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1921 - Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis places eight members of the Chicago White Sox on the ineligible list for their alleged involvement in the fixing of the 1919 World Series.
The group includes outfielder Joe Jackson, who batted .375 in the Series. Others banned are Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsch, Chick Gandil, Fred McMullin, Swede Risberg, Buck Weaver and Lefty Williams.
The Commissioner used his new powers to place the eight accused players on an "ineligible list" that effectively suspending them indefinitely from all of organized professional baseball.

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March 13, 1943 - The major leagues approve a new official ball manufactured by the Spalding Company for the upcoming season. Instead of the usual combination of cork and rubber, the inside of the ball is made up of recycled cork and balata, materials not needed in the war effort. Officials insist the ball will have the resiliency of the 1939 ball, but the players will express dismay that they cannot drive the new ball and point out the dearth of runs and homers in 1942 even with the old ball.

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Babe’s first game with the Boston Braves in 1935…

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Charity Softball with Thurman Munson -Johnny Bench and Tom Seaver

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"The Home Run Twins" ~ Lou Gehrig & Babe Ruth pose for the cover of the Mid-Week Pictorial at New York #Yankees spring training camp in Florida! (March 14, 1931)

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In his first 11 years in the majors, Mickey Cochrane never caught fewer than 110 games in the then 154-game season. He perfected the one-hand catching style to help protect the fingers on his throwing hand from getting overly banged up. Cochrane assisted two pitchers to establish 16-game winning streaks, still the American League record, when Lefty Grove accomplished the feat with the A’s in 1931 and Schoolboy Rowe with the Tigers in 1934.
Cochrane was selected as American League MVP twice, in 1928 and 1934, primarily on his leadership abilities rather than his statistical accomplishments. On the field, Cochrane had a certain inspiration that infected other players to do their best. Cochrane never played on a team that finished worse than third place.