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August 31, 1909 – A. J. Reach Co. patented the cork-centered baseball. Previously the balls had a hard rubber core to

August 30, 1904 – Perhaps the main staple of the Olympics from ancient Greece carried over to today’s games in the

August 29, 1967 – The New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox have been playing baseball as franchises professionally for

August 28, 1884 – Baseball pitcher “Smiling “Mickey Welsh made MLB history by setting a record for most consecutive batters struck

August 27, 1918 – Talk about putting one’s country above self, and sacrificing. Baseball legend, Christy Mathewson resigned as the Cincinnati Reds