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...

1908 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Ed Reulbach throws a doubleheader shutout.1959 - Milwaukee Braves pitcher, Warren Spahn, sets the record for most wins by a lefty pitcher in the National League. 1961 - Roger Maris hits his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth's...

1882 - Baseball's first doubleheader is played between Providence and Rochester. 1908 – Cubs pitcher Ed Reulach becomes the only pitcher in MLB history to throw a shutout in both games of a doubleheader.1926 – The NHL grants franchises to Chicago and Detroit.1934 -...

1919 – Babe Ruth, then with the Red Sox, sets the MLB single season home run record by hitting his 28th homer of the season.1920 – Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 50 homers in a season.1922 - St. Louis Cardinal, Rogers Hornsby, sets the...