1964 - Russ Deal, the first Hobart coaching legend, picks up his last win over Gary Emerson, a 20-0 shutout against Harry Szurborski and the Golden Tornadoes. 1965 - Gary Tolleston plays Gary Roosevelt on a Saturday afternoon at Gilroy Stadium in Glen Park. The Blue...
1938 – The Bears defeat the Packers 2-0 thanks to a fourth quarter safety. 1956 – Mickey Mantle becomes the eighth player in MLB history to have a 50 homer season. 1963 – The final baseball game at Polo Grounds is played, as the Phillies beat the Mets, 5-1. 1964 –...
1917 – Baseball legend Honus Wagner retires at age 43. 1920 – The NFL is officially formed in Canton, OH as 12 teams pay $100 to join the American Professional Football Association. The league changes its name to the NFL in 1922. 1941 – Stan Musial makes his MLB...
1869 – Reported to be Golf’s first hole-in-one, shot by Tom Morris. 1924 – Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals sets the MLB record for RBIs in a game with 12. 1953 – The American League approves the St. Louis Browns move to Baltimore, where the team would be...
1961 - Don Elser's Horseman of Horace Mann narrowly escaped the Lew Wallace Hornets, coached by former Elser assistant Eddie Herbert, 7-6 at Gilroy Stadium in the Glen Park section of Gary. Elser's club finished 8-1, while Herbert's Hornets were hot on their heels,...
1946 – A game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cubs is called when players, umpires and fans are attacked by gnats. 1950 – Yankees first baseman Johnny Mize has a three homer game for a record sixth time in his career. 1952 – The Boston Braves play in their final...
1916 – Christy Mathewson, then pitching for the Reds, picks up career victory #373. It is the only win in his 17 year career that was not with the New York Giants. 1954 – Willie Mays sets an MLB record with his 82nd extra base hit of the season. 1968 – Tigers pitcher...
1941 – The Hobart Brickies shutout the Griffith Panthers 20-0 at Franklin Field on Broad Street in...
