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Babe Ruth Sold
Harry Frazee sells Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees supposedly in order to finance his broadway musical, "No,No Nanette". Boston suffers from what fans call the Curse of the Bambino, not winning another World Series until 2004. -
Negro Leagues
Rube Foster starts the National Negro League, consisting of eight teams; Chicago American Giants, Chicago Giants, Cuban Stars, Dayton Marcos, Detroit Stars, Indianapolis ABC's, Kansas City Monarchs and St. Louis Giants. -
First Negro League game
The first Negro League game is played between the Chicago American Giants and the Indianapolis ABC's, with the ABC's winning by a score of 4-2. The game was played at Washington Park in Indianapolis. The Negro Leagues , in one form or another, would be in existence through 1960. -
Ray Chapman Injured
Ray Chapman is drilled by a Carl Mays pitch in the 5th inning of a Cleveland Indians New York Yankees game at the Polo Grounds in New York. He collapsed and was taken to a local hospital, where he died12 hours later. Accounts say that Chapman never attempted to move aay from the ball, indicating that he wasn't able to see it, prompting the banning of doctoring the ball and also making it mandatory to remove the ball from play at the first sign of wear. -
First Commissioner of Baseball
In an attempt to clean up the image of the game after the Black Sox scandal the year before, Kenesaw Mountain Landis is named Commissioner, a title he held until his death in 1944. It is believed that he delayed the integration of blacks into baseball. -
Black Sox players acquitted
The eight players implicated in the Black Sox scandal, Eddie Ciccotte, Joe Jackson, Earl Weaver, Oscar Felsch, Arnold Gandil, Fred McMullin, Charles Risberg, and Claude Williams are acquitted on all charges of conspiracy to defraud. The following day, Commissioner Landis bans them all for life from baseball. -
Baseball is heard
The first game to be broadcast on the radio is a contest between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates, making it one of the first sports broadcast in the United States. -
Gehrig's streak begins
Lou Gehrig begins his consecutive games played streak in which he would eventually play in 2130 games. This record would remain in place until 1995, when Cal ripken Jr played in his 2131 consecutive game. -
Debut of Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige makes his debut with the Chattanooga White Sox, striking out 9 in six innings. He would go on to pitch in the Negro Leagues for another 20 years while he waited for the integration of baseball. -
4000th hit
Ty Cobb collects his 4000th hit. -
Babe blasts number 500
Babe Ruth hits his 500th career home run in his first at bat against Willis Hudlin of the Cleveland Indians, making him the first player in history to accomplish this feat. -
Babe calls his shot
During the third game of the World Series between the Yankees and the Cubs, Babe Ruth came up to the plate in the fifth inning. Being heckled by the Chicago bench, Ruth extends his hand towards center field. He drove Charlie Root's next pitch 440 feet into center field. Whether he really called the shot or was mearly gesturing at the pitcher we will never know. -
All-Star game is first played
The inaugural midsummer classic is played at Comiskey Park in Chicago with the American League defeating the National League 4-2, with Babe Ruth hitting the All-Star game's first ever home run. Game was originally slated as a one time event for the World's Fair of 1933. -
Night Baseball
First night game is held at Crosley Field between the Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds. 25,000 fans were in attendance and President Roosevelt ceremoniously flipped the switch from the White House. Wrigley Field became the last stadium to install lights in 1988. -
Inaugural Hall of Fame class
The First ever elected members into the Hall of Fame were announced; Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson were enshrined. -
Streak comes to an end
Lou Gehrig asks to be removed from the Yankees line up due to fatigue. The Iron Horse had played in 2130 consecutive games. -
Lou Gehrig gives his retirement speech
After being diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Gehrig delivers his now famous retirement speech in which he states he is the Luckiest Man on the Face of this Earth. He was dead within two years from ALS. -
Baseball on TV
The first baseball aired on television is between the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
