| 1895 |
Born in Baltimore, Maryland |
| 1902-14 |
Attends St. Mary's Industrial School for Boys; member of its baseball team |
| 1914 |
Signs first professional contract with minor-league Baltimore Orioles |
| 1914 |
Contract sold to the Boston Red Sox |
| 1914 |
Marries Helen Woodford |
| 1915-17 |
Premier left-handed pitcher in the American League |
| 1918 |
Sets record with 29 consecutive shutout innings |
| 1919 |
Sets single season home run record of 29 |
| 1919 |
Contract sold to the New York Yankees |
| 1920 |
Sets single season home run record of 54 |
| 1921 |
Sets single season home record of 59 |
| 1923 |
Leads Yankees to first world championship |
| 1923 |
Wins American League Most Valuable Player (MVP) award |
| 1926 |
Hits three home runs in a World Series game vs. the St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1927 |
Sets single season home record of 60 |
| 1928 |
Hits three home runs in a World Series game vs. the St. Louis Cardinals |
| 1929 |
Wife Helen dies in a fire; marries Claire Hodgson |
| 1932 |
Hits so-called "called shot" home run off Charley Root of the Chicago Cubs in the World Series |
| 1935 |
Signs contract to play for the Boston Braves of the National League |
| 1935 |
Retires from baseball |
| 1936 |
Becomes a charter member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
| 1938 |
Signs contract in June to coach the Brooklyn Dodgers through the end of the season |
| 1948 |
Dies of cancer in New York City |
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