The death of Harold A. Stevens, oldest of the Stevens brothers, famed operators of baseball, football and race track concessions, revived again the story of one of the greatest business successes in history.

Larry Scherer last night pitched a no-hit game, said to be the first in Billiken baseball history, as the Blue and White beat Southeast Missouri State College, 5-1, at Crystal City.

One of the persistent myths of baseball history is that Doubleday invented the game in 1839, although he was in West Point at the time.

thumbAmerica's National Game is a book by Albert Spalding, published in 1911 detailing the early history of the sport of baseball.

* 1930 – The first night game in organized baseball history takes place in Independence, Kansas.

Receiving the archives of Henry Chadwick in 1908, Spalding combined these records with his own memories ( and biases ) to write America's National Game ( published 1911 ) which, despite its flaws, was probably the first scholarly account of the history of baseball.

In the early history of major league baseball, the difference between the number of earned runs given up by a pitcher and the total number of runs given up was much more significant than today.

The history of baseball in the United States can be traced to the 18th century, when amateurs played a baseball-like game by their own informal rules using improvised equipment.

Unlike many power hitters, Ruth also hit for a high batting average: his. 342 lifetime average is the tenth highest in baseball history, and in one season ( 1923 ) he batted. 393, a Yankee record.

However, they then went into one of the longest championship droughts in baseball history, called by some the " Curse of the Bambino " after its alleged beginning with the Red Sox's sale of Babe Ruth to the rival Yankees two years after their world championship in 1918, an 86-year wait before the team's sixth World Championship in.

The name has a rich history in Baltimore, having been used by Baltimore baseball teams since the late 19th century.

This trade has become renowned as one of the most lopsided in baseball history, including a mention by Susan Sarandon in her opening soliloquy in the 1988 film Bull Durham: " Bad trades are a part of baseball.

Jerome Holtzman, Major League Baseball's official historian from 1999 until his death in 2008, believed Selig to be the best commissioner in baseball history.

At an official age of 42, Paige became the oldest rookie in Major League baseball history, and the first black pitcher.

The Diamondbacks eventually clinched the NL West division title, but the Rockies shot up with one of the greatest comebacks in baseball history.

In addition, Young pitched three no-hitters, including the third perfect game in baseball history, first in baseball's " modern era ".

Bill James, a baseball statistician, estimated that Zimmer caught Young in more games than any other battery in baseball history.

During the baseball Winter Meetings, the Marlins signed All-Star closer Heath Bell, followed by All-Star shortstop José Reyes signed to the longest and most lucrative contract in team history.

Greenberg is widely considered as one of the greatest sluggers in baseball history.

ESPN has called him the greatest catcher in baseball history.

After several attempts to acquire Davis, the organization was ultimately successful in signing him to a four-year $ 13 million contract ( the largest annual salary in baseball history at the time ) on December 11, 1989.

* 1961 – Jim Gentile of the Baltimore Orioles becomes the first player in baseball history to hit grand slams in consecutive innings.

The seventh game of the 1991 World Series is widely regarded as one of the greatest games in the history of professional baseball.

His nationalism was not a new characteristic, but its self-consciousness, even its self-satisfaction, is more obvious in a book that stretches over the long reach of English history.

The history of Chinese cuisine stretches back for many centuries and produced both change from period to period and variety in what could be called traditional Chinese food, leading Chinese to pride themselves on eating a wide range of foods.

The modern state of Guinea did not come into existence until 1958, but the history of the area stretches back well before European intervention.

Its history stretches back to the 9th century.

The culture of Japan developed with limited influence from the outside world and had one of the longest stretches of peace in history.

The human history of Macau stretches back up to 6, 000 years, and includes many different and diverse civilisations and periods of existence.

Tarkenton would go on to lead the Vikings to three Super Bowls and earn a place in the Hall of Fame, while the Giants suffered through one of the worst stretches in their history, winning only 23 games from 1973 – 79.

The history of the Royal Mint stretches back to 886 A. D. For many centuries production took place in London, initially at the Tower of London, and then at premises nearby in Tower Hill.

The history of Brasenose College, Oxford stretches back to 1509, when the college was founded on the site of Brasenose Hall.

Its history stretches back to the 12th century, when the convent Ramundeboda was founded about 4 km west of the town.

The history of Bavaria stretches from its earliest settlement and its formation as a stem duchy in the 6th century through its inclusion in the Holy Roman Empires to its status as an independent kingdom and, finally, as a large and significant Bundesland ( state ) of the modern Federal Republic of Germany.

The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day.

Political history, and thus the history of political thinking throughout human existence stretches though up to Medieval period and the Renaissance.

With only three countries left to vote, Norway kept the lead, in one of the shortest winning stretches during voting in the Contest's history.

The history of the Independence Day reception stretches back to 1919, when the first afternoon reception was held at the Presidential Palace.

The first " pre-industrial " phase stretches over most of human history when simple tools and weak machines limited economic growth.

Political history, and thus the history of political thinking throughout human existence stretches though up to Medieval period and the Renaissance.

Native American history in the Pioneer Valley stretches back thousands of years ; its recorded history begins in 1635, when Roxbury magistrate William Pynchon commissioned land scouts John Cable and John Woodcock to look for the Connecticut River Valley's best site for both conducting trade and farming.

The city has a well-documented history that stretches back over 2000 years.

The history of the province stretches back to antiquity.

The valley's history stretches back over 2300 years, when its population was conquered by Greco-Bactrian invaders from the west.

The Time Tunnel itself is like a long corridor that stretches through the time continuum with portals that allow access to any moment in history past, present, or future.