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Major-League
1997
NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league
1990
Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asst GM (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office)
1989
Bill White named NL president; 1st black major-league sports head
1988
CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights
1988
10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams
1949
Vida Blue, major-league pitcher, Cy Young and AL MVP 1971
1947
Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball
1946
1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night
1946
Jim "Catfish" Hunter, major-league pitcher, A's, Yankees
1936
New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits
1924
Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record)
1922
Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game
1911
Yanks steal 15 bases and get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12; with a major-league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning
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