MLB Schedule - 6/29 White Sox at Orioles - 5:35Pirates at Phillies - 5:40Rangers at Guardians - 6:00Tigers at Yankees - 6:05Mets at Blue Jays - 6:07Nationals at Red Sox - 6:10Reds at Brewers - 6:40Padres at Cubs - 7:05Twins at Astros - 7:10Marlins at Rockies -...
1897 – The Chicago Colts, who would eventually become the Cubs, set an MLB record for most runs scored in a single game by a team as they beat the Louisville Cardinals 36-7. 1941 – Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak to 41 games, breaking the record set by George...
1939 – The Yankees hit a combined 13 home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the A’s, with scores of 23-2 and 10-0. 1958 – American swimmer Nancy Ramey sets a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:09.6. 1971 – With an 8-0 ruling, the US Supreme Court...
1939 – The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Bees play to a 2-2 tie after 23 innings and 5 hours and 15 minutes of game time. 1979 – Muhammad Ali reiterates to the media that his third announced retirement is final. It isn’t. 1980 – Dodgers pitcher Jerry Reuss throws a...
1819 – Abner Doubleday, the man largely credited with inventing baseball, is born. 1916 – The White Sox and Indians play in a game where the players had numbers on their sleeves, making it the first game that players were identified by numbers. 1944 – The New York...
1903 - Boston Beaneater pitcher Wiley Piatt becomes the only pitcher in the 20th century to lose two complete games in one day, dropping both games to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3. 1918 - Babe Ruth becomes the second player in American League History to hit a home run in...
1882 – Richard Higham becomes the only umpire to be banished from baseball after it is discovered he was part of fixing games. 1922 – The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League. 1922 – The Chicago Staleys change their name...
1903 – Boston Beaneater pitcher Wiley Piatt becomes the only pitcher in the 20th century to...
