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