1933 - The NFL divides into two divisions with five teams each.1984 - The Olympic Games open in Los Angeles. The Soviet Union and 13 other Communist allies boycott the games.1989 - Dale Murphy of the Braves becomes the 14th player in MLB history to hit two home runs...
1921 - Baseball fan Reuben Berman sues the New York Giants, claiming he suffered mental and physical distress after refusing to return a foul ball. He was awarded $100.1978 - Duane Kuiper of the Cleveland Indians becomes the third player in MLB history to hit two...
1859 – The first intercollegiate regatta is held as Harvard beats Yale and Brown.1933 – Joe DiMaggio’s 61 game hitting streak in the Pacific Coast League comes to an end.1948 – Babe Ruth makes his final public appearance, showing up at the premiere of “The Babe Ruth...
1913 – Max Carey of the Pittsburgh Pirates scores five times in a game without getting a single hit. Carey reached base on an error and four walks, scoring each time he was on.1940 – American John Sigmund begins what would be the longest solo swim ever, swimming for...
1941 - Red Sox pitcher Lefty Grove picks up career victory #300. 1946 - Nine players from the Spokane baseball team in the Western League die in a bus crash. 1965 - Casey Stengel resigns as manager of the New York Mets. 1968 - Pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm, then with the White...
1921 - At the annual Harvard-Yale vs. Cambridge-Oxford track meet, Harvard’s Edward Gourdin becomes the first person to surpass 25 feet in the long jump. 1925 - Lou Gehrig hits his first of a record 23 career grand slams. 1930 - Pie Traynor of the Pittsburgh Pirates...
1923 - Future Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson records career strikeout #3,000. He’s the first pitcher in MLB history to reach that milestone and would finish his career with 3,508 Ks. 1926 - At Mitchell Field in New York, Babe Ruth catches a ball that had...
1876 - Princeton takes first place at the first ever IC4A (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes Association) track and field meet. 1952 - American Parry O’Brien wins the gold medal in the shot-put at the Helsinki Olympics. O’Brien is the first thrower to...
