MLB Schedule - 8/18 Yankees at Orioles - 5:35Tigers at Pirates - 5:40Marlins at Phillies - 5:40Giants at Guardians - 5:40Cardinals at Reds - 5:40Blue Jays at Rays - 5:40Diamondbacks at Red Sox - 6:10Padres at Mets - 6:10Athletics at Royals - 6:40Mariners at Brewers - 6:40Braves at Twins - 6:40Nationals at Rangers - 7:05White Sox at Cubs - 7:05Angels at Astros - 7:10Dodgers…

1931 – Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,000th consecutive game. 1964 – South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to apartheid policies. 1965 – Hank Aaron hits a home run, but it is disallowed due to the fact that he was out of the batter’s box. 1965 – Brooks Robinson ties an MLB record by hitting into his third career triple play. 1973…

1920 – Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians dies after being hit in the head by a pitch thrown by Carl Mays of the Yankees a day earlier. He’s the only MLB player ever to be killed by a pitched ball. 1933 – Lou Gehrig sets an MLB record by playing in his 1,308th consecutive game. 1957 – Phillies slugger Richie Ashburn hits the…

1920 – Cleveland shortstop Ray Chapman is hit in the head by a pitch from Yankees pitcher Carl Mays. Chapman dies the next day from his injuries. 1927 – Babe Ruth hits the first homerun out of Comiskey Park, as the Yankees would beat the White Sox, 8-1.  1936 – The Berlin Olympics come to a close. 1954 – The first issue of Sports…

1939 – The first night game in Comiskey Park’s history ends in a White Sox 5-2 win over the Cleveland Browns.  1964 – The Cubs honor Ernie Banks, as it was “Ernie Banks Day” at Wrigley Field.  1965 – The San Francisco Giants hold a “Masanori Murakami Day” at Candlestick Park to honor the 1st Japanese player in the Majors.  1990 – Then with…

1919 – Chicago White Sox outfielder Happy Felsch ties an MLB record with 4 outfield assists in a single game. 1936 – Playing outdoors in poor conditions, the United States defeats Canada 19-8 to win the first ever men’s basketball gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. 1939 – The first MLB night game in Chicago is played at Comiskey Park, as the White Sox…

1906 - After pitching 187 consecutive complete games, Cubs pitcher Jack Taylor’s streak comes to an end with a three-inning outing against the Dodgers. 1948 - The US wins the gold medal in men’s basketball, defeating France 65-21 at the Olympics in London. 1955 - Larry Dobby\'s AL record of 167 errorless games ends. 1963 - Warren Spahn sets the record for strikeouts by…

1960 – US track athlete, Ralph Boston, sets the long jump record at 26.94 feet.  1963 – St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial announces that he will retire at the end of the season. 1964 – Mickey Mantle hits homers from both sides of the plate in the same game for a record 10th time in his career. 1969 – The Boston Celtics are…

1919 – The Green Bay Packers football team is founded by Curly Lambeau and George Calhoun. The team is named after their sponsor, the Indian Packing Company. 1929 – Babe Ruth becomes the first player in MLB history to hit 500 career home runs. 1961 – Future HOF pitcher, Warren Spahn, gets his 300th career victory in a 2-1 win against the Cubs.  1980…

1901 – Frank Isbell of the White Sox sets a record by stranding 11 runners on base. 1934 – Babe Ruth announces that the ‘34 season will be his final as a full-time player. 1971 – Minnesota Twins slugger Harmon Killebrew becomes the 10th player in MLB history to reach the 500 home run mark. 1977 – The Phillies and Expos begin a double-header…