1920 – St. Louis Browns first baseman George Sisler sets an MLB record by recording his 257th hit of the season. 1951 – Bobby Thomson of the New York Giants hits “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World” – a walk-off three run homer against the Dodgers to win the pennant for...

1908 – Cleveland Naps pitcher Addie Joss throws a perfect game against the White Sox. 1920 – The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates play in the first, and only, triple header in MLB history. The Reds take the first two games while the Pirates win the third. 1947 –...

1903 – The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first ever World Series game. 1919 – The Cincinnati Reds beat the White Sox 9-1 in the first game of the infamous World Series that would see several White Sox players throwing games. 1922 – After...

1904 – White Sox pitcher Doc White throws his fifth shutout in 18 days. 1927 – Babe Ruth hits his 60th homer of the season. 1934 – Babe Ruth goes 0-3 at the plate in his final game as a New York Yankee. 1939 – Fordham defeats Waynesburg 34-7 in the first televised...

1880 – The first baseball game at the historic Polo Grounds in New York takes places as the New York Metropolitans defeat the Washington Nationals 4-2. 1941 – Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth round in their bout at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the...

1919 – The Giants beat the Phillies 6-1 in the fastest game in MLB history, lasting just 51 minutes. 1920 – A grand jury in Chicago indicts eight members of the White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series. White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspends...

1923 – Lou Gehrig hits his first career home run. He’d go on to hit 493 of them during his career. 1930 – Cubs’ slugger, Hack Wilson, sets the National League home run record, hitting two on the day to bring his total to 56.  1939 – The White Sox host the first...

1908 – Chicago Cubs pitcher Ed Reulbach throws a doubleheader shutout. 1959 – Milwaukee Braves pitcher, Warren Spahn, sets the record for most wins by a lefty pitcher in the National League.  1961 – Roger Maris hits his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth’s...