1859 - Amherst defeats Williams 66-32 in the first ever intercollegiate baseball game. 1904 - The Olympic Games open in St. Louis. They are the first Olympics held in the United States. 1910 - Comiskey Park opens on the South Side of Chicago, with the St. Louis Browns...

1909 - Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball debut for Rocky Mount of the ECL. This will eventually cause him to have to forfeit his Olympic gold medals. 1938 - Jimmie Foxx of the Boston Red Sox sets an MLB record by being walked six times in one game. 1970 - Bears...