Tag: Record setting events
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 15
1902 — Corsicana defeated Texarkana 51-3 in a Texas...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 11
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
June 11
1904 — Bob Wicker of the Chicago Cubs pitched...
This Date in Baseball-Week Ahead
June 15
1902 — Corsicana defeated Texarkana 51-3 in a Texas...
Wells has 9 RBIs, Louisiana Tech beats Rider 18-2
RUSTON, La. — Hunter Wells had two home runs, two doubles and nine RBIs and set the program hits record for No. 16 overall...
Netanyahu foes push for quick vote to end his 12 year rule
TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opponents on Thursday pushed for a quick vote to end his record-setting rule, racing to head...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 4
1870 — Ed Brown becomes the first African-American jockey...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 8
1935 — Omaha, ridden by Willis Saunders, becomes the...
Mike Marshall, 1st reliever to win Cy Young, dies at 78
LOS ANGELES — Mike Marshall, who became the first reliever to win the Cy Young Award when he set a major league record by...
AP Sportlight
June 1
1925 — Lou Gehrig bats for Pee Wee Wanninger...