1876 - Princeton takes first place at the first ever IC4A (Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes Association) track and field meet. 1952 - American Parry O’Brien wins the gold medal in the shot-put at the Helsinki Olympics. O’Brien is the first thrower to...
1858 - For the first time, fans had to pay to see a baseball game. Spectators paid 50 cents to watch New York beat Brooklyn 22-18. 1916 - The New York Giants trade legendary pitcher Christy Mathewson to the Cincinnati Reds. Mathewson was immediately named...
1903 – French cyclist Maurice Garin wins the first ever Tour de France. 1909 – Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball completes the first unassisted triple play in modern MLB history. 1910 – Cy Young picks up career victory #500. He’s the only pitcher in MLB history to reach...
1921 – Babe Ruth hits career home run #139, becoming the all-time leader in MLB history, passing Roger Connor for the career lead. 1927 – Ty Cobb picks up career hit #4,000. 1951 – Jersey Joe Waclott, at age 37, becomes the oldest fighter to win the world heavyweight...
1914 - After catching a flyball, ending a 3-1 win in 21 innings, Giants outfielder Red Murray is struck by lightning and knocked unconscious. 1941 - Joe DiMaggio goes hitless in a game against Cleveland, ending his 56 game hitting streak. 1974 - Bob Gibson becomes the...
1897 - Chicago’s Cap Anson becomes the first MLB player to collect 3,000 career hits. 1902 - John McGraw is hired as manager of the New York Giants, a position he would hold for 30 years. 1920 - Babe Ruth breaks his own single season home run record, hitting his 30th...
1876 – George Bradley of the St. Louis Browns throws baseball’s first official no-hitter, beating the Hartford Dark Blues 2-0. 1912 – American athlete Jim Thorpe finishes in the top four of all ten events in the Olympic Decathlon, setting a record with 8,413 points at...
1912 - Kenneth McArthur sets an Olympic record in the marathon, finishing in 2:12:54.8. 1951 - A horse race aired on CBS is the first color telecast of a sporting event. 1967 - Eddie Matthews of the Houston Astros hits career home run #500. 1968 - Future home run king...
