1889 – John L. Sullivan defeats Jake Kilrain in the last championship bare-knuckle boxing fight. The fight lasts 75 rounds 1941 – Ted Williams hits a three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give the AL a 7-5 win over the NL at the All-Star Game. 1953 –...

1900 – Boston Beaneaters pitcher Kid Nichols records his 300th career victory. 1912 – Jim Thorpe wins the gold medal at the Pentathlon at the Stockholm Olympics. He would later be stripped of the medal after it was discovered he played pro baseball. It would be...

1933 – The first MLB All-Star Game takes place at Comiskey Park. The American League wins 4-2, thanks to Babe Ruth’s home run. 1941 – The Yankees unveil a monument to Lou Gehrig in center field at Yankee Stadium. 1956 – MLB introduces the Cy Young Award, honoring the...

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...