1901 – A baseball league later known as the Minor Leagues, is formed in a hotel in Chicago.  1906 – St. Louis University quarterback Bradbury Robinson throws the first legal forward pass in American football history, throwing a touchdown to Jack Schneider in a game...

1920 – Race horse Man O’War wins the Lawrence Realization Stakes by 100 lengths, the largest winning margin in modern racing history. 1922 – Paavo Nurmi runs a 2000m in world record time, with a 5:26. 1971 – The first DAC football game is played as Chesterton beats...

1905 – Ty Cobb makes his MLB debut, hitting a double in the Tigers’ 5-3 win over the New York Highlanders. 1922 – Babe Ruth is ejected from a game for the fifth time of the 1922 season. 1965 – After a 55 year baseball career as a player and manager, Casey Stengel...

1903 – The Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a single game.  1912 – Walter Johnson’s 16-game winning streak as a pitcher comes to an end.  1930 – Hack Wilson hits his 44th homer of the season, setting a new National League record. 1938 – The Montreal Maroons are dropped...

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...

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 Marichal...

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...