THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1920 - The only fatality to occur in a major league baseball
game happened. Ray Chapman (Cleveland Indians) was hit in the head with a
fastball from Carl Mays of the New York Yankees.
1948 - Babe Ruth died at the age of 53.
1954 - Sports Illustrated was published for the first time. It was claimed that 250,000 subscriptions had been sold before the first issue came off of the presses.
1981 - Cal Ripken Jr. got his first major league hit.
2002 - Curt Shilling (Arizona Diamondbacks) won his 20th game of the year.
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