Following the formation of baseball's first professional organization, the National Association of Professional Baseball Players, which became known as the National Association, the Association, or NA, in 1871, Spalding joined the Boston Red Stockings ( precursor club to the modern Atlanta Braves ) and was highly successful ; winning 206 games ( and losing only 53 ) as a pitcher and batting. 323 as a hitter.

It is the most successful AFL club of the last decade ( 2000 – 2009 ), having appeared in four consecutive AFL Grand Finals between 2001 and 2004, winning three premierships ( 2001, 2002 and 2003 ).

On the morning after winning the flag, the club took the Premiership Cup to the Brunswick Street Oval in Fitzroy, the original home of the Fitzroy Football Club.

It was an important way of connecting with Melbourne-based Lions fans, many of whom had previously supported Fitzroy, and of winning over disaffected Fitzroy fans who had not started supporting the Brisbane Lions post-merger by honouring the history of the club.

Following the ' 69 season, the club posted winning records for the next few seasons, but no playoff action.

The Cubs posted a winning record ( 83 – 78 ) for the third consecutive season, the first time the club had done so since 1972, and a new era of ownership under the Ricketts ' family was approved by MLB owners in early October.

On April 17, 1994, the Rockies beat Montreal 6 – 5, moving the team's record to 6 – 5 — the first time in franchise history that the club had a winning record.

After World War II, the club reached the FA Cup Final twice, losing in 1946 and winning in 1947.

Another Charlton legend, Chris Powell was appointed manager of the club in January, winning his first game in charge 2 – 0 over Plymouth at the Valley, Charlton's first win since November.

In 1963, a competition was held to find a new badge for the club, and the winning entry was a hand holding a sword, which complied with Charlton's nickname of the time, the Valiants.

The club have also been successful in continental competitions, winning two UEFA Cup Winners ' Cups, one UEFA Super Cup and one UEFA Champions League title.

The club bounced back immediately by winning the Second Division championship in 1988 – 89.

The club participated in the first football competition in Australia, winning the second season in 1863, was a foundation Victorian Football Association ( VFA ) and the Victorian Football League ( VFL ) in 1897.

Again in 2010, the Wizards played a friendly here against English club Manchester United, winning 2 – 1.

The club posted a winning record in three of the last four seasons following their World Series championship season while developing young stars such as Bo Jackson, Tom Gordon, and Kevin Seitzer.

The 2003 season saw a temporary end to the losing, when manager Tony Peña, in his first full season with the club, guided the team to its first winning record ( 83 – 79 ) since 1994 and finished in third place in the AL Central.

club winning the Scandinavian Championships in their inaugural year, 2009, and are again in the running for 2011.

GM Harry Dalton was able to build a winning club with a combination of home-grown players like Robin Yount, Paul Molitor, and Gorman Thomas, as well as getting players that were cast-offs from other teams that became major contributors like Cecil Cooper, Ben Oglivie, and Mike Caldwell.

The club hockey team achieved success in 2006-07, winning the Upstate New York Collegiate Hockey League championship.

Rookie of the Year, Billy Martin was named Manager of the Year, Jeff Burroughs won American League MVP, and Ferguson Jenkins was named the Comeback Player of the Year after winning 25 games, a club record to this day.

* Liverpool FC were the most successful club side of the era, becoming English champions on six occasions ( 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, and 1988 ) and winning two European Cups ( 1981, 1984 ).

His successor, Rafael Benítez, built on this and led the club to a Liga title in 2002 and the winning a double with a league title and the UEFA Cup in 2004.

In one of his greatest seasons, Carey hit arguably the best form of his career in 1998 as he led North Melbourne on a club record 11 game winning streak.

Back in Rotterdam, Feijenoord managed a 1 – 0 victory ( winning goal by Joop van Daele ) to win the world club crown, the first Dutch team to do so.

If an aero club won three races in five years, they would retain the cup and the winning pilot would receive 75, 000 francs.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the MAA was one of the most important sporting institutions in Canada, and North America, with affiliated teams winning ice hockey's Stanley Cup and Canadian football's Grey Cup and cricket.

In 1935 the club officially dropped ' Cottesloe ' from its name, becoming simply ' Claremont ', and with the return of George Moloney in 1936 following his five seasons with Geelong Football Club in Australian football's ' big league ' the VFL Claremont enjoyed its best WANFL season to date, winning 12 and losing 8 of its home and away matches to qualify for the finals in 2nd place.

This brought a period of 22 years since winning Manx football's top prize to an end and ensured that the club will enter its centenary year as champions.

In 2011 the football's A, B and C teams were successful in winning all summer cups.

Even though in most cases the completion of the definitive editions of their writings is still years off, enough documentation has already been assembled to warrant drawing a new composite profile of the leadership which performed the heroic dual feats of winning American independence and founding a new nation.

Some of the most dramatic successes of Communism in winning local support can be traced to the identification -- correct or not -- of Communist regimes with personal honesty and pro-Western regimes with corruption.

Alumni was the most successful team in the amateur era of Argentine football, winning 10 of the 14 league championships contested, being considered the first great football team.

Early board games represented a battle between two armies, and most current board games are still based on defeating opposing players in terms of counters, winning position or accrual of points ( often expressed as in-game currency ).

Unlike the communist parties in most other East European states, the BCP ( changing its name to Bulgarian Socialist Party ) retained majority power after the transition in Bulgaria by winning the first free national elections in June 1990.

The New York Yankees have the most winning players with 22, followed by the St. Louis Cardinals with 17 winners.

For the 1966 tour to Australia and New Zealand John Robins became the first Lions Coach, and the trip started off very well for the Lions, who stormed through Australia, winning five non-tests and drawing one ; and most notably defeating Australia in two tests as well.

After a rough start, which included a brawl between Michael Barrett and Carlos Zambrano, the Cubs overcame the Milwaukee Brewers, who had led the division for most of the season, with winning streaks in June and July, coupled with a pair of dramatic, late-inning wins against the Reds, and ultimately clinched the NL Central with a record of 85 – 77.

He scored what many considered the two most exciting wins of the year – winning by. 006 seconds over Bobby Labonte at Atlanta, then gaining seventeen positions in the final four laps to win at Talladega, claiming his only No Bull million dollar bonus.

This made DKW the most winning car brand in the European rally league for several years during the fifties.

On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, the Red Wings set the NHL record for most consecutive wins at home in a single season by winning their 21st home game with a 3-1 victory over the Dallas Stars, and on Sunday, February 19, 2012, defeated the San Jose Sharks to record their 23rd consecutive home victory, breaking the overall record previously held by the Boston Bruins over two seasons from 1929-1930.

All of the aspects of the game make for a very exciting race to visit the most cities while never quite being sure who is winning until the last round.

He is the most experienced journalist on the team: a few references are made to him winning a Walkley Award.

The series was extremely popular through its run, winning a Logie award for Most Outstanding Achievement in Comedy in 1995, and a Logie for Alison Whyte as most outstanding actress in 1997.

Capra became one of America's most powerful directors during the 1930s, winning three Oscars as Best Director.

He briefly held the record for winning the most Best Director Oscars when he won for the third time in 1938, until this record was matched by John Ford in 1941, and then later surpassed by Ford in 1952.

Geelong holds a number of league records including the longest winning streak in AFL / VFL history ( 23 games ); the most goals kicked in a single game ( on two occasions-37. 17 ( 239 ) against Brisbane in 1992 and 37. 11 ( 233 ) against Melbourne in 2011 ); the highest score recorded in a single game ( 37. 17 ( 239 ) against Brisbane in 1992 ; the highest-ever aggregate season total for points scored ( 3, 334 points in 1992 ); the record for restricting an opponent to the lowest ever score in a game ( St Kilda 0. 1 ( 1 ) in 1899 ); the most consecutive 100-point victories ( 3 games in a row, in 1989 ); the longest winning streak in interstate games ( 12 games ) and achieved the longest home ground winning streak in VFL / AFL history — 29 games straight at Simonds Stadium ( also known as Kardinia Park ).

The Geelong Football Club was among the most powerful in the VFA ( Victorian Football Association ), winning seven VFA premierships up to the birth of the VFL ( Victorian Football League ) in 1897.

In the 1990s, it was one of the most watched sitcoms in the American market, winning many awards.