1. materials characteristic of baseball and the culture of baseball; 2. collectible baseball Americana
1957
The Brooklyn Dodgers buy a 44-passenger twin-engine airplane for $775,000, which they will use to transport the club during the season. They are the first MLB team to own their own plane.
1957 
With Warren Spahn stricken by the flu, Lew Burdette, pitching with two days rest, hurls his third complete game and second shutout to beat New York 5-0 and to lead his Milwaukee Braves to a World Series championship.
