1944 – The fewest amount of passes are attempted in a college football game as Maryland and Michigan State combine for one pass attempt (from Maryland) in an 8-0 Michigan State win. 1963 – Jim Brown sets the NFL single season rushing record with 1,863 yards. 1968 –...
1906 – After pitching 187 consecutive complete games, Cubs pitcher Jack Taylor’s streak comes to an end with a three-inning outing against the Dodgers. 1948 – The US wins the gold medal in men’s basketball, defeating France 65-21 at the Olympics in London. 1955 –...
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...
1903 – Boston Beaneater pitcher Wiley Piatt becomes the only pitcher in the 20th century to lose two complete games in one day, dropping both games to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3. 1918 – Babe Ruth becomes the second player in American League History to hit a home run in...
1927 – Babe Ruth hits home runs #19 and #20 of his record-setting 60 home run season. 1938 – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer throws the first of back-to-back no-hitters, shutting down the Boston Braves. 1955 – 83 spectators are killed in an accident at Le...
1910 – The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States is renamed the National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1936 – Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio picks up three hits in his MLB debut. 1952 – The Kentucky Derby is aired on television for the first...
1933 – The Berlin Olympic Committee votes to introduce basketball to the Olympics in 1936. 1940 – For the first time since October 29, 1938 the University of Tennessee football team gives up points in a game as they beat Alabama 27-12. The Volunteers went 71 straight...
1912 – Boxer Jack Johnson is arrested for violating the Mann Act for “transporting women across state lines for immoral purposes.” 1966 – Bobby Orr makes his regular season debut with the Boston Bruins. 1967 – The American League allows the Kansas City Athletics to...
