Ben Johnson Disqualified at Seoul Olympics September 27, 1988
At the Seoul Olympics on September 24, 1988, competing in the 100 meter sprint, Ben Johnson won a decisive victory over his rival, nine-time Olympic gold medalist, Carl Lewis. Three days later, after...
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Ted Williams .406 Last Day of Season – Sept 28, 1941
Ted Williams hits .400 in 1941 Ted Williams hit .406 for the entire 1941 season. He is the last Major League player to hit .400 for a whole year. From the start of baseball’s modern era (1900) until...
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee Wins 2nd Gold – September 29, 1988
Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins Long Jump Gold at 1988 Olympics in SeoulClick here Jackie Joyner-Kersee won a gold medal in the long jump at the Seoul Olympics on Septemeber 29, 1988. About an hour later,...
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Babe Ruth Hits 60th Home Run – September 30, 1927
Babe Ruth Breaks his own record Hitting his 60th home run of the season, 1927Click here Babe Ruth broke the single season home run record in 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1960 When Babe Ruth hit 59 home runs in...
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Bobby Thomson Shot Heard ‘Round The World – October 3, 1951
Bobby Thomson played 15 seasons of Major League baseball. Between 1946 and 1960 he made 6,305 plate appearances. However, one of those plate appearances, the one he made at the Polo Grounds on October...
View ArticleBrooklyn Dodgers Win Series (Finally) October 4, 1955
Among all the days in the history of the universe, October 4, 1955 is unique. On that day, unlike any other, the Brooklyn Dodgers became the World Series champions. Prior to 1955, the citizens of...
View ArticleMickey Owen Drops 3rd Strike – Dodgers Lose Series – October 5, 1941
Your browser does not support iframes. One of the most bizarre, and dramatic plays in the history of baseball. Let’s set the stage. It’s another October and what do you know? The Yankees are playing in...
View ArticlePhil Niekro Wins 300th, Age 46 – October 6, 1985
Phil Niekro, at the age of 46 years, six months and five days, became the oldest pitcher to win his 300th Major League game. The win came at the expense of the Toronto Blue Jays, in Toronto, on...
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Drew Brees Breaks Unitas Record Consecutive TD Games – October 7, 2012
Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints is the current holder of the NFL record for the most consecutive games with a touchdown pass. His streak of 54 games started on October 26, 2008 and lasted until...
View ArticleDon Larsen Perfect Game – October 8, 1956
The cap that Don Larsen wore when he pitched the perfect game, is part of the collection at the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. So is the catcher’s mitt that Yogi Berra used that same day. Unlike Larsen,...
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Cubs White Sox Subway Series (sort of) – October 9, 1906
Cubs vs White Sox in the 1906 World Seriessource: WikiCommons If you define a “subway series” as a World Series in which the American League and National teams both represent the same city, then the...
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Babe Ruth Caught Stealing to End World Series – October 10, 1926
Babe Ruth Caught Stealing to end the 1926 World Seriessource:WikiCommons Babe Ruth – You know about his 60 home runs in 1927, his 714 career homers, and the one in 1932 where he allegedly called the...
View ArticleCleveland Indians Win The World Series – October 11, 1948
Cleveland Indians fans have earned the right to kvetch. Their team hasn’t won a World Series since 1948. Some might argue that the misery felt in Cleveland pales to what the Cub fnas have endured, not...
View ArticleMagic Johnson, Larry Bird Debut – October 12, 1979
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird faced each other in the NCAA championship game on March 9, 1979. Johnson’s Michigan State team defeated Indiana State, led by Bird. The following June, the Los Angeles...
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Sports Illustrated Jinx Begins – August 22, 1954
The publication date of Sport Illustrated Magazine’s premiere issue was August 16, 1954. It featured Milwaukee Braves slugger Eddie Mathews on the cover. Six days later, the fist incident of the Sports...
View ArticleStrasburg Gets Rocked by Cubans at Beijing Olympics – August 22, 2008
Stephen Strasburg and U.S. Team have to settle for Bronze after 10-2 Semi-Final Loss to Cuba #82510853 / gettyimages.com Two years before he became the most hyped draft pick in MLB history, Stephen...
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Triple Play, Unassisted by Phillies Eric Bruntlett – August 23, 2009
Unassisted Triple Play by Phillies Eric Bruntlett gives Phils win over Mets – August 23, 2009 Click here Eric Bruntlett is the 15th player in baseball’s modern era to pull of an unassisted triple play....
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Pete Rose Banned from Baseball – August 24, 1989
Pete Rose Banned Click Image to See on eBay Pete Rose was banned from baseball for life by Commissioner Bart Giamotti, on August 24, 1989. There is no doubt that Rose bet on games that he was involved...
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Grand Slams – Yankees Hit Three on August 25, 2011
The New York Yankees became the first and only team in Major League history to hit three grand slams in one game. Trailing 7-2 in the fifth inning, Robinson Cano hit one into the right field stands off...
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Munich Olympics Open – August 26, 1972
The Munich Olympics opened on August 26, 1972. The following day, Shirley Povitch wrote in the Washington Post: It was a smashing effort by the opulent city-state of Munich, only seven miles from the...
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