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I want to create a collection of cards/memorabilia that relate to the "MAJOR" events in the history of the sport...
How many can we find...

I was thinking something from the cincinati redstocking to start it, and ending with the steroid era...i cant think of any major history event after steroids? Perhaps once Maddux winning 355 passing clemens would be worthy...

Help me fill out everything else in between...here's a couple to start

I will edit the list as I find worthy added...

cy young 511 wins
Rogers Hornsby first triple crown (in 14 player team, will consider all other triple crowns later)
babe ruths most celebrated player and 60HR
gehrigs speech and consecutive games
jackie robinson breaks the color barrier
dimaggio hit streak
mays catch
Teddy's .400 season
mantles longest homerun
maris 61 HR
Lou Brock stolen base record
pete rose all time hits
nolans strikeout record
Ron Bloomberg first DH
aaron HR record
ripkens consecutive games
Frank Robinson first black manager
Rickey captures stolen base record
sosa/mcgwire homerun race
griffey youngest to 500HR
sox beat the babes curse and win the ws 2004
canseco reveals steroid usage


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  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,567 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gibson's dominant season incl. playoffs
    All triple crowns
    F Lynn ROY/MVP same year
    Maris 61 hr
    C Flood/Free Agency
    DH implemented
    Gaedel/Chapman
    WWII/Korea eras
    Charley O Finley era
    Big red machine
    Murderers Row
    Aaron passes ruth
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,601 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Williams hits over .400 and gets ignored, first by MVP voters, and now by you. I guess it's just too easy to hit .400
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Maris hits his 61st homer.





    ooops did not see that Mike had that one.


    Catfish Hunter free agency?


    Steve
    Good for you.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow - this would almost be too much to handle?

    Where do you start and stop?

    All 500, 3000 and 300 milestones are key to baseball with or without mention of steroids.

    Great plays or bloops?

    E.g. Owens passed ball in the '41 WS of game #4 - Dodgers vs. Yankees. And of course - "the Mookie" ball!

    This is a great idea but also IMO a big one.

    mike

    Mike
  • hofautoshofautos Posts: 1,934


    << <i>Williams hits over .400 and gets ignored, first by MVP voters, and now by you. I guess it's just too easy to hit .400 >>



    Believe me Ted will be there with tons of others...i just wanted to get the thread going. PS - Berkman or Chipper will do it this year ( just kiddin' - LOL)
  • hofautoshofautos Posts: 1,934


    << <i>Wow - this would almost be too much to handle?

    Where do you start and stop?

    All 500, 3000 and 300 milestones are key to baseball with or without mention of steroids.

    Great plays or bloops?

    E.g. Owens passed ball in the '41 WS of game #4 - Dodgers vs. Yankees. And of course - "the Mookie" ball!

    This was a great idea but also IMO a big one.

    mike >>



    For the purpose of this collection, I don't want all the milestones, just maybe the record and record beat...(ie gehrig and ripken, cobb and rose)... This is not to say i don't have their cards or dont want them in my collection, i just want the biggest of the big for this subset, really wanting to keep to 100 or less...
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    Frank Robinson becomes first black man to manage?

    Steve
    Good for you.
  • hofautoshofautos Posts: 1,934


    << <i>Gibson's dominant season incl. playoffs
    All triple crowns
    F Lynn ROY/MVP same year
    Maris 61 hr
    C Flood/Free Agency
    DH implemented
    Gaedel/Chapman
    WWII/Korea eras
    Charley O Finley era
    Big red machine
    Murderers Row
    Aaron passes ruth >>



    Who was the first DH?
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,567 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nick: I was pretty sure williams .406 was one of his triple crown years, but I was wrong. Did you know that Williams was not MVP in either of his two triple crown years?
    Mike
    Bosox1976
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  • 69Cubs69Cubs Posts: 150 ✭✭
    Ron Blomberg was the first DH.
  • ClemazClemaz Posts: 1,422
    You have to include Johnny Vandermeer, the only pitcher to throw back to back no-hitters in the majors.
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  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭
    Cubs win the World Series.
  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭
    The Eddie Gaedel breaks the height barrier August 19, 1951.
  • VitoCo1972VitoCo1972 Posts: 6,135 ✭✭✭
    i would make sure to include Bill Lee breaks record for amount of marijuana smoked by a major leaguer and Steve Lyons becomes first player to drop his pants on the field.

    But seriously...
    Perhaps something for Connie Mack being the winningest manager or a card for each of the guys who hit 4HR in a game in that year.
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  • jimq112jimq112 Posts: 3,511 ✭✭✭
    1919 world series
    giants win the pennant
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  • BlackborderBlackborder Posts: 2,797 ✭
    Ty Cobb beats armless fan senseless May 15, 1912.
  • 69Cubs69Cubs Posts: 150 ✭✭
    Cap Anson- 1st player to have 3000 hits.

    Mike
  • perkdogperkdog Posts: 31,802 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Red Sox breaking the curse in 2004!
  • fkwfkw Posts: 1,766 ✭✭
    It will only cost you about 3 Cents to get a card of the player who had the biggest hitting day of all time.....

    September 7, 1993 Cardinals and Reds....

  • TheHunTheHun Posts: 1,690
    1975 Charlie O'Finley signs first designated pinch runner - Herb Washington

    1911 Frank "homerun" Baker sets HR mark - total career HRs = 96

    cheers

  • TomGshotputTomGshotput Posts: 1,358
    Don Larsen, Bill Mazeroski, Bill Buckner, Joe Carter, Kirk Gibson, Reggie Jackson, Carlton Fisk, Jack Morris, Black Sox, et cetera, possibly

    Nomo/Ichiro

    Ray Chapman

    Rick Monday

    Dodgers and Giants move west

    Astrodome
    Tom
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