1930 – The Yankees sign Babe Ruth to a two year contract for $160,000. Yankees GM Ed Barrow states “No one will ever be paid more than Ruth.” He was wrong. 1941 – Hugh Mulcahy of the Phillies becomes the first baseball player drafted into World War II. 1954 – The...
1970 – Notre Dame’s Austin Carr sets an NCAA tournament record by scoring 61 points in a 112-82 win over Ohio State. 1974 – The City of New Orleans is granted an NBA franchise. 1979 – Hack Wilson is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. 1986 – Wayne Gretzky breaks his...
1954 – NC State beats Wake Forest 82-80 in overtime to win the first ACC men’s basketball tournament. 1964 – Boxer Cassius Clay officially changes his name to Muhammad Ali. 1972 – Jack Nicklaus passes Arnold Palmer to become golf’s all-time leading money winner. 1982...
1924 – Frank Carauna of Buffalo, NY becomes the first person to ever bowl two straight perfect 300 games. 1966 – Major League Baseball player reps select Marvin Miller as the executive director of the MLB Players Association. 1973 – New York Yankees pitchers Fritz...
1927 – Babe Ruth becomes the highest-paid player in baseball, signing a three-year contract with the Yankees which paid him $70,000 per season. 1941 – Blackhawks goalie Sam LoPresti faces an NHL record 83 shots in a 3-2 loss to the Bruins. 1962 – Wilt Chamberlain...
1920 – The Montreal Canadiens set an NHL record for goals in a game by routing the Quebec Bulldogs 16-3. 1950 – The National American Football League changes its name back to the National Football League after three months. 1951 – Temple’s Bill Mlkvy sets an NCAA...
1874 – The National Association of Professional Baseball Players officially adopts new rules, including the addition of the batter box, the expulsion of any player caught betting on his team, and a fine for a player betting on another team. 1929 – Montreal Canadiens...
1903 – Major League Baseball’s rules committee rules that the pitcher’s mound can’t be more than 15 inches higher than the baselines or home plate. 1919 – Newsy Lalonde of the Montreal Canadiens sets a Stanley Cup Playoff record by scoring five goals in a playoff...
