1943 – Red Sox player-manager Joe Cronin hits a pinch hit home run in both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia A’s. 1954 – Rocky Marciano defeats Ezzard Charles via unanimous decision to defend his world heavyweight boxing title in a bout at Yankee...
1909 – Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball debut for Rocky Mount of the ECL. This will eventually cause him to have to forfeit his Olympic gold medals. 1938 – Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox sets an MLB record by being walked six times in one game. 1970 – Bears...
1909 – Benjamin Shibe receives a patent for the cork that is at the center of a baseball. 1928 – At age 41, Ty Cobb steals home for the 50th (and final) time in his career. 1938 – Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer throws his second of back-to-back no-hitters, shutting...
1870 – The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first pro baseball team, suffer their first loss after 130 games. 1952 – Braves pitcher Warren Spahn ties the National League record with 18 strikeouts in a game. 1963 – Duke Snider of the New York Mets hits his 400th career...
1905 – New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson throws a no-hitter against the Cubs. 1935 – James J. Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 rounds for the heavyweight title. This fight is portrayed in the movie “Cinderella Man”. 1937 – Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive home...
1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame is dedicated in Cooperstown, New York. 1967 – The Washington Senators defeated the White Sox 6-5 in 22 innings in a game that took six hours and 38 minutes to complete, ending at 2:43 AM. This caused MLB to adopt a curfew that no...
1921 – Babe Ruth becomes the home run king by hitting the 120th home run of his career, passing Gavvy Cravath for the most all-time. 1944 – At 15 years and 316 days old, Cincinnati Reds relief pitcher Joe Nuxhall is the youngest player in MLB history. 1952 – White Sox...
1920 – Reds outfielder Edd Roush falls asleep in center during a long argument between managers and umpire Heinie Groh. Groh then goes to wake Roush and ejects him for delay of game. 1934 – The Cincinnati Reds become the first MLB team to use a plane to travel from...
