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The first World Series was held in 1903. The major leagues matured quickly, and by the turn of the 20th century the professional game was a national obsession. Managers Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Athletics and John McGraw of the New York Giants emerged as the great tacticians of the game. They are credited for creating the style of play known as inside baseball, a style that featured speedy players who could steal bases and skillful batters who could bunt and slap base hits all over the field.
Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs. /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images 61 Baseball and Its Greatest Players single-season home run record was broken during a thrilling power-hitting exhibition by two players, Mark McGwire of the St. Louis Cardinals and Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs. By season’s end, both players had surpassed the old record of 61 home runs (set by Roger Maris in 1961), with McGwire tallying 70 home runs and Sosa 66. Incredibly, the new mark established by McGwire was Jubilant Chicago White Sox players celebrate after winning the 2005 World Series against the Houston Astros, 4 games to 0.
Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images 62 The Modern Game broken again just a few seasons later, when Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants hit 73 home runs in 2001. In 2007 Bonds hit his 756th career home run to break one of the most hallowed records in sports, Hank Aaron’s mark of 755 lifetime home runs. The World Series also provided drama. The New York Yankees won three World Series in a row, from 1998 to 2000. Perhaps even more exciting were the back-to-back championships of two teams that had not been World Series winners since the 1910s.
