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Cincinnati Red Stockings Sheet Music
The Cincinnati Ball Club, also known as the Cincinnati Red Stockings, were the first professional baseball ever created. This sheet music would have been played at the Red Stocking's baseball games. The cover includes the images of nine players on the ball club. -
The Boston Red Sox Win the first World Series in Major League Baseball
The National League and the American League, two rival baseball organizations merge to create one larger league, the MLB. The first MLB season ended with the Boston Red Sox defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates in what is considered the, "first modern World Series." -
Babe Ruth Portrait
George Herman "Babe" Ruth was a prominent figure in baseball, sports, and popular culture during the 1920s and 1930s. In 1920, Ruth was traded from the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees, where he became a New York icon and set numerous records, including the record for total home runs. To this day, he still holds the third-place position for total home runs home runs. He is regarded by many as the greatest baseball player of all time. -
Jackie Robinson on Cover of Time Magazine
Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play in a Major League Baseball game. Robinson signed on to play for the Brooklyn Dodgers and played his first game on April 15, 1947. He quickly adjusted to the league, winning the Rookie of the Year award. Later that year, on September 22,1947, Robinson appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, Vol. L, No. 12. -
Mark McGwire Rookie Baseball Card
Mark McGwire's baseball card from his rookie year in 1988. Mark McGwire went on to have a great, but controversial career during the steroid era in the 1990's and early 2000's. Baseball cards have been very popular collectibles since the early 1900s and many cards today are worth thousands of dollars.