The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players' union. Max Bentley of the Chicago ...

Advertisement Article continues below this ad 1949 — Monte Irvin and Ford Smith are signed by the New York Giants. They are the first black players to sign with the club. 1984 — Wayne Gretzky ...

MLB announces that the MLBPA rejected its proposal to delay the start of spring training and the regular season by one month ...

The family of Chester Cunningham remembers him as a man who saw the good in everyone, and had a drive to help Indigenous offenders. He died last month in Barrhead, Alta., at age 91. Cunningham's ...

The American League is founded. The league plans for a 140-game schedule, set player rosters at 14 and recognizes the Players Protective Association, the players’ union.

Braves Franchise History 1980 - Hank Aaron refuses an award from commissioner Bowie Kuhn honoring him for his 715th home run.

The Giants took Monte Irvin. The players we had admired were obviously ... "He started taking me to the (New York) Giants games. I saw the great Willie Mays we he first broke into (the Majors). My ...

Their leading scorer sidelined by an ankle injury, their offense having gone cold, the Bruins pulled out a win over USC.