A couple of years ago I bought a DVD of the MLB’s 30 most memorable moments. I watched that DVD everyday for like a month, and showed it to every friend of mine that I could. Today, I found an article on ESPN.com that summed up all those memorable moments.

In this article I am going to cover the first three moments. The moments are chronologically organized.

Moment 30: Christy Mathewson throws three complete-game shutouts in the 1905 World Series.

Mathewson played in the Majors for 17 seasons with the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds. He won 373 games throughout his career (third most of all time), and had a 2.13 career ERA. He won 20 games or more in 13 seasons, and 30 games or more in four seasons.

In the 1905 World Series the New York Giants were playing the Philadelphia Athletics. Mathewson was the starting pitcher in Game 1, and pitched a 4-hit shutout for the victory. Three days later, with the series tied 1–1, he pitched another 4-hit shutout. Then, two days later in Game 5, he threw a 6-hit shutout to clinch the series for the Giants. In a span of only six days, Mathewson had pitched three complete games without allowing a run.

Moment 29: Boston Red Sox sell Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees on Jan. 3, 1920.

Popular legend says that Red Sox’s owner Harry Frazee sold Ruth to the Yankees in order to finance a Broadway play, “No, No, Nanette”. Although there might be another reason. After the 1919 season, Ruth demanded a raise to $20,000 ($220,000 in current dollar terms and double his previous salary). However, Frazee refused, and Ruth responded by letting it be known he wouldn’t play until he got his raise.

Frazee finally lost patience with Ruth, and decided to trade him, and the best offer he got was from the Yankees’ owners Jacob Rupert and Tillinghast L’Hommedieu Huston. The Yankees offered an all-cash deal—$100,000 ($1,100,000 in current dollar terms).

Frazee, Ruppert and Huston quickly agreed to a deal. In exchange for Ruth, the Red Sox would get $125,000 ($1.37 million in current dollar terms) in cash and three $25,000 ($270,000 in current dollar terms) notes payable every year at 6 percent interest. Ruppert and Huston also loaned Frazee $300,000 ($3.29 million in current dollar terms), with the mortgage on Fenway Park as collateral. The deal was contingent on Ruth signing a new contract, which was quickly agreed to, and Ruth officially became property of the Yankees on December 26, 1919.

Moment 28: Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants strikes out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in succession in the All-Star Game at New York’s Polo Grounds on July 10, 1934.

Hubblle had a career record of 253-154 with a 2.98 ERA and 1,677 strikeouts with the Giants. With a slow delivery of his devastating screwball, Hubbell recorded five consecutive 20-win seasons for the Giants (1933–37), and helped his team to three NL pennants and the 1933 World Series title. In the 1933 Series, he had two complete game victories, including an 11-inning 2–1 triumph in Game Four (the run was unearned). In six career Series starts, he was 4–2 with 32 strikeouts and a low 1.79 earned run average.