The Major League Executive Council decides that both the American League and National League will play 162-game schedules in 1969 and operate two 6-team divisions each.

On June 26, 1966 The Major League Executive Council decides that both the American League and National League will play 162-game schedules in 1969 and operate two 6-team divisions each.

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1888 – St. Louis’s Charles “Silver” King posts his 30th win of the season‚ besting the Athletics with a 2 – 0 two-hitter. The game is marred by the collapse of an elevated walkway at Sportsman’s Park‚ but there are no serious injuries.

August 12, 1888

The Phils nip the Dodgers, 1 – 0, as Gene Garber picks up his second win in two days over the Dodgers.

August 6, 1977

Joining Mark McGwire, Ken Griffey Jr., and Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa becomes the fourth player to hit 50 home runs in consecutive seasons. The Cubs right fielder, who hit 66 dingers last season, blasts his major league leading 50th and 51st home runs in an 8-6 victory over the Rockies at Wrigley Field.

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1888 – St. Louis’s Charles “Silver” King posts his 30th win of the season‚ besting the Athletics with a 2 – 0 two-hitter. The game is marred by the collapse of an elevated walkway at Sportsman’s Park‚ but there are no serious injuries.

The Phils nip the Dodgers, 1 – 0, as Gene Garber picks up his second win in two days over the Dodgers.

Joining Mark McGwire, Ken Griffey Jr., and Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa becomes the fourth player to hit 50 home runs in consecutive seasons. The Cubs right fielder, who hit 66 dingers last season, blasts his major league leading 50th and 51st home runs in an 8-6 victory over the Rockies at Wrigley Field.

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1888 – St. Louis’s Charles “Silver” King posts his 30th win of the season‚ besting the Athletics with a 2 – 0 two-hitter. The game is marred by the collapse of an elevated walkway at Sportsman’s Park‚ but there are no serious injuries.

The Phils nip the Dodgers, 1 – 0, as Gene Garber picks up his second win in two days over the Dodgers.

Joining Mark McGwire, Ken Griffey Jr., and Babe Ruth, Sammy Sosa becomes the fourth player to hit 50 home runs in consecutive seasons. The Cubs right fielder, who hit 66 dingers last season, blasts his major league leading 50th and 51st home runs in an 8-6 victory over the Rockies at Wrigley Field.

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