1898 – Lizzie Arlington becomes the first woman to play professional baseball when she pitches the ninth inning for the Reading Coal Heavers against the Allentown Peanuts. She allows two hits and walks a batter, but still preserves a 5-0 win. 1934 – Lou Gehrig hits...

1911 – White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh ends Ty Cobb’s 40-game hitting streak, as Cobb goes 0-4 against him. 1914 – The Harvard men’s crew team becomes the first American squad to win the Grand Challenge Cup. 1919 – Jack Dempsey wins the world heavyweight title when Jess...

1912 – New York Giants pitcher Rube Marquard wins his 19th consecutive decision, setting an MLB record that still stands. 1931 – German boxer Max Schmeling beats American Young Stribling by TKO in the 15th round in the first boxing match broadcast live on national...

1902 – John McGraw is hired as manager of the New York Giants, a position he would hold until 1932. 1903 – MLB batting champion Ed Delahanty disappears after being removed from a train by force. He is found dead at the bottom of Niagara Falls two weeks later. 1930 –...