March 12 – Bobby Hull of the Chicago Blackhawks sets the NHL single season scoring record against the New York Rangers, with his 51st goal.

In the late 1950s, the Hawks struck gold, picking up three young prospects ( forwards Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita and defenseman Pierre Pilote ), as well as obtaining both star goaltender Glenn Hall and veteran forward Ted Lindsay ( who had just had a career season with 30 goals and 55 assists ) from Detroit.

With second-year goalie Tony Esposito ( Phil's younger brother and winner of the Calder Memorial Trophy for Rookie of the Year the previous season ), Hull, his younger brother Dennis, Mikita, and sterling defensemen Stapleton and Bill White, the Hawks reached the Stanley Cup final before bowing out to the Canadiens.

Former Philadelphia Flyers star Andre Lacroix, who received very little ice time in his single season in Chicago, joined Hull, and the pair became two of the WHA's great stars.

Hull quickly blossomed into a star, finishing second in the rookie of the year balloting his first season.

Hull eventually scored 54 goals that season, the highest single season total of the Original Six era.

Despite Hull breaking his own record by four goals in 1968 – 69, the Hawks missed the playoffs for the first time since his rookie season.

Slowed by injuries and age, Hull played only a few games in the WHA's final season of 1979.

* Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks

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* Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks

* Art Ross Memorial Trophy as the NHL's leading scorer during the regular season: Bobby Hull, Chicago Black Hawks

Five players have won both the Lady Byng Trophy and the Hart Memorial Trophy as league MVP in the same season: Buddy O ' Connor ( 1947 – 48 ), Bobby Hull ( 1964 – 65 ), Stan Mikita ( 1966 – 67 and 1967 – 68 ), Wayne Gretzky ( 1979 – 80 ) and Joe Sakic ( 2000 – 01 ).

Gretzky, Bobby Hull, and Martin St. Louis are the other players who have won these three awards in their career, though not in the same season, while Bobby and Brett Hull are the only father-son combination to win the Hart and Lady Byng trophies.

The Lindsay Award is considered to be the companion of the Hart Memorial Trophy — fourteen players have won both trophies for the same season: Guy Lafleur ( 1976 – 77 and 1977 – 78 ), Wayne Gretzky ( 1981 – 82, 1982 – 83, 1983 – 84, 1984 – 85 and 1986 – 87 ), Mario Lemieux ( 1987 – 88 and 1992 – 93 and 1995 – 96 ), Mark Messier ( 1989 – 90 and 1991 – 92 ), Brett Hull ( 1990 – 91 ), Sergei Fedorov ( 1993 – 94 ), Eric Lindros ( 1994 – 95 ), Dominik Hasek ( 1996 – 97 and 1997 – 98 ), Jaromir Jagr ( 1998 – 99 ), Joe Sakic ( 2000 – 01 ), Martin St. Louis ( 2003 – 04 ), Sidney Crosby ( 2006 – 07 ), Alexander Ovechkin ( 2007 – 08 and 2008 – 09 ) and Evgeni Malkin ( 2011 – 12 ).

Following this season, Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, and Andre Lacroix announced their retirements.

His first goal of the 2008 – 09 season came in Wigan's fourth game, a 5 – 0 victory against Hull City at the KC Stadium.

He returned to the Lynx upon his draft in 1994 – 95, but was traded early in the season to the Hull Olympiques.

In June 1877 Peace was nearly detected in stealing some blankets, but by flourishing his revolver he contrived to get away, and, soon after, returned for a season to Hull.

* March 12 – Bobby Hull sets the record for the most goals in an NHL season.