1934 – The Brooklyn Dodgers hire Casey Stengal as their manager. 1938 – Joe Louis knocks out Nathan Mann in the third round to defend his world heavyweight title. 1968 – Wilt Chamberlain becomes the first player in NBA history to score 25,000 career points. 1985 –...
1893 – Auburn beats Alabama 32-22 in the first ever “Iron Bowl.” 1959 – Lee Petty wins the first ever Daytona 500 in controversial fashion. Petty and Johnny Beauchamp cross the finish line side by side with Beauchamp being declared the winner. Three days later, the...
1931 – The White Sox and Giants play in the first exhibition night game. 1941 – Portage High School basketball player Joe Sam sets the Northwest Indiana (Lake & Porter Counties) single game boys basketball scoring record by putting up 57 in a game against...
1887 – The International Association, the first minor league baseball association, is organized in Pittsburgh. 1951 – After a point-shaving scandal involving basketball, Long Island University drops all intercollegiate sports. The basketball team returns to play in...
1928 – Canada wins the gold medal at the Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Represented by the team from the University of Toronto, beat their three opponents 38-0 on their way to the gold. 1970 – Detroit Tigers pitcher Denny McLain is suspended from baseball...
1909 – The Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young to Cleveland. 1944 – 15 year old Joe Nuxhall signs with the Cincinnati Reds. 1960 – The VIII Winter Olympic Games open in Squaw Valley, California. 1978 – The first Iron Man Triathlon is held in Kona, Hawaii. 1981 – Wayne...
1923 – Cy Denneny of the Ottawa Senators becomes the NHL’s all-time leading scorer by netting his 143rd career goal. 1924 – American swimmer Johnny Weissmuller sets a world record in the 100 yard freestyle at 52.4 seconds. 1927 – The Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New...
1969 – Detroit’s Alex Delvecchio becomes the third player in NHL history to record 1,000 career points. 1970 – Joe Frazier retains his world heavyweight title with a fifth round knockout of Jimmy Ellis. 1972 – Wilt Chamberlain, then playing with the Lakers, becomes...
