1997 Event NBA announces hiring of Dee Kantner and Violet Palmer as 1st women to officiate a major-league all-male sports league 1990 Event Boston Red Sox hires Elaine Weddington as asstistant General Manager (highest-ranking black female in a major-league front office) 1989 Event Bill White named NL president; 1st black major-league sports head 1988 Event CBS' $1.1 B bid wins exclusive 1990-94 major-league baseball rights 1988 Event 10th time, 4 players hit baseball major-league record grand slams 1949 Birthday Vida Blue, major-league pitcher, Cy Young and AL MVP 1971 1947 Event Jackie Robinson becomes 1st black in modern major-league baseball 1946 Event 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night 1946 Birthday Jim "Catfish" Hunter, major-league pitcher, A's, Yankees 1936 Event New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits 1924 Event Cleveland Bulldogs lose to Frankford Yellowjackets, ends 31-game undefeated streak (NFL and major-league football record) 1922 Event Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game 1911 Event New York Yankees steal 15 bases and get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12; with a major-league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning
