Local Football Schedule - 10/2 Andrean at Guerin Catholic - 6:30Chesterton at Lake Central - 7:00Crown Point at LaPorte - 7:00Griffith at West Side - 7:00Hanover Central at Hobart - 7:00Kankakee Valley at Lowell - 7:00Lake Station at East Chicago Central - 7:00Michigan City at Portage - 7:00Morton at Hammond Central - 7:00Munster at Highland - 7:00River Forest at Bishop Noll - 7:00Valparaiso at…

1908 – Cleveland Naps pitcher Addie Joss throws a perfect game against the White Sox. 1920 – The Cincinnati Reds and Pittsburgh Pirates play in the first, and only, triple header in MLB history. The Reds take the first two games while the Pirates win the third. 1947 – Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit homer in World Series history, going deep against the…

1903 – The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Boston Pilgrims 7-3 in the first ever World Series game. 1919 – The Cincinnati Reds beat the White Sox 9-1 in the first game of the infamous World Series that would see several White Sox players throwing games. 1922 – After changing their name from the Chicago Staleys, the Chicago Bears play for the first time, beating…

1904 – White Sox pitcher Doc White throws his fifth shutout in 18 days. 1927 – Babe Ruth hits his 60th homer of the season. 1934 – Babe Ruth goes 0-3 at the plate in his final game as a New York Yankee. 1939 – Fordham defeats Waynesburg 34-7 in the first televised college football game. 1956 – At 16 years old, Jim Derrington…

1880 – The first baseball game at the historic Polo Grounds in New York takes places as the New York Metropolitans defeat the Washington Nationals 4-2. 1941 – Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth round in their bout at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the heavyweight championship. 1945 – The Cubs clinch the NL pennant with a record…

1919 – The Giants beat the Phillies 6-1 in the fastest game in MLB history, lasting just 51 minutes. 1920 – A grand jury in Chicago indicts eight members of the White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series. White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspends all eight players. 1938 – Gabby Harnett of the Cubs hits one of the most famous…

1923 – Lou Gehrig hits his first career home run. He’d go on to hit 493 of them during his career. 1930 – Cubs’ slugger, Hack Wilson, sets the National League home run record, hitting two on the day to bring his total to 56.  1939 – The White Sox host the first day-night doubleheader in baseball history. They lost both games to Cleveland.…

1908 – Chicago Cubs pitcher Ed Reulbach throws a doubleheader shutout. 1959 – Milwaukee Braves pitcher, Warren Spahn, sets the record for most wins by a lefty pitcher in the National League.  1961 – Roger Maris hits his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth’s record for most in a single season. 1962 – Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills becomes the first player…

1882 – Baseball’s first doubleheader is played between Providence and Rochester.  1908 – Cubs pitcher Ed Reulach becomes the only pitcher in MLB history to throw a shutout in both games of a doubleheader. 1926 – The NHL grants franchises to Chicago and Detroit. 1934 – Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th straight game.  1955 – Al Kaline becomes the youngest single season batting…

1919 – Babe Ruth, then with the Red Sox, sets the MLB single season home run record by hitting his 28th homer of the season. 1920 – Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 50 homers in a season. 1922 – St. Louis Cardinal, Rogers Hornsby, sets the National League homerun record at 42. 1927 – The New York Yankees get…