1917 - Pirates outfielder Carson Bigbee sets an MLB record with 11 at bats in a 22 inning game.1950 - Althea Gibson becomes the first African-American player in a US national tennis competition. 1959 - The AFL officially forms.1965 - Giants pitcher Juan Marachal hits...

1901 - Orioles pitcher Joe McGinnity is suspended for punching and spitting on an umpire. The suspension, initially a lifetime ban, is eventually reduced to 12 days.1926 - White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons throws a no-hitter against the Red Sox.1931 - Babe Ruth becomes the...

1915 - The White Sox acquire “Shoeless” Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for three players and $31,500.1920 - The American Professional Football Association is formed with Jim Thorpe as president. The league would later become the NFL.1922 - The first track and...

1903 - The Philadelphia Phillies have their 9th straight game postponed, a record.1909 – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, home of the Indy 500, opens as 12,000 spectators watch a five mile race with an average speed of 57.4 miles per hour. The track had a surface of...

1931 – Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,000th consecutive game.1964 – South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to apartheid policies.1965 – Hank Aaron hits a home run, but it is disallowed due to the fact that he was out of the batter’s box.1965 – Brooks Robinson...

1920 - Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians dies after being hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the Yankees a day earlier. He’s the only MLB player ever to be killed by a pitched ball.1933 - Lou Gehrig sets an MLB record by playing in his 1,308th...

1920 – Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head by a pitch from Yankees pitcher Carl Mays. Chapman dies the next day from his injuries.1927 - Babe Ruth hits the first homerun out of Comiskey Park, as the Yankees would beat the White Sox, 8-1. 1936 – The...

1939 - The first night game in Comiskey Park's history ends in a White Sox 5-2 win over the Cleveland Browns. 1964 - The Cubs honor Ernie Banks, as it was "Ernie Banks Day" at Wrigley Field. 1965 - The San Francisco Giants hold a "Masanori Murakami Day" at Candlestick...