1920 - Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians dies after being hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the Yankees a day earlier. He’s the only MLB player ever to be killed by a pitched ball.1933 - Lou Gehrig sets an MLB record by playing in his 1,308th...
1920 – Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head by a pitch from Yankees pitcher Carl Mays. Chapman dies the next day from his injuries.1927 - Babe Ruth hits the first homerun out of Comiskey Park, as the Yankees would beat the White Sox, 8-1. 1936 – The...
1939 - The first night game in Comiskey Park's history ends in a White Sox 5-2 win over the Cleveland Browns. 1964 - The Cubs honor Ernie Banks, as it was "Ernie Banks Day" at Wrigley Field. 1965 - The San Francisco Giants hold a "Masanori Murakami Day" at Candlestick...
1919 - Chicago White Sox outfielder Happy Felsch ties an MLB record with 4 outfield assists in a single game.1936 - Playing outdoors in poor conditions, the United States defeats Canada 19-8 to win the first ever men’s basketball gold medal at the Berlin Olympics.1939...
1960 - US track athlete, Ralph Boston, sets the long jump record at 26.94 feet. 1963 - St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial announces that he will retire at the end of the season.1964 - Mickey Mantle hits homers from both sides of the plate in the same game for a...
1919 - The Green Bay Packers football team is founded by Curly Lambeau and George Calhoun. The team is named after their sponsor, the Indian Packing Company.1929 - Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs.1961 - Future HOF pitcher,...
1901 - Frank Isbell of the White Sox sets a record by stranding 11 runners on base.1934 - Babe Ruth announces that the ‘34 season will be his final as a full-time player.1971 - Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th player in MLB history to reach...
1918 – Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspends player Hal Chase on suspicion of fixing games.1925 – Babe Ruth is subbed out of a game for a pinch hitter for the first, and only time in his career. Bobby Veach, who hit for Ruth, flew out.1936 – Jesse Owens is part of...
