1897 – William Joyce of the New York Giants sets an MLB record by hitting four triples in one game. 1912 – The Detroit Tigers are forced to use amateur players after their regular roster boycotts a game against the A’s in protest of Ty Cobb’s suspension. The A’s win...
1875 – “Aristides” wins the first ever Kentucky Derby. 1915 – Cubs reliever George “Zip” Zabel records the longest relief appearance ever. Zabel enters the game with two outs in the first inning and ends up with a 4-3 win in 19 innings. 1939 – The first televised...
1869 - The Cincinnati Reds player in their first baseball game, a 41-7 win. 1976 - The Montreal Canadiens complete a sweep of the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Stanley Cup. It’s the 19th Stanley Cup for Montreal. 1980 - The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA title,...
1862 – The first enclosed baseball field opens in Union Grounds, Brooklyn. 1926 – New York is officially granted an NHL franchise, named the Rangers. The NHL also announces that Chicago and Detroit will be joining the league in November. 1906 – New York Giants pitcher...
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...
1896 – The first modern Olympic games come to a close in Athens, Greece. The USA wins the most gold medals with 11. 1910 – William Howard Taft becomes the first president to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game. 1927 – Babe Ruth hits his first home...
