MLB Schedule - 7/24 Rockies at Brewers - 3:10Royals at Tigers - 5:40Cubs at Pirates - 5:40Yankees at Phillies - 5:40Diamondbacks at Nationals - 5:45Braves at Orioles - 6:05Guardians at Rays - 6:10Dodgers at Mets - 6:10Padres at Marlins - 6:10Blue Jays at Red Sox - 6:10Astros at White Sox - 6:40Mariners at Rangers - 7:05Athletics at Twins - 7:10Reds at Cardinals - 7:15Angels…

1941 – Red Sox pitcher Lefty Grove picks up career victory #300. 1946 – Nine players from the Spokane baseball team in the Western League die in a bus crash. 1965 – Casey Stengel resigns as manager of the New York Mets. 1968 – Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm, then with the White Sox, passes Cy Young’s MLB record by making career appearance #907. He would…

1921 – At the annual Harvard-Yale vs. Cambridge-Oxford track meet, Harvard’s Edward Gourdin becomes the first person to surpass 25 feet in the long jump. 1925 – Lou Gehrig hits his first of a record 23 career grand slams. 1930 – Pie Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates wins both games of a doubleheader with home runs. In the first game, he homers in the…

1923 – Future Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson records career strikeout #3,000. He’s the first pitcher in MLB history to reach that milestone and would finish his career with 3,508 Ks. 1926 – At Mitchell Field in New York, Babe Ruth catches a ball that had been dropped from an airplane flying at 250 feet. 1962 – Jackie Robinson becomes the first African-American…

1876 – Princeton takes first place at the first ever IC4A (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes Association) track and field meet. 1952 – American Parry O’Brien wins the gold medal in the shot-put at the Helsinki Olympics. O’Brien is the first thrower to use the technique of beginning his motion while facing the back of the circle. 1968 – Arnold Palmer becomes the first…

1858 – For the first time, fans had to pay to see a baseball game. Spectators paid 50 cents to watch New York beat Brooklyn 22-18. 1916 – The New York Giants trade legendary pitcher Christy Mathewson to the Cincinnati Reds. Mathewson was immediately named player-manager for the team and only pitched in one game before retiring as a player. 1944 – Nelson Potter…

1903 – French cyclist Maurice Garin wins the first-ever Tour de France. 1909 – Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball completes the first unassisted triple play in modern MLB history. 1910 – Cy Young picks up career victory #500. He’s the only pitcher in MLB history to reach that milestone. 1922 – American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller becomes the first swimmer ever to break the one-minute barrier…

1921 – Babe Ruth hits career home run #139, becoming the all-time leader in MLB history, passing Roger Connor for the career lead. 1927 – Ty Cobb picks up career hit #4,000. 1951 – Jersey Joe Walcott, at age 37, becomes the oldest fighter to win the world heavyweight title after knocking out Ezzard Charles. 1960 – Major League Baseball adds National League franchises…

1914 – After catching a flyball, ending a 3-1 win in 21 innings, Giants outfielder Red Murray is struck by lightning and knocked unconscious. 1941 – Joe DiMaggio goes hitless in a game against Cleveland, ending his 56-game hitting streak. 1974 – Bob Gibson becomes the second pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts. 1978 – Yankees manager Billy Martin and star…

1897 – Chicago’s Cap Anson becomes the first MLB player to collect 3,000 career hits. 1902 – John McGraw is hired as manager of the New York Giants, a position he would hold for 30 years. 1920 – Babe Ruth breaks his own single season home run record, hitting his 30th of the season. He would finish the year with 54 bombs. 1924  –…