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...
1920 – The Decatur Staleys play their first American Professional Football Association game at Douglas Park. 1960 – The National League officially awards franchises to New York and Houston. 1982 – Robin Yount becomes the first player in MLB history to have two four...
1897 – Michigan beats Ohio State 34-0 in the first ever football meeting between the two rivals. 1946 – Playing in his first NHL game, Gordie Howe scores a goal and gets into two fights. 1968 – American sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos give the Black Power...
1917 – The White Sox beat the Giants to win the World Series. 1969 – Baltimore Orioles manager Earl Weaver becomes the first manager ejected from a World Series game since 1935. 1979 – The New York Knicks retire Walt Frazier’s #10. 1986 – The Mets and Astros play in...
1906 – The White Sox beat the Cubs 8-3 to win an all Chicago World Series. It is also the first time an American League team won a World Series title. 1908 – The Cubs win the World Series with a 2-0 win over the Detroit Tigers. Only 6,210 fans were in attendance – the...
1880 – The first baseball game at the historic Polo Grounds in New York takes places as the New York Metropolitans defeat the Washington Nationals 4-2.1941 – Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth round in their bout at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the...
1919 – The Giants beat the Phillies 6-1 in the fastest game in MLB history, lasting just 51 minutes.1920 – A grand jury in Chicago indicts eight members of the White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series. White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspends...
1923 – Lou Gehrig hits his first career home run. He’d go on to hit 493 of them during his career.1930 - Cubs' slugger, Hack Wilson, sets the National League home run record, hitting two on the day to bring his total to 56. 1939 – The White Sox host the first...
1926 – Ty Cobb resigns as manager of the Detroit Tigers. He is replaced by George Moriarty who...
