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.

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 ).

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.

After winning the opening game of the season on March 31 on the road against the Cincinnati Reds, the Diamondbacks found themselves with the best record in Major League Baseball, 20 – 8, by the start of May.

The season saw an unbeaten run in the national league and the final season for Frank Rijkaard, while striker Patrick Kluivert came off the bench to score a late winner to beat AC Milan in the final of the Champions League.

According to The Football Money League published by consultants Deloitte, in the season 2010 – 11, Roma was the 15th highest earning football club in the world with an estimated revenue of € 143. 5 million.

The league changed its name to the Australian Football League ( AFL ) following the 1989 season.

The club's current position comes within 15 years of their being one of the top sides in Welsh football, winning the old format Welsh Football League in 1991 and 1992, but being relegated in 1993 after just one season in the newly formed League of Wales.

The World Series, baseball's championship series which determines the champion of Major League Baseball for that season, is held in mid-to-late October ( sometimes spilling over into November to accommodate longer series ) and is nicknamed the " Fall Classic ".

In the 2005 – 06 season, Stanley, after winning against Woking with 3 matches to spare, secured a place back in the Football League and the town celebrated with a small parade and honours placed on senior executives of the team.

The Union Association survived for only one season ( 1884 ), as did the Players League ( 1890 ), an attempt to return to the National Association structure of a league controlled by the players themselves.

Prior to the 1900 season, the league changed its name to the American League and moved several franchises to larger, strategic locations.

The conclusion of the National League season, in particular, involved a bizarre chain of events, often referred to as the Merkle Boner.

Before the 1910 season, Hugh Chalmers of Chalmers Automobile announced he would present a Chalmers Model 30 automobile to the player with the highest batting average in Major League Baseball at the end of the season.

In 1957, the term was first defined as someone with fewer than 75 at bats or 45 innings pitched in any previous Major League season.

Prior to 1969, the National League champion ( the " pennant winner ") was determined by the best win-loss record at the end of the regular season.

He started the next season with the Kansas City Blues of the Central Hockey League and was leading the league in points when he was called up mid-season to play 31 games with St. Louis.

Charlton was an established player by the time the next season was fully underway, which saw United, as current League champions, become the first English team to compete in the European Cup.

Charlton left Manchester United at the end of the 1972 – 73 season, having scored 249 goals and set a club record of 758 appearances, a record which Ryan Giggs broke in the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final.

At the end of the 1900 season, the American League removed itself from baseball's National Agreement ( the formal understanding between the NL and the minor leagues ).

Thasos, a member of the League, saw her interests in the mines of Mt.

In, the National League club adopted an all-white uniform, and the American League team saw an opportunity.

* Russia was a prime mover in the establishment of the Balkan League and saw it as an essential tool in case of a future war against its rival, the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

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 following game saw Charlton's relegation to League One become a reality after a 2 – 2 draw against Blackpool.

The following season saw UEFA create the European Champions ' Cup, but after objections from The Football League and the FA Chelsea were persuaded to withdraw from the competition before it started.

He first saw action against the Ottoman Turks at the Siege of Vienna in 1683 and the subsequent War of the Holy League, before serving in the Nine Years ' War, fighting alongside his cousin, the Duke of Savoy.

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.

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.

" Morris played peacemaker but sided with the anti-Parliamentarians, who won control of the League, which consequently lost the support of Engels and saw the departure of Eleanor Marx and her partner Edward Aveling to form the separate Bloomsbury Socialist Society.

The words were set to music by Albert Von Tilzer, ( Norworth and Von Tilzer finally saw their first Major League Baseball games 32 and 20 years later, respectively ).

" Morris played peacemaker but sided with the anti-Parliamentarians, who won control of the League, which consequently lost the support of Engels and saw the departure of Eleanor Marx and her partner Edward Aveling to form the separate Bloomsbury Socialist Society.

The democratic socialist leader Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, allied with left-wing parties, participated in General elections held in December 1970 saw the far left Awami League under Mujibur Rahman win an overall majority of seats in parliament ( all but two of the 162 seats allocated to East Pakistan ).

The 2004 – 05 season saw a resurgent Barcelona, inspired by the brilliant Ronaldinho, win their first title of the new century, in addition to the Liga-Champions League double in 2005 – 06.

The Hanseatic League stimulated trade in the region, and the period saw the erection of many gothic cathedrals and city halls.

It registered the treaty with the League of Nations as an international document, over the objections of the United Kingdom, which saw it as a mere internal document between a dominion and the United Kingdom.

When the Hanseatic League imposed a trade embargo on Scandinavia, the Swedes ( who saw their mining industry adversely affected ) rose up in revolt.

A title challenge emerged during the 2001 – 02 season, and Newcastle's fourth place finish saw them qualify for the Champions League.

A string of games without a win saw Newcastle drop from 3rd to 7th in the League table, however a famous win over Manchester United and the capture of Senegal striker Papiss Cisse in the January transfer window sparked a resurgence from the Magpies.

The 1995 – 96 season saw Shearer make his first Champions League appearances and finish as the top scorer in the Premier League with 31 goals.

League officially kicked-off its first season with ten clubs on May 15, 1993 as ( current, Tokyo Verdy ) played host to ( current, Yokohama F. Marinos ) at the Kasumigaoka National Stadium.

Winning the cup earned Verdy a spot in the 2006 AFC Champions League.

Tokyo Verdy 1969 found itself in the odd position of competing in the AFC Champions League while playing in the second tier of the national league system.

League approved the transfer, but made it a condition that Verdy find a new sponsor by November 16 or risk not being able to play J2 football for the 2010 season.

League ( also in Japan but run like European football leagues ) has by contrast allowed only a few teams to move out of crowded or unprofitable markets, the only prominent example being Tokyo Verdy moving from Kawasaki, Kanagawa to Tokyo.

The club was one of many city clubs that comprised the Japan Soccer League, including Yomiuri FC ( later Tokyo Verdy 1969 ), Toshiba ( later Consadole Sapporo ) and NKK F. C.

League, LEOC has been the main sponsor of pro soccer team Tokyo Verdy 1969.

League Cup was another near miss, again losing in the final to Verdy Kawasaki.

League Division 1 in a league game against Tokyo Verdy.