1900 – Charlotte Cooper beats Helene Prevost in a tennis match to become the first female Olympic champion in any sport. 1914 – Babe Ruth makes his MLB pitching debut, as the Red Sox defeat the Cleveland Naps 4-3. 1950 – The MLB All-Star Game goes to extra innings for...
1936 - Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the fourth player in MLB history to have a four homer game. 1951 - Randy Turpin defeats Sugar Ray Robinson to win the middleweight title. It is just the second loss in 133 career fights for Robinson.1968- Major...
1877 – The first ever Wimbledon tennis tournament begins. It is the first official grass tournament in tennis history. 1914 – The Boston Red Sox purchase the contract of minor-leaguer Babe Ruth from the Baltimore Orioles. 1922 – Johnny Weissmuller is the first swimmer...
1889 - John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the last championship bare knuckle boxing fight. The fight lasts 75 rounds. 1941 - Ted Williams hits a three run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the AL a 7-5 win over the NL at the All Star Game. 1953 -...
1900 - Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols records his 300th career victory.1912 - Jim Thorpe wins the gold medal at the Pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. He would later be stripped of the medal after it was discovered he played pro baseball. It would be...
1933 - The first MLB All Star Game takes place at Comiskey Park. The American League wins 4-2, thanks to Babe Ruth’s home run. 1941 - The Yankees unveil a monument to Lou Gehrig in center field at Yankee Stadium. 1956 - MLB introduces the Cy Young Award, honoring the...
1898 - Lizzie Arlington becomes the first woman to play professional baseball when she pitches the ninth inning for the Reading Coal Heavers against the Allentown Peanuts. She allows two hits and walks a batter, but still preserves a 5-0 win. 1934 - Lou Gehrig hits...
1911 - White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh ends Ty Cobb’s 40 game hitting streak, as Cobb goes 0-4 against him. 1914 - The Harvard men’s crew team becomes the first American squad to win the Grand Challenge Cup. 1919 - Jack Dempsey wins the world heavyweight title when Jess...
