1919 – Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is knocked unconscious after being struck by lightning in the ninth inning in a game against the Athletics. Caldwell refuses to leave the game after awakening and records the final out.1940 – “The Splendid Splinter” Ted Williams...
1923 - Paavo Nurmi of Finland sets the 1 mile world record at 4:10.4, it stands for 8 years. 1933 – Boxing is televised for the first time, as an exhibition bout between Archie Sexton and Laurie Raiteri is aired from the Broadcasting House in London.1936 – Future Hall...
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...
