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             During the Roaring Twenties it was a good time for America.  One of the biggest hero's of all was a man they called "the Babe." During 1927, Babe Ruth along with Lou Gehrig formed  an awesome Yankee lineup called "Murderers Row."   Many did call the 1927 Yankees  the greatest team in baseball. In four strait games they swept  the World Series.  On October  29th, 1929 after Ruths record blast, the New York Stock market  crashed with a painful thud and that's when the Roaring Twenties was over. One of his most famous sentences was "I HIT BIG OR I MISS BIG. I LIKE TO LIVE AS BIG AS I CAN."
 
 

          
                                                                                                
 

         1998 MAJOR LEAGUE

    LEADERS

         MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS

           American League: Juan Gonzalez, Texas Rangers

            National League: Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs

            CY YOUNG AWARD WINNERS( TOP PITCHER)

            American League: Roger Clemens, Toronto Blue Jays  (joined New York Yankees, 1999)

            National League: Tom Glavine, Atlanta Braves

            ROOKIES   OF THE YEAR

             American League: Ben Grieve, Oakland Athletics

             National League: Kerry wood, Chicago Cubs

            BATTING CHAMPS

            American League: Bernie Williams, New York Yankees, .339

            National League: Larry Walker, Colorado Rockies, .363

            HOME RUN LEADERS

            American League: Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle Mariners, 56

               Chipper Jones CHIPPER JONES

               


EXTRA BASEBALL FACTS

 

    Red Sox player Roger Clemens was the highest paid baseball player on February 8, 1991. His contract paid an average of $5.3 million dollars per season. Roger Clemens switched baseball teams and started playing for the Toronto Blue Jays and in 1999 he switched again to play for the New York Yankees. Today in the year 2,000 Roger Clemens still plays baseball for the New York Yankees.

    Kevin Brown is now the highest paid player. He earns an average of $15 million per season. 

    In 1998 one of the most exciting seasons of baseball was played. Mark McGwire of the St.Lous Cardinals set a new record for hitting 70 home runs in one season.

    In 1939 in Cooperstown ,New York the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum opened. To be nominated for membership, players must be retired from baseball for at least 5 years. If you would like to write to the Baseball Hall of Fame there address is Po Box 590, Cooperstown, NY 13326 and the phone # is (607)574-7200 and the tool free # is (888)425-5633 and the web site is www.baseballhalloffame.org.