1997 FBI says no evidence of foul play in 1996 TWA 800 crash
1997 Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games
1997 "Play On!" closes at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City after 61 performances
1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs San Francisco Giants)
1997 San Diego Padres and St. Louis Cardinals play at Aloha Stadium Hawaii
1997 "Play On!," opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater New York City for 61 performances
1996 Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4
1996 Yanks (3) and Orioles (3) combine to tie play off record of 6 HRs
1996 Dallas Cowboys play Kansas City Chiefs in Monterrey Mexico
1996 Albert Belle uses a forearm to break up a double play and nearly breaks Brewer 2nd baseman Fernando Vina's nose, Belle gets 2 game suspension
1996 Sri Lanka beat India in World Cup semi as riots stop play
1996 Baseball owners unanimously approve interleague play in 1997
1995 Browns and Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in Cleveland for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles
1995 Tigers teammates Lou Whitaker and Alan Trammell play in 1,914 game together tying AL record
1995 "Play's the Thing" closes at Criterion Theater New York City after 75 performances
1995 Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition)
1995 "Play's the Thing" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 75 performances
1995 Birmingham Barracudas play 1st CFL game (vs Winnipeg)
1994 Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired
1994 Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract
1993 Indians play their last game at Cleveland Stadium, Chicago wins 4-0
1993 LA Mighty Ducks play their 1st NHL pre-season game against Penguins
1993 Goran Ivanisevic and Daniel Nestor play longest tie-break in U.S. Tennis
1993 Shari Beadley weds Christopher Martin (Kid 'n Play)
1993 Red Tom Browning decides to watch his team play at Wrigley Field from the roof of a building across Sheffield Ave, he is fined $500
1992 Dawn Coe-Jone wins Pizza-La LPGA Match Play Golf Championship
1992 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period
1992 Phils' Mickey Moradini makes an unassisted triple play
1992 Cleveland Indians turn a triple play
1992 Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play
1992 New York Yankees play in their 4th straight extra inning game
1992 Ted Liss, actor (Child's Play), dies of heart attack at 72
1991 Deb Richard wins JBP Cup LPGA Match Play Golf Championship
1991 Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92
1991 4,355 turn out to see Expos play New York Mets at Shea Stadium
1991 Only 1,695 fans watch Boston Red Sox play Cleveland
1991 Billy James, comedian/singer (Women at Play, Lusty Business), dies
1991 Red Sox and White Sox play then slowest 9 inning game (4:11)
1991 NCAA bans University of Minnesota football team from postseason play in 1992
1990 Betsy King wins Itoman LPGA World Match Play Golf Championship
1990 Radio stations around world play "Imagine" honoring John Lennon
1990 Pirate Bobby Bond is 2nd to hit 30 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season (so he can play in 6 decades) because it is a publicity stunt
1990 Ken Griffey Sr &, Jr. are 1st father and son to play on same team each goes 1 for 4 for Seattle Mariners
1990 Ken Griffey and Ken Griffey, Jr. become 1st father and son to play on same team (Seattle Mariners), both single in 1st inning
1990 Sandy, dog in the play Annie, dies at 16
1990 Baltimore Orioles pull their 10th triple play (1-6-3 vs Oakland)
1990 Anna Palk, actress (Play it Cool, Frozen Dead), dies of cancer at 48
1990 4th largest NBA crowd (45,458) see Orlando play at Minneapolis
1990 Lisa Leslie of Morningside HS in Inglewood California scores 101 in 1st half, South Torrance HS decides not to play 2nd half and loses 102-24
1989 Commencement of 1st Test Cricket play at Bellerive Oval, Hobart (v SL)
1989 Rickey Henderson steals a record 8 bases in a play off (5 games)
1989 Calgary Flames become 1st NHL team to play in U.S.S.R., win 4-2
1989 Baltimore Orioles pull their 9th triple play, vs. Yankees
1989 Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4
1989 1st Soviet hockey players are permitted to play for the NHL
1988 Boston Celtics play Spain in Madrid
1988 Phoenix Cardinals play 1st regular-season NFL game
1988 Cubs and Phillies attempt to play 1st night game ever at Wrigley Field but are rained out in 4th inning with Chicago leading, 3-1
1988 Yanks' Tommy John makes 3 errors on 1 play yet beats Brewers 16-3
1988 Tommy John commits rec 3 errors on 1 play as Yanks rout Brewers 16-3
1988 U.S. and Jamacia play scoreless tie, in 2nd round of 1990 world soccer cup
1988 Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games
1987 New York Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman and Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play
1987 New York Yankees play their 13,000th game
1986 Saskatchewan and Hamilton play 1st CFL regular-season overtime game
1986 Cleveland Browns becomes 1st team in NFL history to have a play reviewed by instant replay, Chicago 41, Browns 31
1986 Paul McCartney releases "Press to Play" album
1986 Phillies and Pirates play a 6 game series in 4 days
1986 Atlanta's Dale Murphy doesn't play ending consecutive streak at 740
1984 5,251 turn out to see Phillies play New York Mets at Shea Stadium
1984 Red Sox Jim Rice grounds into record 33rd double play en route to 36
1984 White Sox and Brewers play 8:06, game, longest timed baseball game, 25 innings
1983 3,112 turn out to see Pirates play New York Mets at Shea Stadium
1983 Quebec Nordiques play 251st NHL game without being shut out
1982 New York Islanders and Minnesota North Stars play to an 8-8 tie
1982 2,251 turn out to see Expos play New York Mets at Shea Stadium
1982 "Play Me a Country Song" opens and closes at Virginia Theater New York City
1982 Los Angeles Dodger Steve Garvey is 5th to play in 1,000 consecutive games
1981 Charles Fuller's "Soldier's Play," premieres in New York City
1981 Islanders score 5 power play goals against Flyers in a playoff
1981 Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox play to 2-2 tie in 32 innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 33rd)
1981 New York Islanders and Edmonton Oilers play to an 8-8 tie
1981 Islanders scored 5 power play goals against Nordiques
1981 Ivan Lendl intentionally loses a match in Volvo Masters in order to avoid having to play Bjorn Borg
1980 1,754 turn out to see Phillies play New York Mets at Shea Stadium
1980 University adm declares 5 Pac-10 schools ineligible for conference titles and post-season play due to transcript and curriculum abuses
1980 Sabres and Islanders play to 1:20 of 5th period in a playoff
1980 Islanders and Whalers play a NHL penalty-free game
1979 Kathy Horvath (14y5d) is youngest to play in U.S. Tennis Open, she loses
1979 Cars play concert in New York Central Park
1979 Baltimore Orioles pull their 8th triple play (5-4-3 vs Cleve)
1979 Gary Roenicke hits into Orioles 13th triple play (Oakland)
1979 Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it
1979 Major riot at Bourda prevents day's play in WSC Supertest
1979 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period
1978 Yanks and Dodgers play in World Series # 75
1978 Baltimore Orioles pull their 7th triple play (5-4-3 vs Toronto)
1977 Cleveland Browns play their 1st overtime game, beat Patriots 30-27
1977 Tiger rookies Lou Whitaker and Allan Trammell debut together and will play together for 19 years
1977 Texas Rangers turn their 1st triple play (vs A's)
1977 Baltimore Orioles pull their 6th triple play (9-6-4-6-6 vs Kansas City Royals)
1977 Broadway play "Annie" opens, 1st of 2,377 performances
1976 Seattle Seahawks play 1st regular-season game (St. L 30, Sea 24)
1976 Seattle Seahawks play 1st (preseason) game (SF 27, Seattle 20)
1975 Phillies and New York Mets play a doubleheader that ends at 3:15 AM
1975 Jury can't decide on trial of Dave Forbes of Boston Bruins (1st athlete indicted for excessive violence during play)
1975 Elton John, Eagles and Beach Boys play Wembley
1975 Washington Capitals play record NHL 37th road game without a win and NHL record of 17 straight loses
1973 Baltimore Orioles pull their 5th triple play (5-4-3 vs Detroit)
1973 Baltimore Orioles pull their 4th triple play, 5-4-3 vs Oakland
1973 Garvey, Lopes, Cey and Russell play together for 1st time, set record of staying together as an infield for 8 years (Los Angeles Dodgers)
1972 Commish Bowie Kuhn allows Bert Campaneris to play in World Series
1972 Balt Roric Harrison is last AL pitcher to homer until interleague play 25 years later
1972 "Don't Play Us Cheap" closes at Barrymore Theater New York City after 164 performances
1972 New York Yankees sign 30-year lease to play in remodeled Yankee Stadium
1972 "Don't Play Us Cheap" opens at Barrymore Theater New York City for 164 performances
1972 NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall
1971 "Play Misty For Me" premieres
1971 Cleveland Indians and Washington Senators, play 20 innings
1971 Indians Ken Harrelson retires from baseball to play pro golf
1970 Reds play final game at Cincinnati's Crosley Field, beat Giants 5-4
1970 South-Africa excluded from Olympic play
1970 Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games
1970 Robert Marasco's "Child's Play," premieres in New York City
1969 Plastic Ono Band, play their only concert at London's Lyceum Ballroom
1969 Baltimore Orioles pull their 3rd triple play, 5-4-3 vs Kansas City Royals
1969 Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park
1969 Turtles play White House, Mark Volman falls off stage 5 times
1968 Milwaukee Bucks play their 1st game losing 89-84 to Chicago Bulls
1968 Kay Francis, actress (Charley's Aunt, Play Girl), dies of cancer at 65
1968 Yanks and Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 due to 1 AM curfew
1968 Gram Parson refuses to play with the Byrds in South Africa
1968 Washington D.C. Ron Hansen makes unassisted triple play vs Cleve
1968 Lee Trevino is 1st to play all 4 rounds of golf's U.S. open under par
1968 Virginia Maskell, actress (Only Two Can Play), dies at 31
1967 Arthur Allyn says White Sox will play 9 games in Milwaukee in 1968
1967 New Jersey Americans (later NY/New Jersey Nets) play 1st ABA game
1967 Oriole Brooks Robinson hits into a record 4th triple play
1967 Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs. West Indies cancelled by riots
1966 1st day of Sunday play in County Cricket, Essex vs. Somerset
1965 Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game
1965 Beatles play to 55,000 at Shea Stadium
1965 Japanese community of San Francisco holds Masanori Murakami Day at Candlestick Park to honor 1st Japanese player to play in major leagues
1965 Hochhuths play "Stellvertreter" banned in Italy
1965 Harvey Zorbaugh, doctor/TV host (Play the Game), dies at 68
1964 Braves sign a 25-year lease to play in the new Atlanta stadium
1964 Phillies tie major league record with season's 3rd triple play (Reds)
1964 Beatles play at Public Auditorium in Cleveland
1964 Kim Oden, U.S. Olympic volleyball player, NCAA Play of Decade-80s
1964 North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime
1962 New York Mets lose record 120th game as Cubs turn triple play and beat New York 5-1
1962 Larry Doby, retires from Cleveland Indians to play in Japan
1962 Zulqarnain, cricketer, last person in alphabetical order to play Test
1962 Wake Forest coach "Bones" McKinney becomes 2nd person to play and coach
1961 Beach Boys play their debut gig under that name
1961 Gordie Howe becomes 1st to play in 1,000 NHL games
1961 American Basketball League starts play
1960 Riot curtails third days play at Port-Of-Spain WI vs. England
1959 Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet
1959 10 nation soccer league to play all games on New York Randalls Is, announced
1959 During a game in Wrigley Field, 2 balls were in play at same time
1959 Baltimore Orioles pull their 2nd triple play (3-6-3 vs Washington Senators)
1959 "Raisin in the Sun," 1st Broadway play by a black woman, opens
1958 AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
1958 AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
1958 Ozzie Virgil is 1st black to play as a Tiger
1958 Chicago Cardinals announce they will play their 1958 opener in Buffalo
1957 New York Giants play and lose their last game at Polo Grounds (9-1 to Pitts)
1957 Brooklyn Dodgers play last game at Ebbets Field, defeat Pirates 2-0
1957 SF Seals (Pacific Coast League) play their last game
1957 Dodgers play last game in Jersey City (11-4 in NJ)
1957 Walter O'Malley says Dodgers may play 10 exhibitions in California in 1958
1955 WINS radio, announces it will not play "copy" white cover versions of R&B (DJs must play Fats Domino's "Ain't It A Shame," not Pat Boone's)
1955 Baltimore Orioles pull their 1st triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics)
1954 A's defeats Yanks 8-6 in last game franchise will play in Phila
1953 Roland Butcher, cricketer, 1st black to play for England 1981
1953 St. Louis Browns play last game in Sportsman's Park, losing 100th game
1953 Pitcher Bob Trice is 1st black to play on Philadelphia A's
1953 Braves Phil Paine is 1st former major leaguer to play in Japan
1953 NY, Cleveland, and Boston retaliate at Bill Veeck, forcing the Browns to play afternoon games to avoid sharing TV revenues
1952 Dallas Texans (former Boston Yanks) play last game, last original team
1952 Nawab of Pataudi, cricket (play polo 3 Tests for Eng 3 for Ind), dies
1951 Harlem Globetrotters play in Olympic Stadium, Berlin before 75,052
1951 Catherine Hicks, born in Scottsdale, Arizona, actress, Star Trek IV, Child's Play
1951 Minnie Minoso becomes the 1st black to play for the White Sox
1951 International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel)
1950 Cleveland Browns play Pittsburgh for 1st time, beat Steelers 30-17
1950 Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army
1950 San Francisco 49ers (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, lose 21-17
1950 Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play 1st NFL game, beat Philadelphia 35-10)
1950 Indians make their 1st triple play at Cleveland Stadium
1950 Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances)
1950 Chuck Cooper becomes 1st black to play in NBA
1950 Sam Jethroe is 1st black to play for Boston Braves
1949 Yanks and Red Sox, tied for 1st place, play final game of season. Yanks win 5-3 and clinch pennant #16
1949 78,382 watch White Sox play Indians at Cleveland
1949 Monte Irvin and Hank Thompson are 1st blacks to play for New York Giants
1948 Reginald Weit became the 1st black to play in the U.S. Tennis Open
1947 Cleveland Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stad
1946 University of Tenn refuses to play Duquesne U, because they may use a black player in their basketball game
1946 Hans Hoekman, Dutch radio play actor
1946 Los Angeles (previously Cleveland) Rams play 1st NFL game in LA
1946 Indians play their final game in League Park, ending a 55-year stay
1946 San Francisco 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to New York Yankees 21-7
1946 Fed judge rules Seattle club doesn't have to play returning serviceman
1946 Pirates players vote 20-16 to walkout rather than play the Giants
1946 Ted Williams is offered $500,000 to play in Mexican League, he refuses
1945 Niaz Ahmed, cricketer, 1st and last East Pakistani to play Test cricket
1945 Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia A's play 24 inning 1-1 tie
1944 Tennessee Williams' play "Glass Menagerie," premieres in Chicago
1944 Yanks, Dodgers and Giants play unique 6 inn game for War Bonds, each playing successive innings, final score Dodgers-5, Yanks-1 and Giants-0
1942 Rajinder Goel, cricketer, slow lefty who didn't play for India
1942 Chris Sarandon, West Virginia, actor, Child's Play, Dog Day Afternoon, Lipstick
1942 Baseball decides that players in milt can't play when on furlough
1941 Aleksandr Ragulin, U.S.S.R., ice hockey play, Olympics gold 1964, 68, 72
1941 Anatoliy Firssov, U.S.S.R., ice hockey play, Olympics gold 1964, 68, 72
1941 Jessica Walter, born in Brooklyn, New York, actress, Play Misty For Me, Amy Prentiss
1940 Pittsburgh and Philadelphia play a penalty free NFL game
1940 Japan eliminates U.S. terms (strike, play ball) from baseball
1940 Thomas Williams, U.S., ice hockey play 1960 Olympics gold
1940 Joe South, Atlanta, guitarist/songwriter/singer, Games People Play
1939 Deszo Nowak, Hungary, soccer play, Olympics gold 1964, 68
1938 George Cukor announces Vivien Leigh will play Scarlett O'Hara
1938 AL permits Cleveland and Philadelphia to play night games
1938 3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game
1938 Cleveland Browns and Chicago Bears play a penalty free NFL game
1938 1st play telecast with original Broadway cast, "Susan and God"
1938 Benny Goodman refuses to play Carnegie Hall when black members of his band were barred from performing
1937 Arthur Kopit, U.S., playwright, Day Whores Came Out to Play Tennis
1936 Frank Martinus Arion, [F Efraim M], Antilles, writer, Double Play
1936 Brooklyn and Boston play a penalty free NFL game
1936 Jerry Lacy, born in Sioux City, Iowa, actor, Play it Again Sam
1935 John Murray, cricketer, Eng 1961-67, 1st wk called Murray to play Tests
1935 Wallis Mathias, cricketer, 1st non-Muslim to play for Pakistan
1934 Brooklyn and Pittsburgh play a penalty free NFL game
1934 Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday
1933 Philadelphia Eagles play 1st NFL game, lose to New York Giants 56-0
1933 Pittsburgh Steelers (as Pirates) play 1st NFL game, lose 23-2
1933 59th Preakness: Charley Kurtsinger aboard Head Play wins in 2:02
1932 Washington Redskins (as Boston Braves) play 1st NFL game, lose 14-0
1931 Pulitzer Prize-winning musical play "Of Thee I Sing" opens on Bdwy
1931 British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday
1931 Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play 1st exhibition night game
1930 A's Jack Quinn, 46, pitches 2 inn, is oldest to play in World Series
1930 Detroit Lions (as Portsmouth Spartans) play 1st NFL game, win 13-6
1929 Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field
1928 Eugene Roche, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Foul Play, Slaughterhouse Five
1928 Mae West's New York City debut in a daring new play "Diamond Lil"
1927 Rachel Roberts, born in Llanelly, Wales, actress, Foul Play, Doctor's Wife
1927 Tiger 1st baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play
1927 NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants
1927 Harlem Globetrotters play their 1st game
1927 Harlem Globetrotters play 1st game (Hinckley, Ill)
1926 110,000 watch Army and Navy play a 21-all tie
1926 NHL's Chicago Black Hawks play their 1st game, beat Tor St. Pats 4-1
1925 New York Giants play 1st NFL game, lose to Providence 14-0
1925 Pirate shortstop Glenn Wright makes an unassisted triple play
1924 Billy Barty, Millsboro, Pennsylvania, 3'9" actor, Under the Rainbow, Foul Play
1924 England score 2-503 in day's play vs. South Africa at Lord's
1924 56th Belmont: Earl Sande aboard Mad Play wins in 2:18.8
1924 Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play
1923 New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium
1923 1st NL unassisted triple play (Ernie Padgett, Braves against Phillies)
1923 Red Sox 1st baseman George Burns pulls off an unassisted triple play
1922 BBC sends 1st British radio play "Truth about Father Christmas"
1922 Yanks and Giants play an infamous 3-3 tie World Series game
1922 Former Chicago Staleys play 1st NFL game as Chicago Bears, win 6-0
1922 Yankees play their farewell home game in Polo Grounds win doubleheader
1922 Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day
1921 Green Bay Packers play 1st NFL game, 7-6 win over Minneapolis
1920 Chicago Bears (as Decatur Staleys) play 1st NFL game, win 7-0
1920 1st Grandslam in WS (Smith) and 1st unassisted triple play (Wambsganss)
1920 Phoenix Cardinals (then in Chicago) play 1st NFL game, a 0-0 tie
1920 Indian Bill Wambsganns makes 1st unassisted World Series triple play
1920 Giants inform Yankees that the lease allowing them to play in the Polo Grounds will not be renewed at end of 1920 season
1919 Yanks 21 hits, Browns 17 hits Browns win 7-6 in 17, on squeeze play
1919 Yanks and Senators play 2nd straight extra inning tie, 4-4 in 15
1919 Giants play their 1st legal Sunday home game, 35,000 see Phils win 4-3
1918 Reds manager Christy Mathewson suspects Hal Chase of taking bribes to fix games, and suspends him "for indifferent play"
1918 White Sox losing 5-4 against New York Yankees, load the bases in 9th with no outs Chick Gandil lines to Frank Baker who turns a triple play
1918 Cleveland center fielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double play
1917 Quebec Bulldogs play their 1st professional hockey game
1917 Pittsburgh Pirates play 4th straight extra inning game, Carson Bigbee sets record of 11 at-bats, they lose in 22 innings to Dodgers
1917 Robins (Dodgers) play their 1st Sunday game in Brooklyn
1916 Chicago Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds
1914 New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt
1913 Ginty Lush, cricketer, NSW quick of the 30's who didn't play for Aust
1912 Red Sox Tris Speaker's makes only world series unassisted double play, from the outfield
1911 George Bernard Shaw's "Fanny's First Play," premieres in London
1910 Using 20, 137,000 candlepower arc lights, 2 amateur baseball teams play a night game at White Sox Park
1910 Dodgers and Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball and 1 hit by pitch
1910 Cleveland Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0
1909 Cleveland shortstop Neal Ball executes an unassisted triple play
1909 Detroit and Washington play longest scoreless game in AL history-18 innings
1908 Caledonia and Hillhurst Football Clubs play for Central Alberta Rugby Football League championship
1907 Burrill Phillips, Omaha Nebraska, composer, Play Ball
1907 Miran Bux, cricketer, his one season of Test and 1st-class play 1954-55
1905 Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play
1904 Dawson City hockey team begins 9 day walk to get a boat to Seattle to catch a train to Ottawa to play in Stanley Cup on Jan 13 1905
1904 Yanks 2 games out play 1st place Red Sox on final day doubleheader 41 game winner Chesbro loses 1st game and chance at pennant
1904 Charles Follis is 1st black to play pro football
1903 Tigers play a home game in Toledo Ohio, Yanks win 12-8
1903 In 11th an old black ball is put into play against Cleve, Tigers' Nap Lajoie protests ignored, he hurls ball out of park and forfeits game
1903 New York Highlanders play their 1st game, with Jack Chesbro losing 3-1 to Al Orth and Washington
1902 Orioles forfeit to St. Louis having only 5 players available to play they then forfeit their franchise back to the AL
1895 Henry James' play "Guy Domville" opens in London
1894 1st midwestern football team to play on west coast, University of Chicago defeats Stanford 24-4 at Palo Alto, California in football
1894 Henry Carlson, basketball coach, originated figure 8 play
1894 Stanley Cup: Montreal AAA's awarded cup by trustees as Ottawa refuses to travel to Toronto to play
1893 Kommer Kleijn, Dutch actor/radio play director, Paul Vlaanderen
1892 3 brothers Hearne play in same Test Cricket Eng vs. SA (Cape Town)
1891 18 students play 1st basketball game (Springfield College)
1889 1st all New York City World Series New York Giants (NL) play Brooklyn (AA)
1888 USC Trojans (then Methodists) play their 1st football game
1888 Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, NZ
1880 Joseph Tinker, baseball Hall of Famer, 1/3 of fame double play combo
1878 1st unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines
1877 Phillies and Expos play a doubleheader that ends at 3:23 AM
1876 Ottawa Rough Riders play their 1st game
1876 Nico[laas P] de Jong, Dutch radio play actor, Laughter and Tears
1876 Philadelphia A's and Boston Red Caps play 1st NL game, in Phila
1874 1st baseball teams to play outside U.S., Boston-Philadelphia in British Isles
1873 Mehmed Kemals play "Vatan" premeres in Constantinople
1869 Cleveland's Forest City play their 1st game, vs Cincinnati Red Stockings
1869 Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7
1867 Ottawa Rough Riders and Senators play Canadian Football game
1862 40,000 watch Union army men play baseball at Hilton Head, SC
1859 Philadelphia A's organize to play "town ball" became baseball 20 years later
1858 Dion Boucicault's "Foul Play," premieres in London
1732 1st play in American colonies acted by professional players, New York City
1665 "Ye Bare and Ye Cubb" is 1st play, performed in North America (Acomac, Va)
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