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1898 – Lizzie Arlington becomes the first woman to play professional baseball when she pitches the ninth inning for the Reading...
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1911 – White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh ends Ty Cobb’s 40 game hitting streak, as Cobb goes 0-4 against him. 1914...
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1912 – New York Giants pitcher Rube Marquard wins his 19th consecutive decision, setting an MLB record that still stands. 1931...
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1902 – John McGraw is hired as manager of the New York Giants, a position he would hold until 1932. 1903...
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1859 – Amherst defeats Williams 66-32 in the first ever intercollegiate baseball game. 1904 – The Olympic Games open in St....
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1934 – Detroit radio executive George Richards buys the NFL’s Portsmouth Spartans for $8,000, moves the team to Detroit and renames...