1925 - French Baseball Federation awards silver medals to
John McGraw, Charlie Comiskey, & Hugh Jennings.
1927 - Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games
1927 - Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games
played between Chicago & Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox.
1931 - First woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases
1931 - First woman to purchase a baseball team Lucille Thomas purchases
Topeka franchise in the Western League.
1932 - Chuck Noll, Cleveland Ohio, NFL coach (Pittsburgh Steelers) is born.
1934 - National & American Baseball Leagues select a uniform ball.
1934 - National & American Baseball Leagues select a uniform ball.
1957 - Dodgers' Jackie Robinson retires rather than be traded to NY Giants.
1960 - Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance
1960 - Continental League, a proposed third major league, gets an assurance
of congressional support from NY Senator Kenneth Keating.
1963 - Rogers Hornsby, baseball player, dies of a heart ailment at 66.
1964 - San Diego Chargers win AFL-championship.
1971 - Body of US Heavyweight Charles "Sonny" Liston (36) found;
1964 - San Diego Chargers win AFL-championship.
1971 - Body of US Heavyweight Charles "Sonny" Liston (36) found;
he had been dead for an estimated 6 days.
1988 - Pete Maravich, American basketball player, dies of heart failure at 40.
1989 - Baseball signs $400M with ESPN, showing 175 games in 1990.
1990 - J Donald Crump appointed 8th Commissioner of CFL.
1990 - J Donald Crump appointed 8th Commissioner of CFL.
1993 - Reggie Jackson elected to Hall of Fame.
2004 - Tug McGraw, American baseball player, father of
Tim McGraw (b. 1944) dies of a brain tumor.
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