1917 – Baseball legend Honus Wagner retires at age 43. 1920 – The NFL is officially formed in Canton, OH as 12 teams pay $100 to join the American Professional Football Association. The league changes its name to the NFL in 1922. 1941 – Stan Musial makes his MLB...

1869 – Reported to be Golf’s first hole-in-one, shot by Tom Morris.  1924 – Jim Bottomley of the St. Louis Cardinals sets the MLB record for RBIs in a game with 12.  1953 – The American League approves the St. Louis Browns move to Baltimore, where the team would be...

1946 – A game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cubs is called when players, umpires and fans are attacked by gnats. 1950 – Yankees first baseman Johnny Mize has a three homer game for a record sixth time in his career. 1952 – The Boston Braves play in their final...

1916 – Christy Mathewson, then pitching for the Reds, picks up career victory #373. It is the only win in his 17 year career that was not with the New York Giants. 1954 – Willie Mays sets an MLB record with his 82nd extra base hit of the season. 1968 – Tigers pitcher...

1883 – One armed pitcher Hugh Daily of Cleveland throws a no-hitter against Philadelphia. 1902 – The famous Cubs trio of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance appear together for the first time. 1909 – Ty Cobb clinches the AL home run title by hitting his ninth...

1930 – Brooklyn’s Al Lopez records the last recorded bounce home run in MLB history. 1976 – Seattle Seahawks play their first regular-season game in a 30-24 loss against St. Louis.  1979 – Carl Yastrzemski of the Red Sox picks up career hit #3,000. 1984 – Mets pitcher...

1912 – Philadelphia second baseman Eddie Collins sets an MLB record by stealing six bases in a game. 1927 – Babe Ruth hits his 50th homer during his record-setting 60 homerun season. 1928 – Ty Cobb plays in his final MLB game. This will not be the only notable moment...

1918 – Players on both the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs threaten to strike during the World Series unless they are guaranteed $2,500 for each player on the winning team and $1,000 for each player on the losing team. 1950 – Joe DiMaggio becomes the first player to...