1912 – Kenneth McArthur sets an Olympic record in the marathon, finishing in 2:12:54.8. 1951 – A horse race aired on CBS was the first color telecast of a sporting event. 1967 – Eddie Matthews of the Houston Astros hits career home run #500. 1968 – Future home run...
1896 – Ed Delahanty of the Phillies becomes the second MLB player to hit four homers in one game. 1934 – Babe Ruth hits career home run #700. 1943 – The first night All-Star Game takes place at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. 1964 – Future Hall of Fame pitcher Early Wynn...
1901 – Red Sox pitcher Cy Young picks up career win #300. 1921 – Babe Ruth sets the MLB record for career home runs by hitting his 137th homer. 1949 – Major League Baseball owners agree to add warning tracks in front of the outfield fences. 1954 – The MLB Players...
1900 – Charlotte Cooper beats Helene Prevost in a tennis match to become the first female Olympic champion in any sport. 1914 – Babe Ruth makes his MLB pitching debut, as the Red Sox defeat the Cleveland Naps 4-3. 1950 – The MLB All-Star Game goes to extra innings for...
1936 – Chuck Klein of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes the fourth player in MLB history to have a four-homer game. 1951 – Randy Turpin defeats Sugar Ray Robinson to win the middleweight title. It is just the second loss in 133 career fights for Robinson. 1968 – Major...
1877 – The first ever Wimbledon tennis tournament begins. It is the first official grass tournament in tennis history. 1914 – The Boston Red Sox purchase the contract of minor-leaguer Babe Ruth from the Baltimore Orioles. 1922 – Johnny Weissmuller is the first swimmer...
1889 – John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the last championship bare-knuckle boxing fight. The fight lasts 75 rounds 1941 – Ted Williams hits a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the AL a 7-5 win over the NL at the All-Star Game. 1953 –...
1900 – Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols records his 300th career victory. 1912 – Jim Thorpe wins the gold medal at the Pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. He would later be stripped of the medal after it was discovered he played pro baseball. It would be...
