2015 Event The U.S. Navy announces that it will allow women to undergo its intensive 6-month SEAL training; female candidates who pass the course will be able to serve on SEAL teams 1997 Event U.N. pulls out arms inspection teams from Iraq 1997 Event Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams 1995 Event 1st meeting of NBA expansion teams, Raptors beat Grizzlies 93-81 1995 Event 1st CFL game between 2 U.S. teams, Las Vegas Posse vs. Sacramento Gold 1995 Event 26 HNL teams unanimously ratify agreement to end NHL strike 1992 Event New York Yankee Scott Sanderson becomes 9th to beat all 26 teams 1992 Event Longest 2 undefeated baseball teams to meet (New York Yankees 5-0 vs Toronto Blue Jays 6-0); Yankees score 3 in top of 9th to win 5-2 1991 Event Joe Carter is 1st to have 3 consec 100-RBI seasons with 3 differ teams 1991 Event Joe Coleman 3rd 100 RBI season in a row 3 teams (Cleveland, San Diego and Toronto) 1991 Event With New York Yankee victory, 10 of 14 AL teams are at .500 or better 1991 Event NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994 1990 Event NL releases short list of teams for 1993 NL expansion 1990 Event Calif's Chuck Finley and Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between U.S. and Japanese all-star teams 1990 Event NL announces plans to expand from 12 to 14 teams for 1993 season 1989 Event Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams 1988 Event Nolan Ryan is 7th to win 100 game on 2 teams, as Astro beat Mets 6-3 1985 Event Baseball's new agreement permits 2 new NL teams in 1993 1984 Event NCAA announces that basketball tournament will have 64 teams 1979 Event NHL votes to accept 4 WHA teams (Oilers, Jets, Nordiques and Whalers) 1979 Event 2 Iowa girls High School basketball teams play 4 scoreless quarters game was won 4-2 in 4th overtime period 1978 Event NASL realligns its 24 teams into 6 divisions 1978 Death Lyman Bostock, professional baseball player, outfielder, Minnesota Twins and California Angels Major League Baseball teams, dies in Gary, Indiana, at age 27, murdered by Leonard Smith 1978 Event 1st 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted-Iowa, New Jersey, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota and Dayton 1977 Event KC releases Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with 10 teams 1976 Event South Africa decides to allow multi-racial teams to represent them 1973 Event San Francisco 49er President Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams 1972 Event U.S. Men's olympic basketball teams 1st lose, 51-50 to U.S.S.R. (disputed) 1972 Event NCAA announces freshman can play on teams starting in fall 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 NBA expands to 18 teams with Buffalo, Cleveland, Houston and Portland 1969 Event Expansion teams Royals, Expos, Padres and Pilots win their 1st games 1968 Event U.S. pro soccer 14 teams merged into 1 all star team 1968 Event NL owners approve expansion for 2 new teams 1967 Event Seattle awarded one of the 2 AL expansion franchise teams 1967 Event AL votes to allow Athletics to move from Kansas City to Oakland and expand league to 12 teams in 1971 with Kansas City and Seattle teams 1967 Birthday John Doherty, born in the Bronx, New York, John Harold Doherty, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox Major League Baseball teams 1967 Birthday Rick Wilkins, born in Jacksonville, Florida, Richard Wilkins, baseball player, catcher, played Major League teams San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, also played for Houston Astros, San Francisco Giants, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Dodgers, Seattle Mariners, New York Mets 1964 Event Phils bomb Reds 10-0 as both teams finish one game behind St. Louis 1964 Birthday Joe Magrane, born in Des Moines, Iowa, Joseph David Magrane, baseball player, pitcher, MLB Network broadcaster, played for Major League Baseball teams, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago White Sox, California Angels, NBC sports analyst at 2008 Summer Olympics 1964 Birthday Steve Searcy, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, William Steven Searcy, baseball player, pitcher, played for Detroit Tigers, Philadelphia Phillies, Major League Baseball teams from 1998 - 1992 1964 Event North Carolina high school basketball teams play to 56-54 score in 13 overtime 1963 Birthday Jeff Musselman, born in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, pitcher, played for the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets Major League Baseball teams 1962 Birthday Darnell Coles, born in San Bernardino, California, professional baseball player, third baseman, outfielder, played for The Detroit Tigers, Seattle Mariners Major League Baseball Teams 1961 Birthday Gary Varsho, born in Marshfield, Wisconsin, Gary Andrew Varsho, baseball player, outfielder, played for Major League Baseball teams, the Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Cincinnati Reds, played in 1991 and 1992 National League Championship Series 1960 Birthday Curt Ford, born in Jackson, Mississippi, professional baseball player, played for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies Major League Baseball teams 1960 Birthday Mike Fitzgerald, born in Long Beach, California, professional baseball player, catcher, played for the New York Mets, Montreal Expos, California Angels Major League Baseball Teams, 1983 - 1992 1960 Birthday Barry Lyons, born in Biloxi, Mississippi, Barry Stephen Lyons, baseball player, catcher, played for Major League Baseball teams, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, served as backup catcher to Gary Carter, named Most Valuable Player, South Atlantic League, 1984 1959 Event AFL announced with 8 teams 1959 Event 100th anniversary of 1st college baseball game, between Amherst and Williams Teams reenact the original contest 1959 Birthday Ranjan Madugalle, cricketer, pioneer of Sri Lanka's Test teams 1958 Birthday Dickie Thon, born in South Bend, Indiana, Richard William 'Dickie' Thon, baseball player, shortstop, played for Major League Baseball teams California Angels, Milwaukee Brewers, suffered Mike Torrez fastball facial injury, Hispanic Heritage Baseball Museum Hall of Famer, 2003 1957 Event All NL teams intergates, John Irwin Kennedy is 1st black on Phillies 1956 Birthday Bill Caudill, born in Santa Monica, California, nickname 'Cuffs', baseball player, pitcher, played for American and National League teams, including, Chicago Cubs, Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners 1956 Birthday Lance Parrish, born in Clairton, Pennsylvania, professional baseball player, catcher, played for many Major League Baseball teams, won All-Star eight times, won Silver Slugger award six times 1955 Birthday Jane Crafter, born in Perth, Australia, golfer, 1987 JC Penney Mixed Teams 1955 Event Sandy Koufax fans 14 Reds, both teams combine for record 23 strikeouts 1950 Birthday Lyman Bostock, professional baseball player, outfielder, Minnesota Twins and California Angels Major League Baseball teams 1950 Event Browns lose to Giants, setting club record for fewest points scored by both teams (tied in 1979), New York 6, Cleveland 0 1950 Birthday Vic Harris, born in Los Angeles, California, baseball player, second baseman for Texas Rangers, Milwaukee Brewers, Major League Baseball teams 1950 Birthday Burt Hooton, born in Greenville, Texas, Burt Carlton Hooton, baseball player, nicknamed 'Happy', right-handed starting pitcher for Major League Baseball teams Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers 1946 Event 11 Basketball of America Association teams meet to schedule 1st season 1943 Event Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II 1939 Death James Deacon White, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi), dies at 91 1935 Event 1st time brothers on opposing teams hit home runs, Tony and Al Cuccunello 1933 Event 1st time, brothers on opposite teams homer in the same game. Red Sox 1931 Event Round-robin playoff among New York City's 3 major league teams, to raise money for unemployed, concludes with Brooklyn losing to both Giants and Yankees 1931 Birthday Jim Frey, born in Cleveland, Ohio, manager, coach, Major League Baseball teams, Kansas City Royals, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs 1924 Event Carl Mays is 1st pitcher to win 20 games seasons for 3 different teams 1923 Event New York Giants and New York Yankees become 1st teams to play each other for 3 consecutive World Series, also 1st played at Yankee Stadium 1922 Event Cards enter 1st place, marks 1st time both St. Louis teams are on top 1922 Event Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day 1920 Event National Football League organizes in Canton Ohio 12 teams pay $100 each to join American Professional Football Association 1913 Event Federal League organizes with 6 teams 1910 Event Using 20, 137,000 candlepower arc lights, 2 amateur baseball teams play a night game at White Sox Park 1902 Event Baseball's Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies form pro football teams, joining Pitts Stars in 1st attempt at a National Football League 1900 Event NL decides to go with 8 teams They exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville and Washington (in 1953 Boston Braves move to Milwaukee) 1888 Event Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand 1881 Event Metropolitan club plays its last game of its non-league season They win 80 of 151 games (18-43 versus NL teams) 1876 Event Baseball's National League forms with teams in Boston, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hartford, Louisville, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis 1874 Event 1st baseball teams to play outside U.S., Boston-Philadelphia in British Isles 1847 Birthday James Deacon White, Canton, New York, ball player jumped teams in 1876, Chi
