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 been...

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...