1907 – Abraham Mills’ commission declares Abner Doubleday invented baseball. 1926 – Chicago Tribune reports the Tigers threw a 4-game series to the White Sox in 1917 to help Chicago win the pennant (never substantiated). 1934 – New York Rangers and Boston Bruins...
1933 – New York Yankees refuses to release Babe Ruth to manage the Cincinnati Reds. 1934 – 1st collegiate basketball doubleheader at Madison Square Garden. 1940 – 3rd NFL All Star Game: Chicago Bears beats NFL All-Stars, 28-14. 1945 – Maurice Richard scores twice in...
1905 – Intercollegiate Athletic Association of US founded (becomes NCAA in 1910). 1918 – Georges Vezina becomes the first NHL goalie to record an assist during the Canadiens’ 6-3 win over the Toronto Arenas. 1944 – Former Washington 3rd baseman Buddy Lewis wins...
1942 – 5th NFL All Star Game, Shribe Park, Philadelphia: NFL All-Stars beat Washington Redskins, 17-14 1956 – Bill Sharman (Boston) ends NBA free throw streak of 55 games. 1959 – National Football League Championship, Memorial Stadium, Baltimore: Baltimore Colts beat...
1908 – Boxer Jack Johnson becomes the first African-American to win world heavyweight title; Johnson dominates before police stop the bout. 1917 1st NHL defensemen to score a goal: Toronto Maple Leaf Harry Cameron. 1919 – Yankees and Boston Red Sox reach agreement to...
1862 – 40,000 people watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, South Carolina. 1888 – 1st indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia. 1956 – Detroit’s future Hockey Hall of Fame right wing Gordie Howe picks up a Xmas hat-trick & 3 assists...
1889 – Daniel Stover & William Hance patent bicycle with back pedal brake. 1921 – Ottawa’s Harry Broadbent scores in a 10-0 Senators blowout of the Montreal Canadiens; first in a 16-game NHL record goal-scoring streak; Charlie Simmer’s 13-game streak (1979) is...
1923 – Yankees pitcher Carl Mays’ contract is sold to Reds for $85,000. 1951 – National Football League Championship, LA Memorial Coliseum: Los Angeles Rams beat Cleveland Browns, 24-17; first coast-to-coast televised NFL title game. 1972 – “Immaculate Reception”...
