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...
1892 – John J. Doyle of the Cleveland Spiders is the first pinch hitter in baseball history. 1906 – The Cubs score 11 runs in the first inning against future Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson and the New York Giants. The 19-0 loss is the worst in Giants history. 1932 –...
1944 – Major League Baseball cancels all games due to the D-Day landings in France. 1966 – The NFL & AFL announce the two leagues are merging. 1992 – Mets first baseman Eddie Murray picks up career RBI #1,510, making him the career leader for switch hitters,...
1927 – Johnny Weissmuller sets swimming world records in the 100-yard and 200-yard freestyle events. 1952 – Jersey Joe Walcott defeats Ezzard Charles in 15 rounds to win the heavyweight boxing titles. It’s the first sporting event televised nationally. 1955 – Mickey...
1927 – The US beats Great Britain 9 ½ to 2 ½ to win the first ever Ryder Cup. 1964 – Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax throws his third career no-hitter, beating the Phillies. 1974 – The NFL grants an expansion franchise to the city of Seattle. 1974 – Hank Aaron sets a...
1851 – The New York Knickerbockers are the first baseball team to wear uniforms, donning white shirts, blue trousers and straw hats. 1925 – White Sox player-manager Eddie Collins becomes the sixth player in MLB history to collect 3,000 career hits. 1932 – Lou Gehrig...
