"1958 - Warren Spahn becomes the first lefty to have nine career 20 win seasons with an 8-2 victory over St. Louis. Eddie Plank and Lefty Grove each won 20 games eight times. 1959 - Red Schoendienst returns to the Braves lineup for the first time since he was diagnosed with tuberculosis last November. 2015 - The Mets win their seventh straight and hand the Braves their 12th straight loss at home with a 10-7 win."
"1909 - Ty Cobb clinches the American League home run title with an inside-the-park homer against the Browns. Cobb has nine homers on the season and all of them are inside-the-park. 1927 - Babe Ruth hits homers No. 51 and 52 as the Yankees sweep a doubleheader from Cleveland and clinch the American League pennant with a 98-41 record. 1931 - Player/Manager Rogers Hornsby connects on an 11th inning pinch-hit grand slam to give the Cubs an 11-7 win over the Braves."
Multiple decades of Major League Baseball history are presented through notable individual and team achievements. Warren Spahn became the first left-handed pitcher with nine 20-win seasons in 1958. Red Schoendienst returned to the Braves after tuberculosis in 1959. The Mets completed a four-game sweep of the Braves in 2015, marking Atlanta's 12th straight home loss. Ty Cobb led the AL with nine inside-the-park homers in 1909. Babe Ruth hit his 51st and 52nd homers in 1927 to clinch the pennant. Ted Williams, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, and Johnny Bench recorded landmark moments and milestones.
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