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...

1909 - Benjamin Shibe receives a patent for the cork that is at the center of a baseball. 1928 - At age 41, Ty Cobb steals home for the 50th (and final) time in his career. 1938 - Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer throws his second of back-to-back no-hitters, shutting...