1881 – The US National Lawn Tennis Association is established in New York City. 1904 – The Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is formed in Paris. It is established to oversee international soccer competitions among Belgium, Denmark, France,...
1919 – Babe Ruth not only gets the win on the mound, he hits his first career grand slam as the Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Browns 6-4. 1920 – Chicago police raid the bleachers at Cubs Park and arrest 24 fans for gambling. 1941 – Taft Wright of the Chicago White Sox...
1910 – Cleveland Indians pitcher Cy Young gets his 500th career win. 1912 – American League president Ban Johnson tells the Detroit Tigers that if they continue to sit out games in protest of Ty Cobb’s suspension that they will be banned from baseball. 1935 – The NFL...
1897 – William Joyce of the New York Giants sets an MLB record by hitting four triples in one game. 1912 – The Detroit Tigers are forced to use amateur players after their regular roster boycotts a game against the A’s in protest of Ty Cobb’s suspension. The A’s win...
1875 – “Aristides” wins the first ever Kentucky Derby. 1915 – Cubs reliever George “Zip” Zabel records the longest relief appearance ever. Zabel enters the game with two outs in the first inning and ends up with a 4-3 win in 19 innings. 1939 – The first televised...
1869 - The Cincinnati Reds player in their first baseball game, a 41-7 win. 1976 - The Montreal Canadiens complete a sweep of the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Stanley Cup. It’s the 19th Stanley Cup for Montreal. 1980 - The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA title,...
1862 – The first enclosed baseball field opens in Union Grounds, Brooklyn. 1926 – New York is officially granted an NHL franchise, named the Rangers. The NHL also announces that Chicago and Detroit will be joining the league in November. 1906 – New York Giants pitcher...
1874 – McGill University and Harvard played a football game in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the first college football game to charge admission. 1904 – The Olympics open in St. Louis. It is the first time the games are held in the USA. 1913 – Washington Senators...
