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	Major League Baseball Encyclopedia Article @ Assuredly.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Major League Baseball is governed by the Major League Baseball Constitution, an agreement that has undergone several incarnations since 1876 then called the NL Constitution, with the most recent revisions being made in 2005.
		As is the case for most North American sports leagues, the 'closed shop' aspect of MLB effectively prevents the yearly promotion and relegation of teams into the Major League by virtue of their performance.
		Numbers or other devices may be worn on the sleeve of the undershirt (for example, if it is worn with a sleeveless jersey), except that pitchers may not have such devices on their undershirt sleeves.
	www.assuredly.net /encyclopedia/Major_League_Baseball (5185 words)

	sociology - Major League Baseball
		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.
		Major League Baseball, under the direction of its Commissioner, hires and maintains the sport's umpiring crews, and negotiates marketing, labor, and television contracts.
		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.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/Major_League_Baseball (1021 words)

	List of Major League Baseball retired numbers - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The only numbers to be retired twice by the same team is 8 of the New York Yankees, 10 of the Montreal Expos, and 42 of the St. Louis Cardinals.
		The Cardinals have retired number 42 for both 2006 Hall of Fame Inductee Bruce Sutter and Jackie Robinson.
		Number 10 is retired by the Expos for Andre Dawson and Rusty Staub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_retired_numbers (589 words)

	Bucketfoot Baseball Newsletter - Retired Uniform Numbers of Major League Teams
		An examination of the retirements discloses the lack of a uniform standard for the retirement of a number among teams.
		Also included is a listing of players whose careers were worthy of having a jersey number retired except for the fact that the player’s played before the inclusion of numbers on uniforms.
		To assign a number to an owner for the purpose of retiring the number is silly.
	www.bucketfoot.com /archive/Retired_Numbers.htm (4235 words)

	New York Yankees : History : Yankees Retired Numbers
		Combative and daring, Martin was a brilliant baseball strategist and a legend in Yankee history.
		The 1963 American League MVP, Howard was a clubhouse leader who was respected as both a player and a man. Howard's dignified manner off the field and competitive spirit on the field were positive influences on the Yankee team.
		Compiled one of the most dominating seasons in baseball history in 1978 and became known as "Louisiana Lightning." He went 25-3 with a 1.74 earned run average in leading the Yankees to a dramatic comeback-from 14.0 games behind the Boston Red Sox-to capture their second straight World Championship.
	newyork.yankees.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/nyy/history/retired_numbers.jsp (1832 words)

	Pittsburgh Pirates : History : Pirates Retired Numbers
		Among the major league records for second basemen "Maz" holds are: most seasons leading league in assists (nine), most seasons leading league in double plays (eight), most double plays in a single season (161 in 1966) and most career double plays (1,706).
		Harold (Pie) Traynor was one of the finest third basemen in major league history, earning that reputation in a 17-year playing career spent entirely with the Pirates (1920-1935, 37).
		Known forever as the first fl player in the major leagues, Jack Roosevelt Robinson played for the Brooklyn Dodgers from 1947 to 1956, helping them to six pennants in a 10-year span and to their only World Championship in 1955.
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/pit/history/retired_numbers.jsp (1091 words)

	Cincinnati Reds : History : Reds Retired Numbers
		It is given annually to a Major League ballplayer who “best exemplifies the character and fighting spirit of the late Fred Hutchinson...
		On the Reds' all-time batting list, Bench ranks first in homers and RBI (1,376), second in runs (1,091), extra-base hits (794) and total bases (3,644), third in hits (2,048) and doubles (381).
		He twice led the league in home runs (1970 with 45, and 1972 with 40), and three times in RBI (1970 with 148, 1972 with 125, and 1974 with 129).
	www.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/cin/history/retired_numbers.jsp (1373 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Major League Baseball
		Major League Baseball (MLB or sometimes ML) is the highest level of play in professional baseball.
		Additionally, the original Washington Senators were officially the "Washington Nationals" from 1905 onward, but use of the "Nationals" name was rare and the team officially became the "Senators" after the 1956 season.
		Major League Baseball has three current broadcast partners for the 2007 season and beyond.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Major_League_Baseball (4781 words)

	All-Baseball.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		The majority of these pages are things I wrote before the amalgamation of A-B.com as we know it, but I wanted to keep these things around for people to look at.
		The most comprehensive list of Major League Baseball retired numbers available on the Web.
		A complete list of all managers who’ve managed a 500-home run hitter at some point in their careers.
	www.all-baseball.com /ref (427 words)

	Additional Retired Pirate Uniform Numbers
		13 numbers are retired from the Yankees (14 adding Mattingly); 8 for the Bucs, Dodgers, Giants, and Cardinals; 7 for the White Sox; 5 for the Braves, Indians, and Orioles; the quantity of retired numbers goes down to zero for the Marlins, Rockies, Blue Jays, and Mariners.
		The only other player with a retired number who never played on a World Champ was Kiner, and Ralph's Home Run achievements are unique in Buc history (although Willie's career totals are better, Kiner's single season total and 7 straight years leading the league while playing for the Bucs are much more impressive to me).
		All this, in my opinion, led Galbreath to retire his number upon his death, but then to post date it back to the time that Billy was still active in the organization as a "Managerial Consultant" which would have been under Branch Rickey's watch and not Joe Brown.
	www.mindspring.com /~gearhard/retired2.html (1993 words)

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