After the 1900 season, the American League (AL) declared itself a major league and attempted to compete directly against the National League (NL). By 1903, an agreement was made, a World Series was scheduled, and Major League Baseball (MLB) was born.
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The 1934 Baseball All-Star Game was the second year that the game was played, but it's the first baseball game in which an audio recording still exists. The game featured an unbelievable 28 future hall of famers and is well known among baseball historians for the performance of starting pitcher Carl Hubbell. Be sure to listen closely to the first inning when, Hubbell strikes out five of the game's best hitters in succession: – Hall of famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin
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