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Hall of ShameA catalog of baseball's lasting mistakes

The chapters

Eras

The catalog is also a set of rooms. Each era keeps a short introduction and a handful of the entries that named it. The rest of the shelf is still in the catalog.

  1. 011900–1919Dead Ball EraLow scoring, aggressive baserunning, and the first modern scapegoats. 6 entries in the catalog.
  2. 021920–1945Live Ball EraThe lively ball, the Yankees' rise, and World Series played in daylight. 7 entries in the catalog.
  3. 031946–1960Postwar EraIntegration, television, and a pennant that turned on one pitch. 4 entries in the catalog.
  4. 041961–1976Expansion EraNew franchises, the amateur draft, and promotions that got away. 9 entries in the catalog.
  5. 051977–1993Free Agency EraOctober became a television event, and so did the mistakes. 20 entries in the catalog.
  6. 061994–2011Wild Card EraMore playoff games, more cameras, and less room to hide a misplay. 16 entries in the catalog.
  7. 072012–presentModern EraReplay, challenges, and the calls that still belong to a human being. 33 entries in the catalog.