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1995 Leon Day, pitcher (Negro Leagues), dies of heart failure at 78 1990 A's Dave Stewart no-hits Blue Jays and Dodger's Fernando Valenzuela no-hits St. Louis 6-0, 1st time no-hitters in both leagues 1987 Ray Dandridge, 3rd baseman in Negro Leagues, eleected to Hall of Fame 1986 Sparky Anderson is 1st to win 600 games as manager in both leagues 1985 Tigers Darrell Evans is 1st to hit 40 HR seasons in both leagues 1985 Ranger Larry Parrish is 5th to hit 3 home runs in a game in both leagues 1984 Sparky Anderson is 1st manager to win 100 games in both leagues 1982 Major leagues vote not to renew Commissioner Bowie Kuhn's contract 1978 Padres Gaylord Perry is 1st to win Cy Young in both leagues (NL) 1970 Jim Bunning becomes 2nd (Cy Young) to win 100 games in both leagues 1965 Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues 1963 Colt .45s beat Giants 3-0 in major leagues' 1st Sunday night game 1961 Frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues 1938 Major leagues agrees on standard ball 1938 Major leagues disagree on increasing rosters from 23 to 25 1934 National and American baseball leagues select a uniform ball 1925 AL decides to alternate leagues for game 1 of World Series each year 1920 Annual drafting of baseball players from minor leagues to be done in inverse order of the final standings, agreed to 1919 Major leagues open a reduced 140-game season 1910 Chalmers Auto Co offers a new car to each leagues' batting champ 1903 Baseball's National and American Leagues make peace 1901 National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues forms

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