1997 Mavericks' A C Green sets NBA record of 907 consecutive games played
1997 Travis Fryman homers off R Hernandez in both games of double header 1st time since 1961 that 2 doubleheaders are played in the same city Giants vs Mets and Oakland A's vs Yankees in NY
1997 Edwin Haig Alberian, TV celebrity, played Clarabell
1996 1st ODI played in Kenya between home team and Sri Lanka
1996 1st competitive game played on turf in Holland (in third grade)
1994 1st game played at Jacobs Field, Indians beat Mariners 4-3 in 11 inn
1994 1st exhibition game played at Jacobs Field, Pirates beat Indians, 6-4
1994 Randy Shilts, U.S. journalist (& the band played on), dies of AIDs at 41
1989 After a weeks delay due to earthquake, World Series game 3 is played
1988 Japan and MLB all stars played to a 6-6 draw (Game 2 of 7)
1988 1st NFL regular-season game played in Phoenix; Cowboys beat Card
1984 In 1st LCS game played with replacement umps, Cubs cbeat Padres 13-0
1983 Cincinnati Red Pete Rose ends consecutive games played streak at 745
1976 The Cars played their 1st gig
1975 A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs)
1974 Mark-Paul Gosselaar, actor, played Zack on Saved by the Bell
1971 1st game played at Philadelphia's Veteran Stadium, Phils win 4-1
1971 Beatles' "Helter Skelter" is played at Charles Manson trial
1969 On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896)
1969 1st major league baseball game outside U.S. played (Montreal Canada)
1968 New York Yankee outfield Rocky Colavito pitches 2 2/3 innings and beats Tigers 6-5; he played right field in 2nd game and homered
1968 1st AL game played in Milwaukee, is a 4-2 California win against Chicago
1967 Andrew Zesers, cricketer, played for Australia in 1987 World Cup
1964 Ajay Sharma, cricketer, Indian spin all-rounder played one Test 1988
1963 Jerry Garcia and Bob Weir played music together for the 1st time
1963 Only 1st-class cricket game played in Uganda, MCC vs. E African XI
1963 1st time since 1910 no AL player, played in every game
1963 Gursharan Singh, cricketer, Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90
1962 Charith Senanayake, cricketer, played for Sri Lanka vs. NZ 1991
1959 1st World Series game played west of St. Louis (in LA)
1958 Mark Benson, cricketer, played Test England vs. India 1986, 30 and 21
1958 Patricia Heaton, born in Cleveland, Ohio, actress, played Debra on Everybody Loves Raymond
1954 Catherine Bach, born in Warren, Ohio, actress played Daisey Duke on the Dukes of Hazzard
1953 Martin Kent, cricketer, Queensland batsman played for Australia 1981
1949 Panic in Quito Ecuador, after "War of the World" played on radio
1948 "Red" McKenzie, blues-jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), dies
1947 Salah-ud-Din, cricketer, played 5 Tests for Pakistan 1965-69
1946 1st time all major-league baseball games (8) are played at night
1946 Roger Tolchard, cricketer, Engl keeper played Tests as a batsman 1977
1944 1st All St. Louis World Series, all games played at Sportsman's Park
1942 Dave Sincock, cricketer, chinaman bowler played for Aust 1964-66
1942 Dave Brown, cricketer, Warwicks pace bowler, played 26X for England
1942 Rose Bowl played in North Carolina due to Japanese threat-Oregon 20, Duke 16
1936 1st pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5
1935 V V Kumar, cricketer, useful Madras leggie who only played 2 Tests
1935 Sheikh Fazalur Rehman, cricketer, played 1 Test Pakistan vs. WI 1958
1934 Derek Richardson, cricketer, played one innings for England 1957
1933 1st major league All-Star Game announced for July 6 at Comiskey Park It will be played as part of the Chicago World's Fair
1932 1st game played at Orchard Lake Curling Club, Mich
1931 Lou Gehrig hitless in Detroit, his 1,000th consecutively played game
1931 Brian Close, cricketer, played for England between 1949 and 1976
1930 1st Canadian football game played under lights, Hamilton-UBC
1930 Portsmouth beats Brooklyn in 1st NFL game played under floodlights
1930 Roy McLean, cricketer, prolific South African batsman played 40 Tests
1927 Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that 4 games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to White Sox
1925 No baseball games played in NL due to Charles Ebbets' funeral
1925 A H Kardar, cricketer, Pak 1st Test capt, prev played for India
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
1922 Landis insists Game 4 of World Series be played despite heavy rain
1922 Yankees final game at Polo Grounds (played there 7 years)
1920 1st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis
1920 James Doohan, born in Vancouver, British Columbia, actor played Montgomery Scott on Star Trek
1919 Bill Anderson, cricketer, played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946
1919 Len Johnson, cricketer, Australian fast bowler played Test in 1948
1917 1st NHL game played on artificial ice (Toronto)
1917 1st NHL championship game ever played, Toronto Arenas beats Montreal Canadiens 7-3 in 1st of 2 game set (second game on March 13)
1917 Jack Robertson, cricketer, superb England batsman only played 11 Tests
1915 Fred Freer, cricketer, Australian pace bowler played one Test in 1946
1912 1st Stanley Cup game to be played in 3 20-min periods, formerly played in 30-min halfs, Quebec beats Moncton 9-3 on way to sweep
1910 Nap Lajorie challenges Ty Cobb batting avg with 8 hits, 6 were bunts as Brown's 3rd baseman Red Corriden played deep, Cobb still won
1909 Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000
1909 1st pro baseball game, minor league, played under lights
1905 1st game ever played in the Australian Tennis Open
1904 1st college sports letters given to Seniors who played on University of Chicago's football team are awarded blankets with letter "C" on them
1902 Australia won the one and only Test Cricket played at Sheffield
1901 1st golf championship is played
1901 1st games played in baseball's American League
1900 W L "Tich" Cornford, cricketer, Sussex keeper played for England 1930
1900 Edwin McLeod, cricketer, played in NZ's 2nd-ever Test 1930
1895 1st pro football game played, Latrobe beats Jeanette 12-0 (Penn)
1895 Charlie Hallows, cricket batsman, Lancs played for England 1921-28
1892 1st night football game played (Mansfield, Penn)
1892 1st night football game played (Mansfield Pa)
1892 1st basketball game played (Mass)
1891 Bert McGirr, cricketer, played in NZ's 1st Test series
1891 Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3
1889 1st Test Cricket match played at Newlands, Cape Town vs. England
1888 1st indoor baseball game played at fairgrounds in Philadelphia
1887 1st game played at Broad and Huntingdon St. Park (Baker Bowl) in Philadelphia; Phillies beat Giants 19-10
1884 1st Test match played at the Adelaide Oval
1884 1st Test Cricket match played at Lord's
1884 1st Test Cricket to be played at Old Trafford 1st day washed out
1882 John Berry Hobbs, England, 1st cricket played knighted, 1953
1882 1st Test Cricket match played at Sydney Cricket Ground
1877 Wilfred Rhodes, cricketer, Yorks and Eng SLA, played Tests 1899-1930
1874 Baseball 1st played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds
1868 1st baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th and Folsom
1860 Organized baseball played in San Francisco for 1st time
1858 Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" 1st played, at wedding of Queen Victoria's daughter Princess Victoria, to crown prince of Prussia
1841 Unaarrimin, cricketer, played cricket as Johnny Mullagh
1839 1st baseball game played in America
1839 Ned Gregory, cricketer, bro of Dave, father of Syd Played 1st Test
1751 1st American cricket match is played
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