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Posted By: MW

Julie's right. Many of the "events" listed were not moments. For what it's worth, I punched out those little tabs on one of the official ballots during a Twins/A's game. Here's the five I picked:

(1) Gehrig's farewell speech
(2) William's .406 season (I interpreted part of this "event" as William's miraculous last game [moment] that solidified his accomplishment).
(3) Jackie Robinson's debut
(4) Bobby Thomson's blast in '51
(5) Hank Aaron breaking the Babe's HR record.

And I was tempted by the following:

(1) Rose breaking Cobb's hit record
(2) Buckner's error in '86
(3) Maz's shot in '60

...so don't blame me for Ripken getting the honor of orchestrating baseball's most memorable moment. I don't even think this would have made my top 20.

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