Sports History Network August 16, 1920 – It was a truly tragic day in MLB history. A pitch that may have got away from New York Yankees pitcher Carl Mays nailed Cleveland Indians shortstop Ray Chapman squarely in the head. The trauma from the incident ended up killing Chapman about 12 hours later to become the only MLB player … Read more
With electronic, board, and online fantasy games extremely popular for both football and baseball fans, one can imagine the wild matchups that might be possible through these outlets. How would Nolan Ryan pitch to Babe Ruth? Could Ty Cobb fool Bob Gibson on the base path? And would Jim Thorpe have a chance against Dick … Read more
August 15, 1971 – It wasn’t exactly the easiest and most rewarding way to win a title but sometimes through discouraging times a bright spot occurs. Formula 1 racer Jackie Stewart wrecked his car on lap 36 at the Austrian Grand Prix at Österreichring. French Tyrrell driver François Cevert won the race, however, Stewart had enough … Read more
August 14, 1936 – If I gave you a final sports score of 19-8 what game would you first assume was played? Football? Perhaps baseball? Well, how about Olympic Men’s Basketball? If you guessed hoops then you would be correct. The United States beats Canada, 19-8 to win the gold medal in the inaugural men’s basketball … Read more
August 13, 1910 – A mirror image on the baseball diamond? The Brooklyn Superbas and the Pittsburgh Pirates played “the game of perfect symmetry” in baseball. They were pretty evenly matched that day, I mean really neck and neck. The NL opponents reached an 8-8 tie, as both had 8 runs, 13 hits, 2 errors, 12 assists, … Read more