1923 – Lou Gehrig hits his first career home run. He’d go on to hit 493 of them during his career.1930 - Cubs' slugger, Hack Wilson, sets the National League home run record, hitting two on the day to bring his total to 56. 1939 – The White Sox host the first...
THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/27 1963 - Terry Sheehan gets his first win as head coach of the Lowell Red Devils, a 13-7 victory over Merrillville. The victory would help Lowell to a 5-4-1 mark in '63 - just their second winning season in the last 15...
1908 - Chicago Cubs pitcher Ed Reulbach throws a doubleheader shutout.1959 - Milwaukee Braves pitcher, Warren Spahn, sets the record for most wins by a lefty pitcher in the National League. 1961 - Roger Maris hits his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth's...
THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/26 1975 - Mike Jennings and his Lew Wallace Hornets got the better of John Friend and the Munster Mustangs 16-6 at Barney Hill Field on Columbia Avenue.1997 - The Griffith Panthers move to 5-1 with a 20-13 victory over the...
THIS DAY IN REGION FOOTBALL HISTORY - 9/25 1936 - Behind the blocking of the great Eddie Herbert, Tom Harmon and the Horace Mann Horsemen, claw their way past the Hammond High Wildcats 6-0. The Horsemen, and their future Heisman Trophy winner Harmon, finish the season...
1882 - Baseball's first doubleheader is played between Providence and Rochester. 1908 – Cubs pitcher Ed Reulach becomes the only pitcher in MLB history to throw a shutout in both games of a doubleheader.1926 – The NHL grants franchises to Chicago and Detroit.1934 -...
10. LAKE CENTRAL INDIANS (3-2) LAST WEEK'S RANKING: Outside looking inWEEK 5: won 24-13 over LaPorteTHIS WEEK: at Michigan City (1-4)WHAT HAPPENED LAST WEEK?: Slow start, strong finish.The bus ride between Kiwanis Field and the Burial Grounds is not an easy one. It is...
1919 – Babe Ruth, then with the Red Sox, sets the MLB single season home run record by hitting his 28th homer of the season.1920 – Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 50 homers in a season.1922 - St. Louis Cardinal, Rogers Hornsby, sets the...
With less than a week till the official start of football practice, Griffith welcomes back maybe...
