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Hitting .400 is indeed a rarity. Only eight players have done so since the dawn of baseball's modern era, which began in 1901 with the birth of the American League.

After the Yankees blasted the Giants in Game 2, Freddie Fitzsimmons Lost a Heartbreaker at Yankee Stadium in the third game.

Before a rain drenched crowd of 42,000 fans at the Polo Grounds, the New York Giants, behind the screwball of lefty ace Carl Hubbell, defeated the Yankees, 6-1.

The American League won the first All Star game and offensively challenged pitcher Lefty Gomez singled home the first run in All Star game history.

Sisler is one of many outstanding players whose career is slowly but surely fading away as the years pass. It is a shame.

Why bother going to the last game of the baseball season if the two teams are out of contention? Because you just might see something special, same as any other day.

Baseball old timers long debated which of their idols was the all time best at first base. It looks as if today's fans will have a strong candidate of their own.

Here are the essential facts, figures and stories that every baseball fan needs to know about the All-Star game.

This dynasty, which began with DiMaggio's debut and ended with Gehrig's retirement, was the best team in the world during the darkest days of the Great Depression.