May 21, 1930 – This story is pretty incredible! New Yankees legend Babe Ruth hit three Home Runs in a single game against the Philadelphia Athletics. It gets even more interesting to learn that despite Ruth’s offensive explosion the Yanks blew a 6-0 lead in the 4th inning to go on to lose the game by a large margin, 15-7.
The A’s weren’t just a bunch of bums. No, they had some high-caliber people themselves. Connie Mack was the manager of the team that included stars Jimmie Foxx, Jimmy Dykes, and Mule Haas. In fact, the Athletics finished with the best record in baseball that season and won the World Series 4 games to 2 over the St Louis Cardinals!
To find more great daily sports history make sure to check out the Sports Jersey Dispatch and Pigskin Dispatch.
More From Sports History Network
Ernie “The Big Cat” Ladd: A Wrestling HOF Member Was Also an AFL Star?
The multi-talented Ladd excelled at football, wrestling, and basketball. Ernie “The Big Cat” Ladd.
Sports History On This Day: August 9
August 9, 1977 – The National Hockey League voted to refuse a merger of six
Sports History On This Day: August 8
August 8, 1870 – The very first America’s Cup boating race where the New York
Sports History On This Day: August 7
August 7, 1936 – The game of Basketball makes its Olympic debut at the 1936 Olympics
Hell in a Sell: How I Remember Owen Hart’s Death and Other Real Events in Wrestling History
When WWE television commentator Jim Ross told the millions of fans watching the OVER
Sports History On This Day: August 6
August 6, 1956 – There used to be another major television network that had
Sports History On This Day: August 5
August 5, 1921 – It was a huge moment in sports broadcasting history! KDKA of Pittsburgh
Sports History On This Day: August 4
August 4, 1984 – There are fast athletes then there are athletes that are fast!