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October 14, 1862: The Martyrdom of Jim Creighton
September 29, 1871: Chicago beats Boston in last baseball game before the Great Fire
October 30, 1875: Dominant Red Stockings close out National Association season with 71st win
May 31, 1884: Mountain Citys fall in final major-league game played in Altoona
June 29, 1909: Pirates bid farewell to Exposition Park in Pittsburgh
September 22, 1911: Boston’s Cy Young blanks Pirates in Forbes Field for 511th career win
October 6, 1911: Cy Young pitches his final game
October 3, 1915: Chicago Whales clinch final Federal League title
September 4, 1916: Pitching legends Mordecai Brown, Christy Mathewson duel for the final time
July 22, 1917: Eddie Plank shuts out Washington for his 326th and final win
August 6, 1917: Eddie Plank retires after losing to Walter Johnson, 1-0 in 11 innings
August 16, 1920: Ray Chapman suffers fatal blow to his skull on pitch from Carl Mays
July 28, 1927: Walter Johnson records 417th and final career win for Senators
September 22, 1927: ‘Big Train’ Walter Johnson makes his last stop on the mound
May 28, 1930: Pete Alexander bows out in final big-league appearance
September 30, 1934: 58-year-old Charley O’Leary becomes oldest AL/NL player credited with a hit
May 25, 1935: Babe Ruth smashes three homers in final hurrah
May 30, 1935: Babe Ruth plays his final major-league game with Boston Braves
April 30, 1939: Lou Gehrig plays his final game with Yankees
May 2, 1939: Lou Gehrig’s streak ends in Detroit
July 4, 1939: Lou Gehrig says farewell to baseball with ‘Luckiest Man’ speech at Yankee Stadium
April 27, 1947: Babe Ruth Day at Yankee Stadium
June 13, 1948: Babe Ruth makes final visit to Yankee Stadium
August 27, 1949: Tiny Bonham’s last game
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