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In 1951, the plane carrying Toronto Maple Leaf Bill Barilko and his pilot friend Dr. Henry Hudson is presumed to have crashed on this day. The plane was not found for nearly 11 years. In 1939, the first ever sports event was broadcast on television. In 2001, Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk played 7 sudden...
In 1996, Tiger Woods stormed back from being down five after the morning round to win his 3rd consecutive US Amateur championships. The match is mostly known for the act of sportsmanship that happened on the day’s 34th hole. In 1946, Ben Hogan won the PGA Championship for his first of what would be 9...
In 1986, then golfer, now golf commentator David Feherty won the Scottish Open and then several hours later lost the trophy somewhere in Glasgow or beyond. In 1919, Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell was on the mound when he was struck by lightning. After he regained consciousness, he finished out the game. In 1983, Baltimore pitcher...
In 1982, Gaylord Perry was ejected for doctoring the baseball for the only time in his career. In 1989, Montreal Expos’ mascot Youppi! was ejected after upsetting LA Dodgers’ manager Tommy Lasorda. In 1936, Cleveland pitcher Bob Feller made his MLB debut and struck out 15 to pick up his first win. In 1957, the...
In 1973, the US Men’s Basketball team got in a fight with the Cuban national team. In 1965, San Francisco’s Juan Marichal hit Dodger catcher John Roseboro with a bat in an ugly brawl. In 1960, Billy Martin, then a Cincinnati Red was sued by Chicago Cub pitcher Jim Brewer for a brawl they’d been...
In 1990, the Philadelphia Phillies scored 9 runs in the top of the ninth to beat the LA Dodgers 12-11. In 1967, Ken ‘the Hawk’ Harrelson was fired as a player by owner Charlie Finley. Harrelson was able to negotiate with different teams eventually signing with the Boston Red Sox. In 1901, Baltimore Orioles pitcher...
In 1964, Phil Linz and the Harmonica Incident. In 2000, Tiger beat Bob May in a three-hole playoff to win the PGA Championship. In 2006, Tiger won his third PGA Championship. In 1967, Charlie Sifford won his first official PGA Tournament. In 1945, 17 year old Tommy Brown became the youngest to ever hit a...
In 1995, Mike Tyson fought his first fight in 3 1/2 years, stopping Peter McNeeley is 1:20. In 1984, Lee Trevino won the PGA Championship. In 1951, St. Louis Browns owner signed 3’8″ Eddie Gaedel to a contract and sent him to the plate. In 1997, Wade Boggs made his first appearance as a relief...
In 1922, Gene Sarazen became the first golfer to win the US Open and the PGA Championship in the same year. In 1983, it was a ho-hum end to the ‘Pine Tar Game.’ In 1967, Tony Canigliaro was hit in the face with a fastball and nearly became the second fatality in a Major League...
In 1976, the NFL played its first game outside of the US. St. Louis beat San Diego 20-10. In 1920, Ray Chapman was hit by a Carl Mays’ pitch. He died a few hours later. In 1987, Toronto Blue Jay Lloyd Moseby stole second base twice … on the same play. In 2009, Y.E. Yang...