1917 – Pirates outfielder Carson Bigbee sets an MLB record with 11 at-bats in a 22-inning game. 1950 – Althea Gibson becomes the first African-American player in a US national tennis competition. 1959 – The AFL officially forms. 1965 – Giants pitcher Juan Marichal...
Friday Night Football Schedule - 8/21 John Glenn at Boone Grove - 6:30Hammond Central at SB Washington - 6:30Fairfield at Calumet - 6:30Valparaiso at Penn - 6:30Lowell at Crown Point - 7:00Hobart at Chesterton - 7:00Morton at Portage - 7:00Highland at Griffith -...
1901 – Orioles pitcher Joe McGinnity is suspended for punching and spitting on an umpire. The suspension, initially a lifetime ban, is eventually reduced to 12 days. 1926 – White Sox pitcher Ted Lyons throws a no-hitter against the Red Sox. 1931 – Babe Ruth becomes...
1915 – The White Sox acquire “Shoeless” Joe Jackson from Cleveland in exchange for three players and $31,500. 1920 – The American Professional Football Association is formed with Jim Thorpe as president. The league would later become the NFL. 1922 – The first track...
