1930 – Babe Ruth hits home runs in both games of a double header, giving him nine homers on the week. 1935 – The Cincinnati Reds defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in the first night game in MLB history. 25,000 fans turned out to watch the game in Cincinnati. 1967 –...
1873 – “Survivor” wins the first Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. 1876 – Boston pitcher Joe Borden throws the first no-hitter in National League history. 1901 – The Cleveland Blues, later known as the Indians, score nine runs with two outs in the...
1970 – The NHL adds the Buffalo Sabres and the Vancouver Canucks starting in the 1970-71 season. 1975 – The Kentucky Colonels defeat the Indiana Pacers 110-105 to win the ABA championship. 1977 – Janet Guthrie becomes the first woman driver to qualify for the...
1881 – The US National Lawn Tennis Association is established in New York City. 1904 – The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is formed in Paris. It is established to oversee international soccer competitions among Belgium, Denmark, France,...
1919 – Babe Ruth not only gets the win on the mound, he hits his first career grand slam as the Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Browns 6-4. 1920 – Chicago police raid the bleachers at Cubs Park and arrest 24 fans for gambling. 1941 – Taft Wright of the Chicago White Sox...
1910 – Cleveland Indians pitcher Cy Young gets his 500th career win. 1912 – American League president Ban Johnson tells the Detroit Tigers that if they continue to sit out games in protest of Ty Cobb’s suspension that they will be banned from baseball. 1935 – The NFL...
1897 – William Joyce of the New York Giants sets an MLB record by hitting four triples in one game. 1912 – The Detroit Tigers are forced to use amateur players after their regular roster boycotts a game against the A’s in protest of Ty Cobb’s suspension. The A’s win...
1875 – “Aristides” wins the first ever Kentucky Derby. 1915 – Cubs reliever George “Zip” Zabel records the longest relief appearance ever. Zabel enters the game with two outs in the first inning and ends up with a 4-3 win in 19 innings. 1939 – The first televised...
