2014 Event Albert Pujols of the Los Angeles Angels joins an elite group of only 26 major league baseball players to have hit 500 home runs; Pujols achieved this feat during today's game against the Washington Nationals 2013 Event Indian cricketeer Sachin Tendulkar scores 74 runs in the final Test innings of his career at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium 2013 Event New York Yankees player Alex Rodrigues, sets a Major League Baseball record with 24 grand slam home runs 2012 Event A section of China's high-speed railway collapses after it underwent test runs; the collapse may have resulted from heavy rains 2011 Event Off the coast of Tauranga, New Zealand, the MV Rena container ship runs aground, causing a large oil spill and affecting wildlife in the Bay of Plenty 1998 Event Mark McGwire breaks Roger Marris' 62 home run record for a season, and goes on to hit 70 home runs for the 1998 season 1997 Event 1st time 3 cons home runs in post season-Raines, Jeter, O'Neill (New York Yankees) 1997 Event Seattle Mariners break record for most home runs in a year (258) 1997 Event Mark McGwire joins Babe as only players to hit 50 home runs in 2 consec yrs 1997 Event Sammy Sosa (Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park home runs 1997 Event Expos trailing San Francisco Giants by 9 runs comeback to win 14-13 1997 Event New York Mets C. Everett and Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1997 Event Kansas City Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 home runs 1997 Event 48th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, Carlos Perez (Mon)/Darren Holmes 1996 Event Steelers' Kordell Stewart runs quarterback record 80 yards for TD 1996 Event Braves beat New York Yankees by record tying 11 runs, 12-1 in a World Series 1996 Event Yankees (3) and Orioles (3) combine to tie play off record of 6 home runs 1996 Event New York Yankee Bernie Williams switch hits home runs in a post season game 1996 Event Baltimore Orioles end season with record 257 home runs 1996 Event Orioles Brady Anderson is 14th to hit 50 home runs 1996 Event San Francisco Giant Bobby Bond is 2nd player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases 1996 Event Bangladesh beat UAE by 104 runs to win the ACC Trophy Final 1996 Event A's Mark McGwire is 13th player to hit 50-home runs in a season 1996 Event New York Met Todd Huntley sets record of 41 home runs by a catcher 1996 Event Ken Griffey, Jr., 26, is 8th youngest to hits 200 home runs 1996 Event Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1996 Event Australia beat West Indies by 5 runs in amazing cricket World Cup semi 1996 Event Leeward Islands beat Trinidad by 73 runs to win Red Stripe Trophy 1995 Event Edgar Martinez drives home tying and winning runs to rally Mariners to 6-5 win in bottom of 11th to beat Yankees and win AL Division Series 1995 Event Andres Galarraga is 4th to hit 30 home runs for Rockies in 1995 1995 Event Padres Ken Caminiti switch hits home runs in 3rd of 4 games 1995 Event John Valentin hits 3 home runs 1995 Event White Sox (5) and Tigers (7) combine for record 12 home runs at Tiger Stadium 1995 Event 47th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, K Foster (Cubs)/M Freeman (Rocks) 1995 Event Twins Marty Cordova ties rookie record of home runs in 5 consecutive games 1995 Event Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0 1995 Event Mashonaland beat Mashonaland U-24 by 165 runs to win Logan Cup 1995 Event Letitia Vriesde runs S American indoor record 800m (2:00.35) 1995 Event Michael Johnson runs world record 400m indoor (44.63 sec) 1995 Event Irina Privalova runs indoor woman's European record 200m (22.10 sec) 1995 Event Linford Christie runs world record 200m indoor (20.25 sec) 1995 Event Linford Christie runs European record 60m indoor (6.47 sec) 1995 Event Dieter Baumann runs European record 3k indoor (7:37.51) 1995 Event Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k indoor (7:35.15) 1995 Event Irina Privalova runs female world record 50m (5.96 sec) 1994 Event Noureddine Morceli runs world record 3000m (7:25.11) 1994 Event William Sigei runs world record 10k (26:52.53) 1994 Event Sonia O'Sullivan runs 3K (8:21.64) 1994 Event Sonia O'Sullivan runs female world record 2K (5:25.36) 1994 Event Sonia O'Sullivan runs world record 2k (5:25.36) 1994 Event Sonia O'Sullivan runs female 2K world record (5:25.36) 1994 Event Irina Privalova runs 100m European Record (10.77) 1994 Event Lerou Burrell runs world record 100m (9.85) 1994 Event Jeff Bagwell of Astros is 28th to hit 2 home runs in an inning 1994 Event Ken Griffey, Jr. breaks Ruth's record for most home runs by end of June (31) 1994 Event Tigers tie record of hitting home runs in 25th consecutive games 1994 Event Cricketer Brian Lara hits record 501 not out/390 runs in 1 day 1994 Event Haile Gebre Selassie runs world record 5 km (12:56.96) 1994 Event Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit home runs in a games (11 times) 1994 Event Cricketer Brian Lara hits 375 runs on 1 day (world record) 1994 Event Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 home runs in 1993 hits 3 home runs on opening 1994 Event Colin Jackson runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.30 sec) 1994 Event Merlene Ottey runs world record 50 m indoor (6.00 sec) 1994 Event Irina Privalova runs world record 50m indoor (6.03 sec) 1994 Event South Africa beat Australia in the Sydney Test by 5 runs 1993 Event Junxia Cheek runs ladies world record 3000m (8:06.11) 1993 Event Junxia Cheek runs 3000 m ladies world record (8:12.29) 1993 Event Junxia Qu runs 1500m ladies world record (3:50.46) 1993 Event Cards Mark Whiten, hits 4 home runs and 12 RBIs in 2nd game of doubleheader 1993 Event Noureddine Morceli runs world record mile (3:44,39) 1993 Event Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back home runs twice in same game 1993 Event Colin Jackson runs world record 110m hurdles (12.91) 1993 Event Sally Gunnell runs lady world record 400m hurdles (52.74") 1993 Event Mariner Ken Griffey, Jr. is 3rd to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1993 Event Yobes Ondieki runs world record 10km (26:58.38) 1993 Event Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most games caught and most home runs by a catcher 1993 Event Indians' Carlos Baerga hits 3 home runs against Detroit 1993 Event Texas Ranger Jose Canseco pitches 8th inning in 15-1 loss to Red Sox, he gives up 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks, he damages his arm 1993 Event Dale Murphy ends carreer at 398 home runs 1993 Event Indians' Carlos Baerga is 1st to switch hit home runs in same inn (vs Yankees) 1993 Event Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy 1993 Event Allan Border beats Gavaskar's record for most Test Cricket runs 10,123 1993 Event Ljubow Kremljowa runs world record 1000m indoor (2:34:84) 1993 Event Merlene Ottey runs world record 200m indoor (21.87 sec) 1993 Event Irina Privalova runs world record 60m indoor (6.92 seconds) 1993 Event Irina Privalova runs world record 50m indoor (6.05 sec) 1992 Event Noureddine Morceli runs world record 1500m (3:28.86) 1992 Event Moses Kiptanui runs world record 3k (7:28.96) 1992 Event New York Yankees score 9 runs before 1st out in 8th inn, beat Brewers 13-7 1992 Event New York Met Eddie Murray is 24th to hit 400 home runs 1992 Event WA beat NSW by 44 runs to win the Sheffield Shield Final 1992 Event Ann Transon runs female world record 50k (3:35:31) 1992 Event Pakistan defeats England by 22 runs to win World Cup 1992 Event Zimbabwe beat England by 9 runs in World Cup at Albury 1992 Event Andre Cason runs world record 6 m indoor (6.41 sec) 1992 Event Merlene Ottey runs world record 60m indoor (6.96 sec) 1992 Event Michael Johnson runs indoor world record 400m (44.97 sec) 1992 Event Danny Everett runs world record 400m indoor (45.02 sec) 1991 Event Yolanda Gail Devers runs U.S. female record 100m hurdles (12.48 seconds) 1991 Event With 3 runs in 9th, Baltimore ends Twins 15 game win streak 6-5 1991 Event Arturo Barrios runs world record one-hour distance (21,096 km) 1991 Event Haryana beat Bombay in the Ranji Cricket Trophy final by 2 runs 1991 Event New York Mets M Sasser and Mark Carreon are 8th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1991 Event Merlene Ottey runs world record 200 m indoor (22.24 sec) 1991 Event Merlene Ottey runs world record 200m indoor (22.24 sec) 1991 Event Noureddine Morceli runs world record 1500m indoor (3:34:16) 1991 Death Dale Long, hit home runs in 8 consecutive games, dies at 66 1990 Event Tiger Cecil Fielder becomes 11th, to hit 50 home runs (& 51st) 1990 Event Andre Dawson steals his 300th base and is only player other than Willie Mays to have 300 home runs, 300 steals and 2,000 hits 1990 Event 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 Event Ken Griffey, Sr and, Jr., hit back-to-back home runs in 1st inning 1990 Event Cub's Ryne Sandberg is 1st 2nd baseman to hit 30 home runs, consecutively 1990 Event Bo Jackson hits 4th of 4 consecutive home runs 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 15 home runs (approx 132 at bat) 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 14 home runs (approx 128 at bat) 1990 Event Mark McGwire is 1st to hit 30 home runs in each of his 1st 4 seasons 1990 Event New York Yankee Kevin Maas is fastest to get 13 home runs (110 at bats) 1990 Event Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 home runs as a catcher 1990 Event Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with switch hit home runs in 10 games 1990 Event For 2nd time this season, Cecil Fielder belts 3 home runs in a game 1990 Event 74th Indianapolis 500 runs 1990 Event New York Yankees hit 6 home runs to beat Minnesota Twins 12-0 1990 Event Pakistan beat Australia by 36 runs to win Austral-Asia Cup, Sharjah 1990 Event NSW beat Queensland by 345 runs to win Sheffield Shield Final 1990 Event Doina Melinte runs world indoor record 1.5k (4:00:27) and mile (4:17:13) 1990 Event Danny Everett runs world record 400m indoor (45:04) 1990 Event Lyudmila Narozhi-Lenko runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.69) 1990 Event Avianca Flight 52, runs out of fuel and crashes in Cove Neck NY, 73 die 1990 Event Lynn Jennings runs world record 5K indoor at 15:22.64 1989 Event Howard Johnson joins B Bonds and W Mays to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases 1989 Event Said Aouita runs world record 3000 m (7:29.45) 1989 Event Cincinnati Reds send record 20 men to bat with a record 16 hits in 1 inning as they score 14 runs in 1st inning 1989 Event Braves Dale Murphy, hits 2 3-run home runs in an inning, 14th man to hit 2 home runs in an inning. Also ties record of 6 RBIs in an inning 1989 Event Paula Ivan runs female world record 1 mile (4:15.61) 1989 Event Maxwell House coffee runs ads during "Roe vs Wade" movie despite threat of boycott by right-to-lifers 1989 Event Argentina, hit by rocketing inflation, runs out of money 1989 Event Roger Kingdom runs world record 60m hurdles indoor (7.36 sec) 1989 Event Roger Kingdom runs indoor world record 60m hurdles (7.37 seconds) 1989 Event Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 m indoor (8:33.82) 1989 Event Exxon Houston runs aground in Hawaii, spills 117,000 gallons of oil 1988 Event Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s 1988 Event Canada's Ben Johnson runs drug-assisted 100 m in 9.79 sec 1988 Event Carl Lewis runs world record 100m (9.92 sec) 1988 Event Jose Canseco is baseball's 1st to steal 40 bases and hit 40 home runs 1988 Event Yordanka Donkova runs world record 100 m hurdles (12.21) 1988 Event Butch Reynolds runs world record 400m (43.29) 1988 Event Butch Reynolds runs world record 400 m (43.29) 1988 Event Jose Canseco becomes 11th to get 30 home runs and 30 steals in a season 1988 Event Oakland A's Jose Canseco becomes 11th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases 1988 Event Jose Canseco is 1st to hit 30 home runs in 1st 3 years 1988 Event Carl Lewis runs a wind-assisted 100 m in 9.78 sec 1988 Event Florence Joyner runs 100 m in women's world record 10.49 seconds 1988 Event 45th time opposing pitchers hit home runs, Mark Davis (Padres)/Mike Krukow 1988 Event Karolina Szabo runs female world record 25k (1:29:30)/30k (1:47;06) 1988 Event Ethiopian Belayneh Densimo runs world record marathon (2:06:50) 1988 Event Mets set Opening Day record with 6 home runs 1988 Event Rob Druppers runs world record indoor 1000m (2:16.2) 1988 Event Christine Wachtel runs world record 800m indoor (1:56:40) 1988 Event Ronald Weigel runs unofficial world record speed walking (18:11.41) 1987 Event Australia hang on for draw vs. New Zealand at MCG, 1 wkt left 17 runs short 1987 Event Carla Beurskens runs Dutch female record marathon (2:26:34) 1987 Event Australia beat England by 7 runs to win cricket World Cup 1987 Event Phil Niekro final appearance and is pounded for 5 runs in 3 innings 1987 Event Detroit Tiger Darrell Evans is 1st 40 year old to hit 30 home runs 1987 Event Toronto Blue Jays hit a record 10 home runs vs Baltimore Orioles 1987 Event Kevin Bass is 1st NLer to switch hit home runs in a game twice in 1 season 1987 Event Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec 1987 Event Kirby Puckett goes 6-for-6 with 2 home runs in Minnesota 10-6 win over Milwaukee 1987 Event Yves Pol of France runs complete marathon backwards (3:57:57) 1987 Event Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 home runs 1987 Event Eric Davis is 7th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in one season 1987 Event Michael Andretti runs fastest Indy car race in history (171.49 MPH) 1987 Event Oriole Eddie Murray hits his 299th and 300th career home runs 1987 Event Said Aouita of Morocco runs world record 5,000 m (12:58.39) 1987 Event New York Yankees Don Mattingly ties record of home runs in 8 cons games 1987 Event Don Mattingly is 2nd to hit home runs in 7 straight AL games (en route to 8) 1987 Event Said Aouita runs world record 2000m (4:50.81) 1987 Event A's Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break 1987 Event Andy Van Slyke home runs off R. McDowell in both ends of double header 1987 Event "Nightline" presents it's 1st "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS and the show runs until 3:47 AM 1987 Event Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit home runs in 2 consecutive games 1987 Event 46 home runs hit in 13 baseball games 1987 Event Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 and record 12th straight AL win 1987 Event 1st 3 San Diego Padres hit home runs off San Francisco starter Roger Mason 1987 Event Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning vs Kansas City Royals 1987 Event Gavaskar becomes 1st cricket batsman to score 10,000 Test runs 1987 Event Bruno Marie-Rose runs world record 200m indoor (20.36 sec) 1986 Event Bert Blyleven gives up a record 44 home runs in a season 1986 Event Texas Rangers O McDowell and Porter are 7th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1986 Event Red Sox Spike Owens scores 6 runs in a 24-5 rout of Cleveland Indians 1986 Event With 2 outs in 6th inning, Red Sox score 11 runs 1986 Event Ingrid Kristiansen of Norway runs 10,000 m in world record 30:13.74 1986 Event Maricica Puica of Romania runs 2,000 m in 5:28.69 (record for women) 1986 Event Zimbabwe beats Netherlands by 25 runs to win ICC Trophy 1986 Event Bob Horner becomes 11th player to hit 4 home runs in a game 1986 Event Madrid-Nelli Cooman runs world record 60m indoor (7 sec) 1986 Event U.S. submarine Nathaniel Green runs aground in Irish Sea 1986 Event Nelli Fiere-Cooman runs world record 60 m indoor (7.00 sec) 1985 Event ARCO Anchorage runs aground near Port Angeles, WA 1985 Event Expos Andre Dawson joins Willey McCovey to hit 2 home runs in an inn twice 1985 Event Sri Lanka score their 1st Test Cricket victory, by 149 runs vs. India 1985 Event Mary Decker Tabb Slaney runs U.S. 3K female record 8:25.83 1985 Event New York Mets Gary Carter's 2 home runs ties record of 5 home runs in 2 games 1985 Event New York Met Gary Carter hits 3 consecutive home runs in a game 1985 Event Mary Decker Slaney runs mile in world record 4:16.71 1985 Event Baltimore Orioles W Gross and L Sheets are 6th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1985 Event A's Dave Kingman is 21st to hit 400 home runs (off Matt Young at Seattle) 1985 Event Los Angeles Dodger Pedro Gonzalez sets NL record of 15 home runs in June 1985 Event Von Hayes becomes 21st to hit 2 home runs in an inning (Phils-26, Mets-7) 1985 Event Pirates score 10 in top of 1st, but lose 15-11 to Phillies, as Steve becomes 1st Phillie to switch hit home runs in same game 1985 Event Dale Murphy drives in record tying 28th and 29th runs of April 1985 Event Ranger Larry Parrish is 5th to hit 3 home runs in a game in both leagues 1985 Event Carlos Lopes runs world record marathon (2:07:12) 1985 Event New Jersey General Hershel Walker runs for USFL record 233 yards 1985 Event Bombay beat Delhi by 90 runs to win the Ranji Trophy final 1984 Event Steve Jones runs Chicago Marathon in world record 2:08:05 1984 Event New York Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit home runs as a teen and in 40s 1984 Event Reggie Jackson is 13th to hit 500 home runs 1984 Event Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon (2:22:43) 1984 Event Oakland A's Dave Kingman hits 3 home runs including a grand slam 1984 Event India beat Pak by 58 runs to win 1st Asia Cricket Cup in Sharjah 1983 Event Tim Raines is 1st since Ty Cobb to steal 70 and drive in 70 runs 1983 Event Braves Dale Murphy is 6th to hit 30 home runs and steal 30 bases in season 1983 Event Greg Luzinski is 1st player to put 3 home runs onto roof at Comiskey Park 1983 Event Rangers explode for 12 runs in 15th inning of a 16-4 win over the A's 1983 Event India beat West Indies by 43 runs to win Cricket World Cup 1983 Event Marlies Gohr runs female European record 100m (10.81) 1983 Event Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside park home runs 1983 Event Rosa Mota runs female world record 20k (1:06:55.5) 1983 Event Grete Waltz runs female world record marathon (2:25:29) 1983 Event Don Ritchie runs world record 50 mile (4:51:49) 1983 Event NSW beat Western Australia by 54 runs to win Sheffield Shield 1983 Event Donald Davis runs 1 mile backwards in 6 minutes 7.1 seconds 1982 Event England defeat Australia by three runs at cricket MCG 1982 Event Scott Weiland runs Detroit marathon backwards in less than 5 hours 1982 Event Twins Terry Felton loses and runs career to 0-14 (en route to 0-16) 1982 Event California Doug DeCinces hits 3 home runs again in game 1982 Event Steve Scott of U.S. runs mile in a record 3:47.69 1982 Event Carlos Lopes runs Europe record 10k (27:34.39) 1982 Event Tigers outfielder Larry Herndon is 14th to hit 4 consecutive home runs 1981 Death Phiroz Edulji Palia, cricket (2 Tests for India, 29 runs and 0-13), dies 1981 Event Silvana Cruciata runs 15k female world record (49:44.0) 1981 Event Oakland A's runs record to 11-0 1981 Event Toshihiko Seko runs world record 25k (1:13:55.8)/30k (1:29:18.8) 1981 Event Suleiman Nyambui runs world record 5k indoor (13:20.4) 1980 Event Spectacular Bid runs in Belmont alone as 3 horses drop out 1980 Event Steve Overt runs world record 3:48.8 mile in Oslo 1980 Event California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 home runs and double to beat Red Sox 20-2 1980 Event Jeff Norman runs world record 50k (2:48:06) 1980 Event Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 home runs in 5th inning vs New York Mets 1980 Event Gerard Nijboer runs Dutch record marathon (2:09:01) 1980 Event Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final 1980 Event Rod Marsh bowls 10 overs for 51 runs in dull Australia vs. Pak cricket draw 1980 Death J P Duminy, cricket (30 runs at 5 and 1 wkt at 39 in 3 Test S Af), dies 1979 Event Larry Parrish (Expos) home runs off Rawly Eastwick (Phillies) in DH 1979 Event Pietro Mennea runs world record 200 m (19.72") 1979 Event Royals George Brett is 6th to have 20 doubles/triples/home runs in a season 1979 Event Ian Botham makes 1000 runs/100 wkts in Tests in his 21st match 1979 Event Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo 1979 Event Rocker Nigel Olsson runs a stop sign, crashes and kills a driver 1979 Event West Indies beat England by 92 runs to win Cricket World Cup 1979 Event Sri Lanka beat Canada by 60 runs to win the 1st ICC Trophy 1979 Event Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset 1979 Event Willie Horton becomes 43rd player to hit 300 home runs in the majors 1979 Event Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 home runs 1979 Event Bobby Bonds hits his 300th home run (2nd to have 300 home runs and 300 stolen bases) 1979 Event Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy 1978 Event Don Ritchie runs world record 100k (6:10:20) 1978 Event Grete Weitz runs female world record marathon (2:32:29.8) 1978 Event Royals' George Brett hits 3 home runs, Yankees win championship game 3, 6-5 1978 Event Reds Joe Morgan is 1st to hit 200 home runs and have 500 stolen bases 1978 Event Tatyana Providokhina runs female world record 1k (2:30.6) 1978 Event Yankees score 5 runs in top of 7th. but rain causes game to be halted and thus score goes back to previous inning, Baltimore wins 3-0 1978 Event Expos crush Braves, 19-0, collecting 28 hits and NL-record-tying 8 home runs 1978 Event Giants' Willie McCovey becomes 12th to hit 500 home runs 1978 Event Brigitte Kraus runs world record 1000 m indoor (2:34.8) 1977 Event Don Ritchie runs world record 100 mile (11:30:51) 1977 Event Yankees win AL pennant by rallying for 3 runs in 9th to beat Kansas City Royals 5-3 in 5th and deciding playoff game 1977 Event Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:34:47.5) 1977 Event Red Sox wallop a major league-record 8 home runs beating Toronto 9-6 1977 Event Marlies Gohr runs Europen record 100m (10.88 sec) 1977 Event Yankee DH Cliff Johnson hit 3 consecutive home runs in Toronto 1977 Event Willie McCovey smashes 2 home runs in inning for 2nd time (Apr 12, 1973) 1977 Event Red Sox set 3 game record of 16 home runs, all against Yankees 1977 Event Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:35:15.4) 1977 Event Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9 1977 Event Australia wins cricket Centenary Test by 45 runs, same result as 1877 1977 Event Tony Dorsett runs for record 202 yards in the Sugar Bowl 1976 Event Waldemar Cierpinski runs Olympic marathon (2:09:55.0) 1976 Event Annegret Richter runs 100m (11.01) 1976 Event St. Louis Cardinals Lou Brock and Hector Cruz hit inside-the-park home runs 1976 Event Inge Helten runs female European record 100m (11.04) 1976 Event Jos Hermens, runs Dutch record for 20K (57:24.2) 1976 Event NL greatest comeback, trailing 12-1 Phillies win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive home runs 1975 Event New York Daily News runs headline "Ford to City: Drop Dead" 1975 Event Jacqueline Hansen runs women's world record marathon (2:38:19) 1975 Event Los Angeles Dodgers W Crawford and Lee Lacy are 5th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1975 Event West Indies beat Australia by 17 runs to win Cricket World Cup 1975 Event A's release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs) 1975 Event Christa Vahlensieck runs female world record marathon (2:40:15.8) 1975 Event Phillies Mike Schmidt's 2 home runs ties NL record of 11 home runs in April 1975 Event Australia beat England by 171 runs in 4th Test to regain Ashes 1974 Event Jacqueline Hansen runs female world record marathon (2:43:54.5) 1974 Event Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:46:24) 1974 Event Express train runs full speed into Zagreb, Yugo rail yard killing 153 1973 Event Hank Aaron sets record of most home runs in 1 league (709) 1973 Event Willie McCovey becomes 15th to hit 400 home runs 1973 Event San Francisco Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off home runs 1973 Event Rick Wohlhuter runs record 880 yards in 1:44.6 1973 Event For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 home runs in a game 1973 Event San Francisco Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7 1973 Event In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the 1st designated hitter (he hits 2 home runs and knocks in 7 RBIs) 1973 Event Belgian Emiel Puttemans runs 3000m indoor record 7:39.2 1973 Event Manfred Kokot runs world record 50m indoor (5.61 sec) 1972 Event Renate Stecher runs 100m European female record (11.07 sec) 1972 Event Lasse Viren runs Olympic/world record 10,000m (27:38.4) 1972 Event Hank Aaron hits 660th and 661st home runs for Braves, record for 1 team 1972 Event Nate Colbert of San Diego Padres hits record tying 5 home runs in a double header 1971 Event Adrienne Beames runs female world record marathon (2:46:30) 1971 Event Harmon Killebrew hits home runs #500 and 501 1971 Event Twins' Harmon Killebrew is 10th to amass 500 home runs, and adds his 501st 1971 Event Phillies Deron Johnson 3 home runs caps his 4 in a row 1971 Event Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 home runs and no-hits Reds 1971 Event Willie Mays hits his 638th home run, sets NL record of 1,950 runs scored 1971 Event Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42) 1971 Death Jim A J Christy, cricket (10 Tests for S Af, 638 runs at 34 33), dies 1971 Event John Snow takes 7-40 for England to beat Australia by 299 runs 1970 Event Reds Johnny Bench hits 3 consecutive home runs of Phillies Steve Carlton 1970 Event Bobby Murcer ties record of 4 consecutive home runs 1970 Event Reds clout 7 home runs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 home runs, 6 for one team and 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records 1970 Event Caroline Walker runs world female record marathon (3:02:53) 1969 Event Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1969 Event Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:08:33.6) at Antwerp 1969 Birthday Nadeem Shahid, born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nadeem 'Nads' Shahid, English first-class cricketeer, 148 game career as right-handed batsman included 6453 runs at 31.02 with 9 hundreds, played for Essex and Surrey 1968 Event J R Hines of U.S. runs 100m in world record 9.95 sec 1968 Event Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 home runs, a double and a single 1968 Event Frank Howard ties AL record with home run in his 6th consecutive game his 10 home runs in the most in 6 games 1967 Event Derek Clayton runs world record marathon (2:09:36.4) 1967 Death Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies 1967 Event World Series record 3 consecutive home runs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox 1967 Event Anni Pede runs female world record marathon (3:07:26) 1967 Death Jimmy Foxx, baseball hall of famer (Detroit Tigers/534 home runs), dies at 59 1967 Event Chicago Cubs (7) and New York Mets (4) tie record of 11 home runs in a game 1967 Event Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22) 1966 Event Belgium's Gaston Roelants runs 12-4/5 miles in 1 hour 1966 Event Baltimore Orioles Roznovsky and B Powell are 4th to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1966 Event Cincinnati Red Leo Cardenas hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1966 Event Most runs scored in 11th inning (9) Phils score 5 to beat Pirates 8-7 1965 Event Jim Hickman becomes 1st New York Met to hit 3 home runs in a game 1965 Event Willie Mays sets NL record for home runs in a month with his 17th of August 1965 Event Eddie Mathews and Hank Aaron (1954 - 1965) pass Babe Ruth-Lou Gehrig hitting 772 home runs while playing together on the same team 1965 Event Australian Ronald Clarke runs world record 10k (27:39.4) 1965 Event Morio Shigematsu runs world record marathon (2:12:00) 1965 Event Frenchman, Machal Jazy, runs record mile in 3:53.6 1965 Event Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive home runs beating White Sox 12-0 1964 Event Viking Jim Marshall runs 66 yards in wrong direction for a safety 1964 Event Abebe Bikila runs world/olympic record marathon (2:12:11.2) 1964 Event Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle hit home runs runs on back-to-back pitches 1964 Event Despite 3 home runs by Johnny Callison, Phils are 14-8 losers to Braves 1964 Event St. Louis is 1st NL to score runs in every game since 1923, win 15-2 1964 Event A's Bert Campaneris home runs on 1st pitch, hits a 2nd home run on 2nd at bat 1964 Event Mildred Simpson runs female world record marathon (3:19:33) 1964 Event Basil Heatley runs world record marathon (2:13:55) 1964 Event Dale Greig runs female marathon world record (3:27:45) 1964 Event 1st BASIC program runs on a computer (Dartmouth) 1964 Event Pirates and Cubs combine for 9 home runs, Pirates win 8-5 1964 Event Tom O'Hara runs world record mile (3:56.4) 1963 Event Dear Abby show premieres on CBS radio (runs 11 years) 1963 Event Clarke runs world record 10k (28:15.6) 1963 Event Harmon Killebrew (Twins) home runs off Pete Burnside (Senators) in DH 1963 Event Los Angeles Dodgers F Howard and B Skowron are 3rd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1963 Event Cleveland ties record of 4 consecutive home runs (Held, Ramos, Francona, Brown) 1963 Event Indians' Woodie Held, Pedro Ramos, Tito Francona, and Larry Brown hit consecutive home runs in one inning (vs California Angels) 1963 Death Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 home runs in 1911 world series) dies at 77 1963 Event Buddy Nobles runs world record marathon (2:14:28) 1963 Event Toru Terasawa runs world record marathon 2:15:15.8 1962 Event Gerda Kroon runs European record 800 m in 2:02.8 1962 Event Bolotnikov runs world record 10km (28:18.2) 1962 Event Phillies score 10 runs in an inning against Reds en route to 13-8 win 1962 Event A record 54 home runs hit in baseball 1962 Event Jim Beatty runs world record 2 mile (8:29.8) 1962 Event Joe Pepitone 2nd Yankee to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning (Joe DiMaggio) 1962 Event 3 more Cleveland home run set AL record for most home runs (26) over 8 games 1962 Event Willie Mays hits 4 home runs 1961 Event Roger Maris sets record of 61 home runs off of Tracy Stallard 1961 Event Maris hits home runs 37, 38, 39 and 40 in a doubleheader 1961 Event Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games 1961 Event St. Louis Cardinal Bill White hits 3 home runs and a double 1961 Event Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more home runs twice in a season 1961 Event New York Yankee Roger Maris hits his 25th of 61 home runs 1961 Event Roger Maris hits 19th and 20th of 61 home runs 1961 Event Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive home runs (Eddie Mathews, Hank Aaron Joe Adcock and Frank Thomas) 1961 Event Maris hits his 10th and 11th of 61 home runs 1961 Event Record 27 home runs hit in 7 AL games 1961 Event San Francisco Giant Willie Mays hits 4 home runs in a game 1960 Event Yankees win 8-7, ending season on a 15 game win streak, and record 193 home runs 1960 Event Abebe Bikila runs Olympic/World record marathon (2:15:16.2) 1960 Event Ljudmila Shevcova runs female olympic record 800m (2:04.3) 1960 Event George Crowe sets record of 12 pinch hit home runs with a runner on 1960 Event Mickey Mantle is 18th to hit 300 home runs 1960 Event Armin Hary runs world record 100m (10.0) 1960 Event Ted Williams hit his 500th home runs 1959 Death Charles Jones, cricket batsman (WI in 4 Tests 1930-35, 63 runs), dies 1959 Event Cincinnati Red Frank Robinson hits 3 consecutive home runs 1959 Event San Francisco Giants 1st baseman Willie McCovey hits 1st of his 521 home runs 1959 Event Rocky Colovito hits 4 consecutive home runs in 1 game 1959 Event Giants Jim Hearn allows 2 runs against Pirates, game is suspended, Hearn is released and charged with loss 2 months after his retirement 1959 Event Tiger's Charlie Maxwell hits 4 consecutive home runs in a doubleheader 1959 Event Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Athletics 20-6, in 1 inning Sox score 11 runs on 1 hit, 10 walks, and 3 errors 1958 Death Charles Macartney, cricket (35 Tests 1907-26, 2131 runs 45 wkts), dies 1958 Event San Francisco Giants Hank Sauer and B Schmidt are 2nd to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1958 Event New York Giants Willie Mays and Darryl Spencer each hit 2 home runs and a triple 1958 Event Lee Walls hits 3 home runs, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2 1958 Event Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line 1957 Event Duke Snider's 39th and 40th home runs are last hit at Ebbets Field 1957 Event Milwaukee Braves' Frank Torre scores 6 runs in 1 game 1957 Event White Sox reliever Dixie Howell hits 2 home runs to beat Washington Senators 8-6 1957 Event Red Sox set AL record by smashing 4 home runs in 6th inning in 11-0 win 1956 Event Pyotr Bolotnikov runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1956 Event 1st Pakistan vs. Australia Test 95 runs scored on 1st day 1956 Event Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 home runs in a seaon 1956 Event Vladimir Kuts runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1956 Event Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher 1956 Event Curt Robert of Columbus (International League) hits 4 home runs in 7 inning game 1956 Event Cincinnati Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 home runs in a 9 inning game 1956 Event Iharos runs world record 10k (28:42.8) 1956 Event Dale Long becomes 1st to hit home runs in 8 straight games 1956 Event Jim Bailey (U.S.) runs mile a record 3:58.6 in Los Angeles California 1956 Event Reds Frank Robinson hits his 1st of 586 home runs 1955 Event Emile Zatopek runs world record 15 mile (1:14:01) and 25,000m (1:16:36) 1955 Event Willie Mays is 7th player to reach 50 home runs in a season 1955 Event Roger Moens runs world record 800 m (1:45.7) 1955 Event Smokey Burgess hits 3 home runs to help Pirates beat Reds 16-5 1955 Event New York Yankees Bob Cerv and E Howard are 1st to hit consecutive pinch home runs 1955 Event Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive home runs of at least 463' 1954 Birthday Chris Tavare, cricketer, England opener and occasional scorer of runs 1954 Event Ted Kluszewski is 1st Cincinnati Red to hit 40 home runs en route to 49 1954 Event Mil Braves' Joe Adcock sets record of 18 total bases (4 home runs, 1 double) 1954 Event Cards' Joe Cunningham hits 2 home runs for record 3 home runs in his 1st 2 days 1954 Event Jim Peters runs marathon in 2:17:39.4 1954 Event John Landy runs world record mile (3:58.0) 1954 Event Emile Zatopek runs record 6 mile: (27:59.2)/10,000m (28:54.2) 1954 Event Emile Zatopek runs world record 5K (13:57.2) 1954 Event Stan Musial hits 5 home runs in a doubleheader 1954 Event 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th 1953 Event Emile Zatopek runs world record 10K (29:01.6) and 6 mile (28:08.4) 1953 Event Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:17:39.4) 1953 Event Roy Campanella sets record for home runs by a catcher at 38 1953 Event Vic Raschi sets pitcher record by driving in 7 runs and wins 15-0 1953 Event Eugene Stephens is 1st to get 3 hits and Red Sox score 17 runs in 1 Inning (7th) Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3 1953 Event Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:18:40.2) 1953 Event Keizo Yamada runs fastest marathon to date, at Boston 1952 Event New York Yankees Johnny Mize's pinch-hit grand slam gives Yankees a 5-1 win at Washington He has now home runs in all 15 major league parks 1952 Event Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record marathon (2:23:03.2) 1952 Event Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record 5K (14:06.6) 1952 Event Emile Zatopek runs Olympic Record 10K (29:17.0) 1952 Event Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2) 1952 Event Brooklyn Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning and beat Cincinnati Reds, 19-1 1952 Birthday Melvyn Gale, born in London, England, musician, classical musician, cellist, member, Electronic Light Orchestra, ELO, runs CD factory 1951 Event Emile Zatopek runs world record 30,000m, 25,000m and 15 miles 1951 Event Emile Zatopek runs world record 20,000 m and 10 mile 1951 Event Emil Zatopek runs 15,000m in record 44 min, 54.6 sec 1951 Event Emile Zatopek runs world record 20k (1:01:15.8) 1951 Event Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 home runs, double and single vs Red Sox 1950 Birthday Alan Colmes, born in New York City, New York, radio and television host, liberal political commentator, host of 'The Alan Colmes Show', runs 'Liberaland' blog 1950 Event For a record 6th time, New York Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 home runs in one game 1950 Event Dodger Gil Hodges hits 4 home runs and a single in a game vs Braves 1950 Event Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) and Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park home runs 1950 Event Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits home runs twice in a game 1950 Event West Indies beat England by 326 runs thanks Ramadhin and Valentine 1950 Event Johnny Pramesa (Reds) and Hank Thompson (Giants) hit inside the park home runs 1950 Event New York Giant Wes Westrum hits 3 home runs and a triple 1950 Event Yankees and Tigers hit record 11 home runs, Tigers win 10-9 1950 Event Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2 1950 Event Boston Red Sox beat St. Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs) 1950 Event Pittsburgh Johnny Hopp goes 6 for 6 including 2 home runs 1949 Event Emile Zatopek runs world record 10,000m (29:21.2) 1949 Event Viljo Heino runs world record 10k (29:27.2) 1949 Event Inidian pitcher Bob Lemon hits 2 home runs to beat Senators, 7-5 1949 Birthday Sunil Gavaskar, Indian cricket player, opener, 10122 Test runs 1949 Event Emile Zatopek runs world record 10,000m, 29:28.2 1949 Event England beat South Africa by scoring 174 runs in 94 minutes 1948 Event Emile Zatopek runs Olympic record (10K - 29:59.6) 1948 Event Pat Seerey of Chicago White Sox hits 4 home runs in a game 1948 Event Joe Cronin pinch hit home runs in both ends of a doubleheader 1948 Event Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs 1948 Event Australia scores 721 runs in one day vs. Essex, world record 1947 Event With only 1 out to go, Yank Floyd Beven gives up a double breaking his World Series no-hit bid, it scored 2 runs and he lost game 1947 Event New York Giants set season record for home runs by a club 183 (en route to 221) 1947 Event Ralph Kiner becomes 1st Pirate to hit 3 consecutive home runs 1947 Birthday David Hughes, born in Newton-le-Willows, England, cricketer, right batsman, made 10,419 first-class runs in 20 years for Lancashire 1947 Death Joseph Hardstaff, cricket (311 runs in 5 Tests for England 1907-08), dies 1947 Event SS Himera runs aground at Athens, kills 392 1946 Event Cleveland Lou Boudreau hits 4 doubles and a home run but Red Sox win 11-10 on Ted Williams 3 home runs with 8 RBIs 1946 Event Red Sox Johnny Pesky scores 6 runs in 1 game 1945 Event England win the second Victory test cricket at Bramall Lane by 41 runs 1944 Event Biggest and last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground 1944 Event Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader 1944 Event Arne Andersson runs world record 1 mile (4:01.6) 1944 Event Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 and break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row 1944 Event New York Giant, Mel Ott scores 6 runs in 1 game drawing 5 walks for 4th time 1943 Event Indians score 12 runs in 4th inning and beat Yankees 12-0 1943 Event Fanny Blankers-Koen runs Dutch record 200m (24.5) 1943 Event Player-manager Joe Cronin of Red Sox hits two 3-run pinch home runs 1942 Event Pitcher Jim Tobin belts 3 home runs in a game 1941 Event Rudolf Harbig runs world record 1k (2:21.5) 1940 Event Michigan's Tom Harmon runs 72, 86 and 94 yard touchdowns 1940 Event Yankee Charlie Keller hits 3 home runs to beat White Sox 10-9 1939 Event Yankee catcher Bill Dickey hits 3 consecutive home runs 1939 Event Yankees hit 13 home runs, sweep A's 23-2 and 10-0 1939 Event New York Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 home runs in 4th inning 1938 Event Only time brothers hit back-to-back home runs (Lloyd and Paul Waner, Pitts) 1938 Event England beat Australia by an innings and 579 runs at The Oval 1938 Event Phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning 1937 Event Det's rookie Rudy York sets record for home runs of 18 home runs in August 1937 Event Detroit Tigers score 36 runs in double header vs St. Louis Browns 1937 Event Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit home runs in a game 1937 Event Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive home runs against St. Louis Browns 1936 Event New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4 1936 Event 1st time in 20th century, 1st 2 batters in a game-Roy Johnson and Rabbit Warstler of Boston Bees-lead off with home runs 1936 Event Phillies John Moore hits 3 consecutive home runs 1936 Event Phillies Chuck Klein becomes 4th to hit 4 home runs in a game 1936 Event Joe DiMaggio becomes 5th to hit 2 home runs in 1 inn, Yankees beat Browns 18-4 1935 Birthday Prakash Bhandari, cricketer, 3 Tests for India in mid-50's, 77 runs 1935 Event Kitei Son runs world record marathon (2:26:42) 1935 Event Willy de Supervise swims runs world record 200 m freestyle (2:25.2) 1935 Event 1st time brothers on opposing teams hit home runs, Tony and Al Cuccunello 1935 Event Babe Ruth hits his last 3 home runs, Boston Braves vs. Pirates 1935 Event Yasuo Ikenada runs world record marathon (2:26:44) 1935 Event Fusahige Suzuki runs world record marathon (2:27:49) 1934 Event Australia beat England by 562 runs to regain Cricket Ashes 1934 Event Red Sox pitcher Wes Ferrell hits 2 home runs to beat White Sox 3-2 in 12 1934 Event New York Giants Mel Ott sets record of 6 runs in game and beats Phillies 21-4 1934 Event Phillies score 11 runs in an inning, beats Cincinnati 18-0 1934 Birthday Ivan Madray, WI cricket leg-spin all rounder, 2 Tests 3 runs 0-108 1934 Event Red Sox score 12 runs in 4th inning including record 4 consecutive triples hit by Carl Reynolds, Moose Solters, Rick Ferrell, and B Walters 1934 Birthday Hank Aaron, born in Mobile, Alabama, baseball player, record 755 home runs, 1957 NL MVP 1933 Birthday Rocky Colavito, Cleveland Indians, baseball player, Hit 4 home runs in a game 1933 Event A's Jimmie Foxx homers his 1st 3 at bats for 4 consecutive home runs 1933 Event A's score 11 runs in 2nd, Yankees score 10 in 5th and win 17-11 1933 Event Trailing 11-3, Yankees score 12 runs in 8th and beat White Sox 15-11 1932 Event Bradman completes 10000 runs in first-class cricket, 126 innings 1932 Event Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st home runs to become 3rd to hit 50 1932 Event Yankees' Ben Chapman hits 2 inside-the-park home runs, tying record 1932 Event Lou Gehrig is 1st to hit 4 consecutive home runs; Yankees beat A's 20-13 1932 Event Bradman makes 299* vs South Africa, runs out partner going for 300th 1931 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2 mile (8:59.6) 1931 Birthday Willie Mays, baseball centerfielder, "Say Hey Kid", 660 home runs, MVP 1954 1931 Event West Indies beat Australia for the 1st time, by 30 runs at SCG 1930 Death J T Tyldesley, cricket (1661 runs in 31 Tests for England 1898-1909), dies 1930 Event New York Giant Hap Moran runs 91 yards for a TD from a scrimmage 1930 Event Jules Ladoumegue runs world record 1 km (2:23.6) 1930 Event Cub's Hack Wilson's 2 home runs give him NL record 56 home runs 1930 Event New York Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 home runs to beat St. Louis Browns, 7-6 1930 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 20,000m (1:04:38.4) 1930 Event Percy Williams runs world record 100m (10.3 sec) 1930 Event Pitts Pie Traynor ends both games with home runs (1st in 9th, 2nd in 13th) 1930 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in a game, Ruth hits 3 in doubleheader 1930 Event Ruth hits 3 home runs as Yankees blow 6-0 lead in 7th and lose 15-7 1930 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 6 mile, 29:36.4 1930 Event Yankee "Bronx Bombers" hit 14 home runs in a game 1930 Event 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games 1930 Event West Indies make 1st Test Cricket win, by 289 runs over England 1929 Event Philadelphia A's set World Series record of 10 runs in an inning 1929 Event In game between Pirates and Phillies 9 home runs hit 1 in each inning 1929 Event Dodgers beat Phillies 20-16 and lost 8-6 in 2nd game (record 50 runs) 1929 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 consecutive home runs, Yankees 11, Tigers 9 1929 Event Roy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery 1928 Event England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane 1928 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10 miles (50:15.0) 1928 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 15m (46:49.6) 1928 Event Yankees score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1 1928 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 2 triples and 2 home runs to be White Sox 15-7 1927 Event Yankees clinch pennant, Ruth hits 2 home runs (52 en route to 60) 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 30th of 60 home runs 1927 Event Lou Gehrig hits 3 home runs in 11-4 victory over Red Sox 1927 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000 m: 5:24.6 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 19th and 20th of 60 home runs 1927 Event Tony Lazzeri hits 3 home runs Yankees beat White Sox 12-11 1927 Event Babe Ruth hits 1st of 60 home runs of season (off A's Howard Ehmke) 1926 Event Victoria (1107) beat NSW (221 and 230) by an innings 656 runs 1926 Event Babe Ruth hits 3 home runs in a World Series game, Yankees beat Cards 10-5 1926 Event Violet Percy runs female record marathon (3:40:22) 1926 Birthday Edwin "Duke" Snider, Brooklyn Dodger centerfielder, 406 home runs 1926 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:20.4) 1926 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000 m (8:25.4) 1925 Event Albert Michelsen runs world record marathon (2:19:01.8) 1925 Event New York Giant Hack Wilson hits 2 home runs in 3rd inning beating Phillies, 16-7 1924 Event Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs) 1924 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 4 mile (19:15.4) and 5 mile (24:06.2) 1924 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:06.2) 1924 Event New York Giants George Kelly is 1st to hit home runs in 6 cons games 1924 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m (3:52.6) 1924 Birthday Madhussudan Rege, cricketer, 15 runs in only Test India vs. WI 1948-49 1923 Event Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a World Series game 1923 Event Yankees Everett Scott runs his consecutive-game streak to 1,138 1923 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits 1st of his 493 home runs 1923 Event Albin Stenroos runs world record 20 km (1:07:11.2) 1923 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3 mile (14:11.2) 1923 Birthday Kenneth Rickards, cricketer, WI batsman two Tests 104 runs 1923 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record mile (4:10.4) 1923 Birthday John Holt, Jr., cricketer, WI batsman in 17 Tests, 1066 runs at 36 75 1923 Event Carl Mays gave up 13 runs and 20 hits in 13-0 lose to Indians 1923 Event Cleveland Indians beat Boston Red Sox 27-3 with 13 runs in 6th inning 1923 Event 10 home runs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St. Louis Cardinals 1923 Birthday George Bean, cricketer, 92 runs in 3 Tests for England vs. Australia 1922 Event Catcher Butch Henline is 1st NLer to hit 3 home runs in a game since 1897 1922 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:35.4) 1922 Event Largest Polo Grounds crowd see Meusel, Ruth and Gehrig consecutive home runs 1922 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 2000m (5:26.3) 1922 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 3000m (8:28.6) 1922 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 5000m (14:28.2) 1921 Event Yankee Ruth hits home runs 57 and 58 to beat Indians 8-7 1921 Event Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs 1921 Event Paavo Nurmi runs world record 10,000m (30:40.2) 1921 Event Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs beating Tigers 11-8 1921 Event Charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 seconds) 1921 Event Steamer "Hong Koh" runs aground off Swatow China killing 1,000 1921 Death Billy Gunn, cricket (score 392 runs for England including a century), dies 1920 Event Ruth ties his record of 29 home runs in a season 1919 Event Babe Ruth ties Ned Williamson's major league mark of 27 home runs 1919 Event Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs in a game for his 1st of 72 times 1919 Event Brooklyn Dodgers score 10 runs in 13th to beat Reds 10-0 1917 Event Telephone Co runs 1st ad for Army operators, gets 7,000 applicants 1913 Event Pirates Max Carey goes hitless, but scores 5 runs against Phillies 1913 Event Alexis Ahlgren runs world record maraton (2:36:06.6) 1913 Event Harry Green runs world record marathon (2:38:16.2) 1913 Event German passenger ship Imperator runs aground 1912 Event Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record marathon (2:29:39.2) 1912 Event Kenneth McArthur runs Olympic record marathon (2:36:54.8) 1912 Event Hannes Kolehmainen runs world record 5000m (14:36.6) 1912 Event Donald Lippincott runs world record 100m (10.6) 1909 Event Ty Cobb hits 2 inside-the-park home runs 1909 Event Albert Raines runs world record marathon (2:46:04.6) 1909 Event Frederick Barrett runs world record marathon (2:42:31) 1909 Birthday Mel Ott, 1st NLer to hit 500 home runs, hall of famer for the New York Giants 1909 Event Robert Fowler runs world record marathon (2:46:52.6) 1909 Event Robert Fowler runs then world record marathon (2:52:45.4) 1908 Birthday Donald [George] Bradman, Australian cricketer, 6,996 runs 1908 Event Queensland beat NSW by 171 runs for their 1st cricket win at Gabba 1906 Event Philadelphia A's pitcher Chief Benders plays outfield and hits 2 home runs 1904 Birthday Chuck Klein, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Philadelphia Phillies, 43 home runs in 1929 1903 Event Niagera Falls runs out of water because of a drought 1903 Event Due to drought the U.S. side of Niagara Falls runs short of water 1902 Event Australia beat England by 3 runs at Old Trafford 1902 Event Cleveland is 1st AL team to hit 3 consecutive home runs in same inning 1902 Event Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3 Justin Clark of Corsicana, Texas minors hits 8 home runs in 1 game 1901 Event Indians score 9 runs after 2 outs in 9th to beat Senators 14-13 1901 Event In last of 9th, Detroit Tigers, trailing by 13-4, score 10 runs to win one of greatest comebacks in baseball (1st game in Detroit) 1900 Birthday Otto Nothling, cricketer, Test for Australia 1928, 52 runs aver 26 1897 Event New York Sun runs famous "Yes, Virginia there is a Santa Claus," editorial 1896 Event Ed Delahanty, becomes 2nd major leaguer to hit 4 home runs in a game 1894 Event England beat Australia by 10 runs in the 1st six-day Test Cricket 1894 Event Bobby Lowe is 1st to hit 4 home runs in 1 baseball game 1893 Event 1st auto built in U.S. (by Duryea brothers) runs in Springfield 1893 Event Arthur Shrewsbury is 1st to score 1,000 runs in Test Cricket 1889 Birthday F R Foster, cricketer, 330 runs and 45 wickets for England 1887 Birthday Henry Zimmerman, baseball player, 1912-batted .372 with 14 home runs 1886 Event Guy Hecker scores 7 runs in 1 game 1883 Event New York Giants score 13 runs in an inning against Phillies 1882 Birthday Jack Hobbs, cricketer, 1st-class runs, the most ever 1882 Event Australia beat England by 7 runs "Death of English cricket" 1881 Event 200 drown as train runs off bridge near Cuautla Mexico 1880 Event Charlie Jones becomes 1st to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1877 Event Australia beat England by 45 runs in very 1st Test match 1876 Event 1st to hit 2 home runs; and score 5 runs in 9 inn NL game (George Hall, A's) 1864 Event Confederate warship CSS Alabama runs into harbor of Cherbourg 1862 Event Confederate cruiser The Alabama runs aground near London 1859 Event Merchant vessel Royal Charter runs aground at Liverpool, 459 die 1857 Event Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs 1844 Event Canada defeat USA by 23 runs in the 1st cricket international 1830 Event 1st locomotive in U.S., "Tom Thumb," runs from Baltimore to Ellicotts Mill 1816 Event French frigate "Medusa" runs aground off Cap Blanc. Gross incompetence kills 150 in calm seas 1804 Event 1st locomotive, Richard Trevithick's, runs for 1st time, in Wales 1765 Event Adm Nelsons sailboat HMS Victory runs aground 1678 Event French Admiral Jean d'Estrees' fleet runs aground on Aves-islands, Curaeao
