1957 — President Eisenhower officially opened the 1956 season by tossing out the first ball at Griffith Stadium in Washington ...

As the sun set over Central Arkansas on July 2, 1982, a car made its way down the highway from Perry to Little Rock, with the ...

The Detroit Red Wings beat the New York Rangers 3-0 to take the Stanley Cup in the fifth and final game. Jackie Robinson becomes 1st African-American to play in US major league baseball. The Detroit ...

1974 — In the opener in Atlanta, Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth’s career record by hitting his 715th home run off Los Angeles ...

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1901 — Boston Marathon won for second straight year by Canadian Jim Caffrey ... 1947 — Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit. 1951 — NY Yankee Mickey Mantle’s 1st game.

However, Dylan Crews and James Wood shined during Spring training ... OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 15: A patch for Jackie Robinson Day is seen on the jersey of an Oakland Athletics player ...

Dodger second baseman Jim Gilliam set ... for nine pennant winning Yankee teams and was the first African American to win the American League MVP in 1963. Frank Robinson exploded onto the National ...