The sale set a record at the time for the sale of a baseball franchise.

Their 90 – 73 regular season mark set a franchise record.

In June 2009, the team rapidly improved and by the end of June, the Rockies set a franchise record for victories in a month with 21 in a 28 game stretch ( one win better than the September 2007 Rocktober run ).

The victory also marked the club's 91st win of the season, breaking the franchise record set in 2007.

Draco extended the franchise to all free men who could furnish themselves with a set of military equipment.

In Russia, under chapter 54 of the Civil Code ( passed 1996 ), franchise agreements are invalid unless written and registered, and franchisors cannot set standards or limits on the prices of the franchisee's goods.

Though by the close of the 1989 season the team boasted a powerhouse bullpen in the AL Cy Young Award winner Bret Saberhagen ( set franchise record with 23 wins in ), two time All-Star Mark Gubicza ( 15 game winner in 1989 ) and 1989 AL Rookie of the Year runner-up Tom Gordon ( won 17 games in 1989 ), the organization felt they were still missing a few pieces that would give the divisional rivals Oakland Athletics a run for their money.

Indeed, the Royals set a franchise low with a. 398 winning percentage ( 64 – 97 record ) in 1999, and lost 97 games again in 2001.

In 2002, the Royals set a new team record for futility, losing 100 games for the first time in franchise history.

The team subsequently fell apart completely, losing 104 games and breaking the franchise record set just two years earlier.

The Royals also set a dubious franchise record during the season, allowing 42 runs in a three day span from July 25 to July 27.

On September 17, 2011, the Phillies won their fifth consecutive East Division championship, and on September 28, during the final game of the season, the team set a franchise record for victories in a season with 102 by beating the Atlanta Braves in 13 innings, denying their division rivals a potential Wild Card berth.

As the franchise has grown in popularity, several titles have been released that are set within or star a minor character from the universe of The Legend of Zelda but are not directly connected to the main The Legend of Zelda series.

After the Super Bowl, the Redskins set another franchise record by sending eight players to the Pro Bowl.

" As President in 1865, Johnson wrote to the man he appointed as governor of Mississippi, recommending, " If you could extend the elective franchise to all persons of color who can read the Constitution in English and write their names, and to all persons of color who own real estate valued at at least two hundred and fifty dollars, and pay taxes thereon, you would completely disarm the adversary in Congress, and set an example the other states will follow.

Though only in New York for four and a half seasons, Henderson set the Yankees ' franchise record with 326 stolen bases ; the previous high ( 248 ) had been held by Hal Chase.

He also set a still-standing Major League record by allowing only 5. 26 hits per nine innings, breaking Luis Tiant's 5. 30 in 1968, as well as posting a 2. 28 earned run average that year, to date the second lowest in franchise history, trailing only Dean Chance's 1. 65 in 1964.

Although the Angels were a sub -. 500 team and remained one for much of his time there, Ryan managed to post some winning records, notably 19 – 16 in, 21 – 16 in and 22 – 16 in ( the 22 wins tied what remains the Angels franchise record, set by Clyde Wright in ).

The team averaged more than 150, 000 fans in 1999 and set new franchise records in 2000 and again in 2002.

Despite his arrival, the team struggled in 1969 – 70 recording only 17 wins — the fewest in franchise history ( as of completion of the 2010 – 11 season — and set the NHL team record for most ties ( 24 ).

In 1992 – 93, Recchi set the franchise record for points in a season with 123 ( 53 goals, 70 assists ) and Lindros scored 41 goals in 61 games.

Baldur's Gate is a franchise of role-playing video games set in the fictional Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting within the fictional continent of Faerûn.

Also during his rookie year, he led the team with 46 receptions and set franchise records for total touchdowns ( 13 ) and total receiving touchdowns ( 12 ).

They finished the regular season with a 52 – 22 – 8 record and 112 points, shattering the previous franchise records of 94 points ( in the WHA ) set by the 1972-73 Whalers and 93 points ( in the NHL ) set in 1986 – 87.

What does Tri-State actually want to do, now that it has the meters under franchise and certain phases of its piping system in the `` patent applied for '' stage??

Bidwill, with plans already in the works to leave St. Louis, opted instead to sign a long term lease with Arizona State University to use its Sun Devil Stadium as the home of his soon-to-be Arizona-based NFL franchise.

The modern Orioles franchise can trace its roots back to the original Milwaukee Brewers of the minor Western League, beginning in 1894 when the league reorganized.

In addition to the development and publishing of home, online, mobile, arcade, pachinko, and pachislo games, the company publishes strategy guides, maintains its own arcade centers, and licenses its franchise and character properties for use in tie-in products, movies, television series, and stage performances.

Capcom launched its Street Fighter franchise in 1987.

In 1993, with Oracle losing its franchise to Teletext Ltd, the running of 4-Tel was taken over by Intelfax, and in 2002 was renamed FourText.

The team was founded in the 1940s as a charter franchise in the All-America Football Conference ( AAFC ), with Paul Brown, the team's namesake and a pioneering figure in professional football, as its first coach.

The franchise recorded its 700th win on November 18, 2010.

Due to the impending merger of the American Football League and the National Football League, which was due to take full effect in the season, Brown agreed to join the AFL as its tenth and final franchise.

The franchise takes its name from an earlier Cincinnati Bengals team, which played from 1937 – 1941.

The Cleveland franchise was among its eight charter members.

When the Cubs clinched the Eastern Division with a Sutcliffe complete-game 2-hitter at Pittsburgh on September 23, the franchise had its first title of any kind since 1945.

Since first being aired, it has been one of the most financially lucrative programmes on British commercial television, underpinning the success of its broadcaster ITV and its franchise Granada Television.

In the Halo franchise, the weak, low-ranking Grunts of the Covenant originate on a frozen exoplanet named Balaho, where methane is a primary constituent of the atmosphere, prevents the planet becoming even more frigid than it already is due to its distance from its parent star, and thus, Grunts have evolved to utilize the gas for respiration.

In his first season as head coach, Phillips and his coaching staff led the franchise to its best seasonal start ever, a conference-best 13 – 3 record, and the franchise's 16th NFC East championship title, the most of any team in that division.

Delaware's franchise taxes supply about one-fifth of its state revenue.

The Marlins ' franchise got its second no-hitter from ace Kevin Brown on June 10, 1997.

A franchise usually lasts for a fixed time period ( broken down into shorter periods, which each require renewal ), and serves a specific territory or geographical area surrounding its location.

The Franchise Association originally supported the positive regulation of the franchise sector but its eventual submission to the review was in favour of the status quo – self-regulation.

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In 1950 Grenada had its constitution amended to increase the number of elected seats on the Legislative Council from 5 to 8, to be elected by full adult franchise at the 1951 election.

The Continental League folded before it ever started, but if its real object was to secure Houston a Major League franchise, it clearly succeeded.