1874 – McGill University and Harvard played a football game in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the first college football game to charge admission. 1904 – The Olympics open in St. Louis. It is the first time the games are held in the USA. 1913 – Washington Senators...

1952 – Minor league pitcher Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 hitters in a nine inning game against the Welch Miners. 1958 – St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial becomes the eighth player in MLB history to total 3,000 career hits. The milestone hit is a...

1875 – The first shutout in pro baseball takes place as the Chicago White Stockings defeat the St. Louis Brown Stockings 1-0. 1970 – “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks hits career home run #500. The home run came against Atlanta pitcher Pat Jarvis in a 4-3 Cubs win over the...