The Babe played in 163 games as a pitcher, winning 92 and losing 44, for a percentage of .676. He was one of the best ...
Jackie Mitchell struck Ruth out in four pitches and Gehrig in three. Some have since claimed it was a stunt. Either way, the strikeouts happened.
Shohei Ohtani is no stranger to setting records. The Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar routinely does things on the ...
1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles left-hander Al Downing in the fourth inning. The Braves beat the Dodgers 7-4 ...
The sports memorabilia world was left astonished this month after Babe Ruth's 1914 Baltimore News rookie card, long considered one of baseball's crown jewels, sold for just $4.02 million (£3.37 ...
WESTFIELD — The Babe Ruth World Series began Thursday morning as the best 13-year-olds were welcomed to Bullens Field in Westfield. The first of four games on day one of the tournament pitted the ...
1908 — Jack Johnson becomes the first black man to win the world heavyweight boxing title, with a 14th-round knockout of Tommy Burns in Sydney, Australia. 1917 — Toronto’s Harry Cameron becomes the ...