Ruth's lifetime record of 714 home runs stood until 1974 when it was surpassed by Hank Aaron.

He is the only man to have reclaimed the Test record score, having scored 375 against England in 1994, a record that stood until Matthew Hayden's 380 against Zimbabwe in 2003.

The previous record for his painting stood at $ 36. 5 million.

Halas ' victories record stood until Don Shula surpassed Halas in.

The record stood until the Los Angeles Dodgers drew a crowd in excess of 92, 500 to watch Game 5 of the 1959 World Series at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum against the Chicago White Sox.

That mark set an American League record for wins which stood for 44 years until the Yankees won 114 games in 1998 ( a 162-game regular season ).

Driscoll's 55 yard drop kick in 1924 stood as the unofficial record for field goal range until Bert Rechichar kicked a 56-yard field goal ( by placekick ) in 1953.

In 1956, Campbell began planning a car to break the land speed record, which then stood at.

She bettered this mark in 1990 with a speed of-a record which stood until 1993.

The Marlins closed the season by sweeping the Braves, and their final record for the season stood at 83 – 79.

On 9 September 1919 the HD-4 set a world marine speed record of 114 km / h ( 70. 86 mph ), a record which stood for two decades.

175 km / h ), a lap record which stood for 7 years.

He retired as the career home run leader for catchers, a record which stood until surpassed by Carlton Fisk and the current record holder, Mike Piazza.

Not only has Secretariat's record time stood for 39 years and counting, but in the race itself, he did something unique in Triple Crown races: each successive quarter, his times were faster.

On August 30 of that year, Mike Powell of the United States, in a well-known show down against Carl Lewis, leapt at the World Championships in Tokyo, setting the current men's world record which has now stood for over 20 years.

The current world record for women is held by Galina Chistyakova of the former Soviet Union who leapt in Leningrad on June 11, 1988, a mark that has stood for 24 years.

Nurmi's one-hour record stood for 17 years, until Viljo Heino ran 129 metres further in 1945.

Nurmi's record for most medals in the Olympic Games stood until Edoardo Mangiarotti won his 13th medal in fencing in 1960.

At Texas, Clemens pitched 35 consecutive scoreless innings, a NCAA record that stood until Justin Pope broke it in 2001.

It was in this season that both Sosa and Mark McGwire were involved in the " home run record chase ", when both players ' prowess for hitting home runs drew national attention as they attempted to pass Roger Maris ' single season home run mark of 61 home runs that had stood since.

* 1995 – Cal Ripken Jr of the Baltimore Orioles plays in his 2, 131st consecutive game, breaking a record that stood for 56 years.

He stood looking down at her for a moment, wondering what could have reduced her to this condition.

`` You mean anyone who stood up for his rights '', Curt said.

His face was dark as the sky above it as he stood on the wing and waited for his pilot.

My own stern hand has rent the ancient bond, And thereof shall the ending not have end: But not for me, that loved her, to be fond Lightly to please me with a newer friend Then hold it more than bravest-feathered song, That I affirm to thee, with heart of pride, I knew not what did to a friend belong Till I stood up, true friend, by thy true side ; ;

Again omitting recent developments, E.T. Leeds' dictum of 1913 has stood unchallenged: `` So far as archaeology is concerned, there is not the least warrant for the second ( shore occupied by ) of these theories ''.

He saw no life, but still stood there for a time peering at the unlovely hills, his gaze continually returning to Papa-san.

And those without beards would have stood out as not dressed for the occasion.

As for this rider, I never saw him before or afterwards and never saw him dismounted, so whether he stood tall or short in his shoes, I can't say ; ;

When enough time had elapsed so that there was little likelihood of his returning for something he had forgotten, Harold went out into the hall and stood looking into one room after another.

Watson ran up the ladder and stood for a second sucking in the cool air that smelled of mud and river weeds.

She had begun to turn back toward the house, but his look caught her and she stood still, waiting there for what his expression indicated would be a serious word of farewell.

She stood up, smoothing her hair down, straightening her clothes, feeling a thankfulness for the enveloping darkness outside, and, above everything else, for the absence of the need to answer, to respond, to be aware even of Stowey coming in or going out, and yet, now that she was beginning to cook, she glimpsed a future without him, a future alone like this, and the pain made her head writhe, and in a moment she found it hard to wait for Lucretia to come with her guests.

The doctor stood about, waiting for Alex to dress, with a show of impatience, and soon they were moving, as quietly as could be, through the still-dark hallways, past the bedroom of the patronne, and so into the street.

unwarranted they were in any case for, as he stood facing the fille de chambre, his ears were assailed by new sounds from the interior of the shower room.

The pace could now be accelerated, for the inhabitants of the Aegean stood on firm ground.

We stood under a gigantic tree in the rolling country just outside of Moscow looking at silent flowers on the grave of a Russian poet and writer who cherished the love for his country to the point of foregoing the highest international honor.

I closed the last bag and stood all three at the door for the bellboy to pick up, then went to the bathroom for a drink of water.

The seventeen men stood and stared at him for a moment longer.

It was so utterly unexpected that Marty stood for several moments with his mouth hanging open foolishly after it had happened.

For moments he stood in water, shivering and gasping for breath.

He stood, panting, for a moment.

He stumbled to the middle of the road and simply stood there, waiting for them, a perfect target.