On this date in 1936, the U.S. Baseball Hall of Fame elected its first members in Cooperstown, N.Y.: Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, ...

Cobb and fellow outfielder Tris Speaker were investigated in 1926 for fixing a game back in 1919. After both players were acquitted by commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, Cobb joined the ...

The Giants win their second Super Bowl in five years, 20-19 over the Buffalo Bills. 1993 — American Chad Rowan is awarded the highest rank in sumo wrestling, the ancient Japanese sport, making him the ...

1937 — Nap Lajoie, Tris Speaker and Cy Young are elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in the second year of voting. 1952 — The Professional Golfers Association approves the participation of ...