1918 – Boston’s Tris Speaker is suspended for the remained of the season after an assault on umpire Tom Connolly. 1921 – Babe Ruth begins a streak of extra base hits in nine straight games. 1958 - Nellie Fox sets a record for consecutive games without striking out at...
10. RIVER FOREST INGOTS LAST WEEK'S RANKING: Outside looking inWEEK ONE: won 35-0 at East Chicago CentralTHIS WEEK: Calumet (1-0)PLAYER TO NOTE: Ayden Silver, senior, QBThe senior QB has and will continue to be the Ingots' top playmaker whenever in uniform. Silver ran...
1911 – White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh throws a no-hitter against the Boston Red Sox.1918 – Reds manager Christy Mathewson resigns his position in order to accept a commission as a captain in the chemical warfare branch of the Army.1921 – The Acme Packing Company in Green...
1903 - The Phillies walk 17 Dodgers in a single game. 1912 - Walter Johnson's 16-game winning streak as a pitcher comes to an end. 1930 - Hack Wilson hits his 44th homer of the season, setting a new National League record.1938 - The Montreal Maroons are dropped from...
1921 - Yankees pitcher Harry Harper ties an MLB record by hitting three batters in one inning.1922 - The Cubs beat the Phillies 26-23 in the highest scoring MLB game ever.1960 - The Olympic Games open in Rome, Italy.1960 - The AFL starts to place player's names on the...
1919 – Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is knocked unconscious after being struck by lightning in the ninth inning in a game against the Athletics. Caldwell refuses to leave the game after awakening and records the final out.1940 – “The Splendid Splinter” Ted Williams...
