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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Interleague play (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Overall, the National League holds a 988-959 advantage over the American League as of 2004, although the best team in Interleague play is the Oakland Athletics of the American League with a record of 85-55.
		The I-70 series began as a reference to the 1985 World Series and is now an annual interleague matchup between the two Major League Baseball teams in the state of Missouri, the American Leagues Kansas City Royals in the states extreme west, and the National Leagues...
		The 1986 World Series, the 83rd playing of the modern championship series in Major League Baseball, was a memorable battle between the New York Mets and the Boston Red Sox which helped to spread the legend of the Curse of the Bambino to mass public awareness.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Interleague-play (3618 words)

	World Series article - World Series baseball Major League Baseball North America October American - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In baseball, the World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winner of the American League and the pennant winner of the National League.
		The 1904 Series was supposed to be between the AL's Boston Pilgrims and the NL's New York Giants.
		The American League Division Series and National League Division Series were introduced to determine which teams would play in the ALCS and NLCS.
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/World_Series (4245 words)

	Major League Baseball - Wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Leagues in other parts of the world, notably Japan and Latin America may have equivalent levels of play (and increasingly draw from the same talent pools), but are typically not included when the term is used.
		This structure and the major league ownership of minor league baseball is possible because of an 1922 court decision in which baseball was ruled a local affair and not interstate commerce subject to antitrust law, an exemption which does not apply to other sports.
		Some researchers contend that the National Association[?] (1871-1875), the Negro Leagues (primarily during the years from 1921-1946), and the first year of the American League (1900) deserve consideration as major leagues due to the caliber of player and the level of play exhibited.
	wikipedia.findthelinks.com /ma/Major_League_Baseball.html (352 words)

	Baseball
		Toronto's decision to join an American minor league in 1886 led to the end of professional baseball's independent character in Ontario, since the Ontario teams became subservient to the interests of American major league organizations.
		American professionals contributed to the game's spread, as did eastern Canadians such as James Ross, a member of London's champion amateur team of 1877.
		The Cape Breton Colliery League, based in coal-mining towns in Nova Scotia, survived as an official minor league from 1937 to 1939.
	www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com /index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC816615 (1574 words)

	World Series - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff (except in 1903, 1919, 1920 and 1921 when the winner was determined through a best-of-nine playoff) and is awarded the World Series Trophy.
		The 1904 Series was supposed to be between the AL's Boston Red Sox and the NL's New York Giants.
		The 2001 WS is the first series to have games played in November, due to the 2001 regular season ending a week late following the mass postponement of sporting events in the days following the terrorist attacks of September 11.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baseball/World_Series (4762 words)

	World Series - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The Red Sox won the series four games to none, earning their first World Series Championship in 31 458 days, the last being in the 1918 World Series, completed on September 11, 1918.
		Prior to 1969, teams finishing in the first division, or top half of the leagues' standings, received such shares; today only the teams finishing in second place in their division but not earning a wild card receive them, because there are more divisions and each division is smaller.
		The 1904 Series was supposed to be between the AL's Boston Americans and the NL's New York Giants.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /world_series.htm (4454 words)

	League Championship Series - Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music
		The League Championship Series is the official name for a round of playoffs in Major League Baseball.
		The League Championship Series was promulgated in 1969, when both the National League and the American League increased in size from ten teams to twelve with the addition, via expansion, of the Montreal Expos and San Diego Padres to the former and the Kansas City Royals and Seattle Pilots to the latter.
		Originally, the League Championship Series were best -of-five, but were lengthened to best-of-seven in 1985.
	www.music.us /education/L/League-Championship-Series.htm (369 words)

	Major League Baseball Details, Meaning Major League Baseball Article and Explanation Guide
		More specifically, Major League Baseball ("MLB") refers to the entity that operates North America's two top leagues, the National League and the American League, by means of a joint organizational structure which has existed between them since 1920.
		Major League Baseball is governed by the Major League Constitution, an agreement that has undergone several incarnations since 1920, with the most recent revisions being made in 2001.
		In all there are 30 teams in the two leagues: 16 in the elder National League ("NL") and 14 in the American League ("AL").
	www.e-paranoids.com /m/ma/major_league_baseball.html (939 words)

	World Series : A Comprehensive History of the World Series by Baseball Almanac
		In 1884, the Providence Grays of the National League outplayed the New York Metropolitan Club of the American Association in a three game series for what was originally called "The Championship of the United States." Several newspapers penned the Grays as "World Champions" and the new title stuck.
		More changes were on the horizon and in 1901, the American League was established much to the dismay of the senior circuit.
		The inaugural World Series of 1903 was a resounding success and represented the first step in healing the bruised egos of both the veteran National and fledgling American Leagues.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /ws/wsmenu.shtml (890 words)

	Albion College Football
		Albion won the first championship in 1894, 10 years after the first intercollegiate football game was played in Michigan (between Albion and the University of Michigan) and six years after the league's 1888 founding.
		While Albion has more league championships than any other member -- 32 -- all football-playing members (Calvin College has no idea what its missing) share a rich, roguish and sometimes odd history in the sport.
		Despite the tie, Albion wins the league championship and faces defending champion Augustana in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.
	www.albion.edu /sports/football/history.asp (2645 words)

	National League Championship Series information - Search.com
		Prior to 1969, the National League Champion (the "Pennant Winner") was determined by the best won-loss record at the end of the regular season.
		A structured playoff series began in 1969, when both the National and American Leagues were reorganized into two divisions each, East and West.
		In 1994, the league was restructured into three divisions, with the three division winners and a wild-card team advancing to a best-of-five playoff round, the National League Division Series (NLDS).
	www.search.com /reference/National_League_Championship_Series (883 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Bob Nieman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Major league affiliations National League (1892-present) Central Division (1994-present) Eastern Division (1969-1993) American Association (1882-1891) National League (1876-1877) National Association (1875) Major league titles World Series titles (9) 1982 â€¢1967 â€¢ 1964 â€¢ 1946 1944 â€¢ 1942 â€¢ 1934 â€¢ 1931 1926 NL Pennants (16) 2004 â€¢ 1987 â€¢ 1985 â€¢ 1982 1968...
		He was signed by the Cincinnati Reds as an amateur free agent in 1948 and made his debut with the Browns.
		Keith McDonald (born February 8, 1973 in Yokosuka, Japan) is a Major League Baseball catcher and right-handed batter.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Bob-Nieman (1431 words)

	Red Auerbach Dies at 89 - washingtonpost.com
		Seven of the league's 17 franchises folded during the 1950-51 season, and by 1955 the NBA was reduced to eight teams.
		During the series, Auerbach was fined $300 for throwing a punch at the Hawks' owner, Ben Kerner, during an argument about the height of the baskets.
		During their championship run, the Celtics seldom had any players in the top 10 in scoring in the league.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102801102_pf.html (2855 words)

	1969 World Series by Baseball Almanac
		The Baltimore Orioles boasted some of the biggest guns in the American League and entered the '69 Series with a renewed confidence after dominating Sandy Koufax and his mighty Dodgers three years earlier.
		Among the American League champs "lumber company" was Boog Powell (thirty-seven home runs, one-hundred twenty-one runs batted in), Frank Robinson (thirty-two homers, one-hundred RBIs), Brooks Robinson (twenty-three homers, eighty-four RBIs) and Paul Blair (twenty-six homers, seventy-six RBIs).
		The 1969 season was the first in Major League history where a League Championship was played.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /ws/yr1969ws.shtml (917 words)

	1969 American League Championship Series - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		The 1969 American League Championship Series was the first ALCS held after Major League Baseball adopted the two-division format that season.
		It featured the Baltimore Orioles vs. the Minnesota Twins, with the Orioles winning the series 3-0 and advancing to the 1969 World Series, where they would lose to the New York Mets in one of baseball's great upsets.
		1969 American League Championship Series, Game 1, Game 2, Game 3, External links, 1969 in baseball, American League Championship Series, Baltimore Orioles, Minnesota Twins and Major League Baseball on NBC.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/1969_American_League_Championship_Series (205 words)

	Kansas City Star \| 12/08/2006 \| When the little guys hit it big: Helping to bring AFL and NFL together turned into a ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		In a scene out of a spy novel, Lamar Hunt, the maverick founder of the upstart American Football League and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, was changing planes, and he signaled to Tex Schramm, general manager of the Dallas Cowboys of the established National Football league.
		It was fortunate that there were two guys who really had the best interest of the entire league in their minds, and that’s why it was done.
		"The new league was to create a structure similar to baseball, where there was an American and a National League," Hunt said, "and I was vaguely aware the American League in baseball was a rebel league.
	www.kansascity.com /mld/kansascity/sports/special_packages/lamar_hunt/16192852.htm (845 words)

	Little League Online
		The first Little League World Series (known then as the National Little League Tournament) is won by the Maynard Midgets of Williamsport.
		Future Major Leaguer Ed Vosberg plays in the Little League World Series for the runner-up team from Tucson, AZ, and goes on to become the only person to participate in the Little League World Series, College World Series (University of Arizona, champions, 1980) and Major League World Series (Florida Marlins, champions, 1997).
		Little League graduate George W. Bush, son of former President George Bush, is elected to the highest U.S. office.
	www.littleleague.org /about/chronology.asp (3546 words)

	Anaheim Angels (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Kennedy's third homer was a three-run blast in the seventh inning and gave the Angels the lead as they went on to win their first American League pennant.
		The Los Angeles Angels were the first American League team in California, and the third California team, after the Dodgers and Giants.
		The Angels won their first post-season series on October 5, 2002, when they defeated the New York Yankees 9-5 to win the American League Division Series, three games to one.
	www.baseballhalloffame.org /teams/AL/angels.htm (900 words)

	Definition of American League Championship Series
		In Major League Baseball, the American League Championship Series (ALCS) determines who wins the American League pennant and advances to baseball's championship, the World Series.
		It began in 1969, when the American League was reorganized into two divisions, East and West.
		In 1994, the league was restructured into three divisions, with the three division winners and a wild-card team advancing to a best-of-five playoff round, known as the American League Division Series or ALDS.
	www.wordiq.com /definition/American_League_Championship_Series (231 words)

	MLB Baseball teams: MLB Teams, Baseball teams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The National League as it generally referred to as is the longest running league in Baseball, as it is older than the other MLB league, the American League by twenty five years.
		One team in the National League has been with the league since it's inception in 1876 and is regarded as the longest running sports franchise in North America, the Atlanta Braves.
		During the National and American Leagues Continuous stint in Major League Baseball (MLB), one more league came up in 1914, the Federal League, it only lasted one year and is now defunct.
	www.mlb-teams.com (1418 words)

	Amateur Softball Association of America: Hall of Fame and Museum
		His won-loss records with the Cardinals were: 1965 (33-6); 1966 (36-8); 1967 (22-3); 1968 (6-0); 1969 (23-2); 1970 (27-5); 1971 (24-2) and 1972 (27-5).
		Szeryk was 3-0 in the national championship and 27-5 for the year.
		Szeryk said the greatest thrill of his softball career was winning the three ASA national championships with the Cardinals, and noted that this was made possible by the world class teams behind him.
	www.softball.org /hall_of_fame/memberDetail.asp?mbrid=577 (493 words)

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		The Heat, led again by a new force of nature in the NBA known as Dwyane Wade, won the NBA championship that the Mavericks could taste, but not touch, with a hard-earned 95-92 victory Tuesday night at American Airlines Center.
		The Mavericks were oh-so-close to a championship that would have made up for a quarter-century of bad raps on the franchise.
		When Terry's last heave missed, Wade – the series MVP after averaging 34.7 points, including 36 Tuesday – flung the ball skyward and the Heat celebrated.
	www.wwltv.com /sharedcontent/dws/spt/basketball/mavs/wfaa/stories/wfaa060621_wz_mavslede.a8342d7b.html (714 words)

	League Championship Series — Infoplease.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		League Championship Series Division play came to the major leagues in 1969 when both the American and National Leagues expanded to 12 teams.With an East and West Division in each league, League Championship Series (LCS) became necessary to determine the NL and AL pennant winners.
		Each league’s LCS was cancelled in 1994 due to the players’ strike.
		Championship Gaming Series one step closer to big leagues; DirecTV, partners line up cash, exposure, sponsors to boost presence in......
	www.infoplease.com /ipsa/A0112331.html (442 words)

	Opinion by Tracy Ringolsby: White Sox: postseason strangers \| www.azstarnet.com ®
		He is the 15th player to play against a team in the World Series, then play for the opposing team the next season.
		Five teams have made fewer than three appearances in divisional play, but three of them were not in existence in 1969 - Colorado and Florida, born in the 1993 expansion, and Tampa Bay, which came into being in 1998.
		Word from Major League Baseball is that instead of hiring someone to take Sandy Alderson's job, with him leaving to become president of the San Diego Padres, commissioner Bud Selig will split the duties, giving more responsibility to John McHale, former president of the Colorado Rockies, and currently MLB's executive vice president of administration.
	www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/73023 (1524 words)

	Trophy facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The original cup, or bowl, was retired in 1969 and replaced with a replica.
		It was created in 1978 as the Walter A. Brown Trophy, replacing an earlier cup-type trophy believed to date to the league's inception in 1949.
		It was renamed for the former league commissioner in 1984.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05135/504735.stm (367 words)

	Auerbach, pride of Celtics, dies - The Boston Globe
		Auerbach was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1969 and, 11 years later, was recognized as the greatest coach in NBA history by the Professional Basketball Writers Association of America.
		In his long tenure in Boston, he built three distinct Celtics championship teams: the dominating group that won all but one title in the 1960s, a second team that won two titles in the 1970s, and the last, great Celtics team, which won three championships in the 1980s.
		The Celtics won world championships in 1974 and '76 with a nucleus of Auerbach draftees, Havlicek, Cowens, and Jo Jo White, and triumphed in 1981, 1984, and 1986 with the so-called Big Three: Bird, McHale, and Parish, arguably the greatest frontcourt in NBA history.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2006/10/29/auerbach_pride_of_celtics_dies?page=1 (4164 words)

	Long Island History: LI Sports: A Chronology
		March 28, 1963: The New York Titans of the American Football League are sold for $1 million to Sonny Werblin, Leon Hess, Townsend Martin, Donald Lillis and Philip Iselin.
		July 15, 1968: The New Jersey Americans of the ABA move to Commack and are renamed the New York Nets.
		June 30, 1997: The league bars Spano from the running of the day-to-day operations of the Islanders because he missed a $17-million payment to John Pickett on April 7.
	www.newsday.com /community/guide/lihistory/ny-historysports-chron,0,5210214.story?coll=ny-lihistory-navigation (3753 words)

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