MLB Schedule - 9/11 Pirates at Cubs - 1:20Rockies at Tigers - 5:40Angels at Nationals - 5:45Mets at Yankees - 6:05Orioles at Blue Jays - 6:07Astros at Rays - 6:10Royals at Red Sox - 6:10Dodgers at Marlins - 6:10Phillies at Braves - 6:15Reds at Brewers - 6:40Guardians at Twins - 7:10White Sox at Cardinals - 7:15Mariners at Athletics - 8:40Rangers at Diamondbacks - 8:40Padres…

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…

1894 – A boxing match is captured on film for the first time as William K.L. Dickson, an employee of Thomas Edison, films the exhibition bout between James J. Corbett and Peter Courtney. 1939 – Indians pitcher Bob Feller, aged 20, becomes the youngest pitcher to win 20 games in a season. 1958 – Pirates outfielder Roberto Clemente ties an MLB record by hitting…

1892 – Jim Corbett knocks out John L. Sullivan in the 21st round to win the first world heavyweight title bout fought under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. 1955 – Yankees pitcher Whitey Ford becomes the fifth pitcher in MLB history to throw one hitters in consecutive games. 1974 – Billie Jean King wins her 4th U.S. Open singles title over Evonne Goolagong Cawley.  1979…

1905 – White Sox pitcher Frank Smith throws a no-hitter against the Tigers. 1920 – Jack Dempsey knocks out Billy Miske in the third round to retain the world heavyweight title in the first prizefight that is broadcast on radio. 1945 – Athletics catcher Greek George is suspended for punching umpire Joe Rue. 1963 – A Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators game is reported…

1901 – A baseball league later known as the Minor Leagues, is formed in a hotel in Chicago.  1906 – St. Louis University quarterback Bradbury Robinson throws the first legal forward pass in American football history, throwing a touchdown to Jack Schneider in a game against Carroll College. 1921 – Walter Johnson becomes MLB’s all-time strikeout leader with 2,287 career K’s. 1960 – Then-known…

1920 – Race horse Man O’War wins the Lawrence Realization Stakes by 100 lengths, the largest winning margin in modern racing history. 1922 – Paavo Nurmi runs a 2000m in world record time, with a 5:26. 1971 – The first DAC football game is played as Chesterton beats Hobart 13-8. 1991 – The MLB Statistical Accuracy Committee votes to drop the asterisk next to…

1881 – Richard Sears wins the first U.S. Men’s National Championship. 1904 – For the first, an only, time in Olympic history there is a throw off in the discus final after Americans Martin Sheridan and Ralph Rose tie with a throw of 128’ 10 ½”. Sheridan wins the throw off with 127’ 10 ¼”.   1921 – The US defeats Japan in five straight…