1876 – 1st NL game, Boston Braves beat Phila Athletics 6-5

1906 – 10th anniversary Olympic games open at Athens, Greece

1914 – Babe Ruth’s 1st professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win

1915 – NY Yankees don pinstripes & hat-in-the-ring logo for 1st time

1947 – 1st NBA Championship: Phila Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2

1954 – NBA adopts 24-second shot clock & 6 team-foul rule

1955 – KC Athletic’s 1st game, beat Tigers 6-2

1966 – Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating NY Mets 8-4

1969 – Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zyglewick in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title

1981 – Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his 3rd shutout in 4 starts

1991 – Frank Thomas is 1st White Sox to homer at new Comiskey Park

1994 – Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavywgt boxing title

1995 – George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 for Heavyweight boxing title