MLB Schedule - 9/17 Brewers at Pirates - 11:35Dodgers at Reds - 11:40Athletics at Rays - 12:10Padres at Rockies - 2:10Phillies at Mets - 6:15Royals at Astros - 6:15Tigers at White Sox - 6:40Red Sox at Rangers - 7:05Twins at Angels - 8:38 NFL Schedule - 9/17 Lions at Bills - 7:15

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 debut, going 2-4 for the Cardinals. 1947 – Jackie Robinson is named the Rookie of…

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 renamed the Orioles. 1973 – Buffalo Bills running back OJ Simpson sets an NFL…

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 home game before moving to Milwaukee in the off-season. 1960 – Maurice “Rocket”…

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 Denny McLain picks up his 30th victory of the season. He’s the first…

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 home run of the season. All of them were inside the park homers. 1936 – 17…

1930 – Brooklyn’s Al Lopez records the last recorded bounce home run in MLB history. 1964 - The Andrean 59ers open the season with a Saturday contest at Gilroy Stadium where they get a 21-14 win over the Blue Devils of Gary Froebel.1975 - The River Forest Ingots and Wirt Troopers go to overtime before the Ingots finally score a touchdown to win 6-0.1976…

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 for Cobb in this list. 1951 – Florence Chadwick becomes the first woman to…

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 hit 3 homers in a game at Griffith Stadium. 1954 – Catcher Ray Katt of…

1904 – The New York baseball team is referred to as the Yankees for the first time, with the name appearing in an article in the Boston Herald. The name would not become official until 1913. 1945 – Jimmie Foxx hits the 534th, and final, home run of his career. 1960 – The Denver Broncos beat the Boston Patriots 13-10 in the first ever…