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...
1933 – The Chicago Blackhawks forfeit a game after the team refuses to return to the ice following the ejection of coach Tom Gorman. The Bruins, who lead 3-2 at the team, are credited with a 1-0 victory. 1954 – The Baltimore Bullets fall on the road at Milwaukee,...
This story was originally published in 2014 on what was then the 10th anniversary of this all-time classic. In 2004 Andrean and Griffith capped off a series of classic match ups with the greatest battle of them all. Story By Jeff Carroll – Region Sports Contributor It...
