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Red Sox First Black Player July 21,1959
Not until more than 12 years after Jackie Robinson’s debut with the Dodgers, did the first black player take the field for the Red Sox. On July 21, 1959 the Red Sox were in Chicago, trailing the White...
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Edwin Moses Wins First Olympic Gold July 25, 1976
Edwin Moses won the gold medal in the 400 meter hurdles at the Montreal Olympics on July 25, 1976. In winning the race, Moses, who at that time was a 20 year old engineering student at Morehouse...
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Tommy John Commits 3 Errors – in 1 Play! July 27, 1988
Autographed Tommy John Poster $40.08More Tommy John collectibles click here You might see a 9-year-old do this in a Little League game, but you don’t expect to see a Major League ball player,...
View ArticleMartinez, Rogers Perfect Games July 28 1991 and 1994
Dennis Martinez pitched a perfect game on July 28, 1991. Three years later, to the day, Kenny Rogers also pitched a perfect game. Martinez’s and Roger’s gems were only the 12th and 13th perfect games...
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Carl Lewis Wins 9th and Last Gold July 29, 1996
Carl Lewis 1996 OlympicsSports Illustrated Signed Cover $80.15Click to see more Carl Lewis collectibles Carl Lewis won the gold medal in the long jump at the Olympics in Atlanta, on July 29, 1996....
View ArticleU.S. Olympic Boxing Team Wins 5 Gold Medals July 31,1976
The U.S. Olympic boxing team won seven medals on the night of July 31, 1976. The haul for the American fighters included five gold, one silver, and one bronze. Several members of the 1976 team went on...
View Article1936 Olympics Open, Nazis Rule August 1, 1936
Nazi Germany hosted the 1936 Olympics. On August 1 of that year, Adolph Hitler welcomed the world to Berlin for two weeks of fun, and nothing but fun, with just a little bit of political propaganda...
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Willie McCovey Hits First Home August 2, 1959
Willie McCovey Rookie Card click here to see in eBay Willie McCovey hit his first Major League home run on August 2, 1959. Unlike like his teammate and San Francisco Giants slugging partner, Willie...
View ArticleBlack Sox Banned from Baseball August 3, 1921
Eight members of the 1919 Chicago White Sox, also known as The Black Sox, were banned from Major League Baseball, for life; on August 3, 1921. Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis. (He was...
View ArticleBabe Didrikson Robbed of Olympic Gold August 7, 1932
Babe Didrikson won a silver medal in the Women’s High Jump at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. She actually cleared the same height as the gold medalist, her American teammate and rival, Jean Shiley (5′...
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