1919 – The Green Bay Packers football team is founded by Curly Lambeau and George Calhoun. The team is named after their sponsor, the Indian Packing Company. 1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs. 1961 – Future HOF...
1901 – Frank Isbell of the White Sox sets a record by stranding 11 runners on base. 1934 – Babe Ruth announces that the ‘34 season will be his final as a full-time player. 1971 – Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th player in MLB history to reach...
1918 – Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspends player Hal Chase on suspicion of fixing games. 1925 – Babe Ruth is subbed out of a game for a pinch hitter for the first, and only time in his career. Bobby Veach, who hit for Ruth, flew out. 1936 – Jesse Owens is part of...
1976 – The White Sox debut uniforms which feature the players wearing shorts. They don’t last long. 1984 – Carl Lewis wins his third gold medal at the Los Angeles Olympics, winning the 200-meter dash. 1985 – Major League Baseball announces that two new franchises will...
1907 – Walter Johnson gets his first of what would be 416 career pitching wins. 1960 – Arnold Palmer gets his 20th PGA Tour victory at the Insurance City Open. 1972 – Yogi Berra, Sandy Koufax, Early Wynn, Josh Gibson, and others are inducted into the Baseball Hall of...
1890 – Legendary pitcher Cy Young makes his MLB debut, holding the Cubs to three hits in an 8-1 victory for the Cleveland Spiders. 1937 – MLB overturns a Yankees’ 7-6 win because of an umpire’s mistake. 1949 – Future Hall of Famer Luke Appling appears in an MLB...
1921 – A baseball game was broadcast on the radio for the first time as KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh calls a game between the Pirates and Philadelphia. 1936 – Jesse Owens continues to dominate the Berlin Olympics, winning his third gold medal, this time in the 200-meter...
1934 – New York Giants outfielder Mel Ott becomes the first player in MLB history to score six runs in one game. 1936 – Jesse Owens wins his second gold medal at the Berlin Olympics, winning the long jump. 1982 – Outfielder Joel Youngblood becomes the only player in...
