1898 – Lizzie Arlington becomes the first woman to play professional baseball when she pitches the ninth inning for the Reading Coal Heavers against the Allentown Peanuts. She allows two hits and walks a batter, but still preserves a 5-0 win. 1934 – Lou Gehrig hits...
1911 – White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh ends Ty Cobb’s 40-game hitting streak, as Cobb goes 0-4 against him. 1914 – The Harvard men’s crew team becomes the first American squad to win the Grand Challenge Cup. 1919 – Jack Dempsey wins the world heavyweight title when Jess...
1912 – New York Giants pitcher Rube Marquard wins his 19th consecutive decision, setting an MLB record that still stands. 1931 – German boxer Max Schmeling beats American Young Stribling by TKO in the 15th round in the first boxing match broadcast live on national...
1902 – John McGraw is hired as manager of the New York Giants, a position he would hold until 1932. 1903 – MLB batting champion Ed Delahanty disappears after being removed from a train by force. He is found dead at the bottom of Niagara Falls two weeks later. 1930 –...
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...
1934 – Detroit radio executive George Richards buys the NFL’s Portsmouth Spartans for $8,000, moves the team to Detroit, and renames them the Lions. 1962 – Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax throws his first of four career no-hitters, shutting down the Mets. 1965 – The NFL...
1897 – The Chicago Colts, who would eventually become the Cubs, set an MLB record for most runs scored in a single game by a team as they beat the Louisville Cardinals 36-7. 1941 – Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak to 41 games, breaking the record set by George...
1939 – The Yankees hit a combined 13 home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the A’s, with scores of 23-2 and 10-0. 1958 – American swimmer Nancy Ramey sets a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:09.6. 1971 – With an 8-0 ruling, the US Supreme Court...
