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...
1936 - Behind the blocking of the great Eddie Herbert, Tom Harmon and the Horace Mann Horsemen, claw their way past the Hammond High Wildcats 6-0. The Horsemen, and their future Heisman Trophy winner Harmon, finish the season at 8-1. Some still wonder how anyone beat...
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 –...
1976 - Defending 3A state champion Valpo improves to 5-0 with a 30-16 win at Chesterton. 1976 - The Merrillville Pirates double up on the Portage Indians by a score of 20-10. The Pirates get their fifth win of 11 wins en route to...
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...
1949 - Pete Rusinski’s Roughriders ride rough shot over the Horsemen of Horace Mann 31-0. It’s the third of 10 straight wins for ECR, who would add another mythical championship to the collection for their efforts during the ‘49 season. 1966 - The Wirt Troopers moved...
1845 – The Knickerbocker Base Ball Club of New York is formed, making it the first baseball team in history. 1908 – Fred Merkle of the Giants fails to touch second base in the ninth inning of a tie game against the Cubs, causing the third out and disallowing the...
1967 - It was close, but quarterback Jerry Perkins and the Wirt Troopers won their 17th straight game - a 7-6 nailbiter at Bulldog Turf in Crown Point. 1972 - Harry Szurlborski and his Golden Tornadoes of Emerson High School beat Gary Wallace 29-0 at Gilroy Stadium....
1966 – Chet Lukowski goes to 4-0 as a head coach of EC Roosevelt against Hammond High with a...
