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1927 January 1 Brooklyn Dodgers announce release of future Hall of Fame Zack Wheat. [1] January 5 Judge Landis begins 3-day public hearing on charges that four games played between Chicago and Detroit in 1917 had been thrown to Chicago White Sox. [1] January 7 Harlem Globetrotters play first game (Hinckley Illinois). [1] January 14 Toronto Maple Leafs first hat trick (Hap Day) vs New York Rangers. [1] January 27 Harlem Globetrotters play their first game. [1] January 31 National League President John Heydler rules Roger Hornsby can't hold stock in the Saint Louis Cardinals and play for the New York Giants. [1] February 11 US female Figure Skating championship won by Beatrix Loughran. [1] US male Figure Skating championship won by Nathaniel Niles. [1] February 20 Golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath. [1] February 22 ARC soccer team forms in Alphen on the Rhine. [1] February 27 For second Sunday in a row golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath. [1] March 2 Babe Ruth becomes highest paid baseball player ($70,000 per year). [1] March 11 First golden gloves tournament. [1] April 5 Johnny Weissmuller set records in the 100 and 200 metre freestyle. [1] April 10 Ivo Bligh cricketer (8th Earl of Darnley, four Tests 1882-83), dies. [1] April 13 Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators beat Boston Bruins, in two games and two ties. [1] April 15 Babe Ruth hits first of 60 homeruns of season (off Athletics Howard Ehmke). [1] April 19 31st Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:40:22.2. [1] May 1 Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam. [1] Panningen soccer team forms in Panningen. [1] May 9 53rd Preakness: Whitey Abel aboard Bostonian wins in 2:01.6. [1] Tommy Routledge cricketer (4 Tests for South Africa 1892-96), dies. [1] May 11 Belgium beats England 9-1 in soccer. [1] May 13 VVOG soccer team forms in Harderwijk. [1] May 14 53rd Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee aboard Whiskery wins in 2:06. [1] May 16 New York Yankees player Bob Meusel steals second, third and home. [1] May 17 Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings. [1] May 22 Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies, 20-4. [1] May 28 Hammond scores his 1,000th cricket run of the season after 22 days. [1] May 30 Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career. [1] May 31 Detroit Tiger first baseman Johnny Neun makes an unassisted triple play. [1] June 4 First Ryders Cup (Golf), US beats England 9.5-2.5. [1] June 8 Tony Lazzeri hits three home runs New York Yankees beat Chicago White Sox 12-11. [1] June 16 Tommy Armour wins golf's US open. [1] June 23 Lou Gehrig hits three home runs in 11-4 victory over Boston Red Sox. [1] July 2 First American to win Wimbeldon in 20 years (Helen Wills Moody). [1] August 5 Philadelphia Phillies Cy Williams hits for the cycle in just four at bats. [1] September 5 Boston Red Sox beat New York Yankees 12-11 in 18 innings. [1] September 9 Tony Lazzeri Day at Yankee Stadium. [1] September 10 France wins its first Davis Cup. [1] September 13 Waite Hoyt became the only 20 game winner of the 1927 New York Yankees. [1] September 16 Rene Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for US Lawn Tennis Association title. [1] September 22 Famous "Long count" fight (Dempsey loses boxing title to Tunney). [1] New York Yankees Earle Coombs hits three triples. [1] September 24 NHL's Toronto Saint Patricks become the Toronto Maple Leafs. [1] New York Yankees set record of 106 victories. [1] September 29 Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games. [1] September 30 Babe Ruth hits record setting 60th home run (off Tom Zachary). [1] October 7 Yank Herb Pennock retires first 22 Pittsburgh Pirates in world series game (World Series #24). [1] October 8 New York Yankees sweep Pittsburgh Pirates in 24th World Series. [1] October 11 Lou Gehrig elected Most Valuable Player. [1] November 5 Walter Hagen wins his fourth straight PGA championship. [1] December 4 Pittsburgh Pirates' Paul Waner wins National League Most Valuable Player. [1] December 16 Cricket first-class debut of Don Bradman, New South Wales vs South Australia. [1] December 17 Bradman scores 118 on first-class cricket debut, 188 minutes 8 fours. [1] December 21 Jack Saunders cricketer (79 wickets-14 Tests for Australia 1902-08), dies. [1] December 24 Test Cricket debut of Walter Hammond, who scored 51 and took 5-36 vs South Africa. [1] December 31 Ponsford scores 336 against South Africa, giving him 1146 for month. [1] 1928 January 6 Alvin C Kraenzlein track star (Olympics-4 gold-1900), dies at age 51. [1] January 30 Bradman scores 134 not out (225 minutes, 13 fours) New South Wales vs Victoria. [1] February 11 (to February 19) The 2nd Olympic Winter Games are held in St. Moritz, Switzerland. [7] February 19 Second Winter Olympics games close at Saint Moritz, Switzerland. [1] Canadian hockey team wins third consecutive gold medal. [1] March 11 Netherlands and Belgium tie 1-1 (soccer match in Amsterdam). [1] March 27 US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Maribel Vinson. [1] US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Roger Turner. [1] April 5 Roy Kilner cricketer (9 Tests for England 1924-26), dies at age 38. [1] April 7 44-year old New York Ranger General Manager Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, and beats Montréal Maroons 2-1. [1] April 9 Top-Oss soccer team forms in Oss. [1] April 14 Stanley Cup: New York Rangers beat Montréal Maroons, three games to 2. [1] April 19 32nd Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:37:07.8. [1] New York Yankees are out of first place for first time since May 1926. [1] May 1 Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms. [1] May 11 56th Preakness: Raymond Sonny Workman aboard Victorian wins in 2:00.2. [1] 63rd British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Royal Saint George's. [1] May 17 (to August 12) The 9th Olympic Games are held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [7] May 19 54th Kentucky Derby: Chick Lang aboard Reigh Count wins in 2:10.4. [1] May 24 Record 12 future Hall of Famers take the field, as New York Yankees beat Athletics 9-7. [1] May 26 Oakland Athletics commit 7 errors and lose to New York Yankees 7-4. [1] May 31 Charlie Hallows scores his 1,000th run of Cricket season. [1] June 25 New York Giants Fred Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader. [1] July 7 Edward Hamm of the US, sets then long jump record at 25' 11". [1] July 8 Philadelphia Phillies set record of errorless 25 inning doubleheader. [1] July 12 First televised tennis match. [1] July 26 New York Yankees score 11 runs in 12th beating Detroit Tigers 12-1. [1] July 28 Olympics open at Amsterdam. [1] August 3 Ray Barbuti saves US team from defeat in Amsterdam Olympics track events by winning 400 m (47.8 sec). [1] August 12 9th Olympic Games close in Amsterdam. [1] August 13 Soviet Union Spartacan Games begins. [1] September 9 Silvio Cator of Haiti, sets then long jump record at 26' 0.25". [1] September 15 Saint Louis Cardinals set National League record of 18 men left on base beating Philadelphia Phillies 8-6. [1] September 17 Pitcher Ray Boggs hits three batters in one inning. [1] September 18 Saint Louis Cardinals beat Philadelphia Phillies for 20th of 22 games in 1928. [1] September 28 New York Yankees clinch pennant #6. [1] September 29 New York Yankees (17) Detroit Tigers (28) set 9 inning hit record (45)-Detroit Tigers win 19-10. [1] September 30 Leon Vanderstuyft of Belgium cycles record 76 mi 604 yards in one hour. [1] October 4 25th World Series begins, New York Yankees vs Saint Louis Cardinals. [1] October 8 Eastern Soccer League forms in US. [1] October 9 New York Yankees sweep Saint Louis Cardinals in 25th World Series, Ruth hits three home run in game - New York Yankees become first to sweep consecutive World Series. [1] December 1 Canadian Football League Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers beats Regina, 30-0 at Hamilton. [1] December 2 Saint Louis Cardinals 1B Jim Bottomley is voted National League Most Valuable Player. [1] December 5 England defeats Australia by record 675 runs at Brisbane. [1] December 11 National League President John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers. [1] December 14 Second Test Cricket Australia vs England starts with Bradman 12th man. [1] December 17 John McGraw backs National League president John Heydler's designated hitter idea. [1] December 21 Harry Butt cricketer (England wicket-keeper vs South Africa 1895-96), dies. [1] December 25 Christmas Day attendance at cricket Melbourne Cricket Ground (Victoria vs New South Wales) 14,887. [1] December 26 Johnny Weissmuller announces his retirement from amateur swimming. [1] World record 10th wicket stand 307 (Kippax / Hooker) New South Wales vs Victoria. [1] 1929 January 1 Roy Riegels runs 60 yards the wrong way with Rose Bowl fumble recovery. [1] January 3 Bradman scores 112 vs England at Melbourne Cricket Ground - his first Test century. [1] January 19 Clas Thunberg skates world record 500m in 42.8 seconds. [1] January 25 Bradman scores 340* for New South Wales vs Victoria, 488 minutes, 38 fours. [1] February 4 Archie Jackson scores 164 on Test Cricket debut vs England at Adelaide. [1] February 17 John Read cricketer (batted in 17 Tests for England for 463 runs), dies. [1] February 20 Boston Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field. [1] February 28 Chicago Black Hawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home. [1] March 2 Chicago Black Hawks shut-out for NHL record 8th straight game. [1] March 13 Bradman scores 123 Australia vs England at Melbourne Cricket Ground, his second Test Cricket ton. [1] March 29 Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins sweep New York Rangers in two games. [1] April 4 First AAU Greco-Roman wrestling championships held. [1] April 16 Cleveland Indian Earl Averill, becomes first in American League to hit a homerun on first at bat. [1] New York Yankees become first team to use numbers on uniforms. [1] April 19 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6. [1] May 4 Lou Gehrig hits three consecutive homeruns, New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 9. [1] May 6 American League announces it will discontinue Most Valuable Player award. [1] May 8 New York Giants Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates, 11-0. [1] May 9 New York Giants Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates. [1] May 10 55th Preakness: Louis Schaefer aboard Dr Freeland wins in 2:01.6. [1] 64th British Golf Open: Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane. [1] May 18 55th Kentucky Derby: Linus McAtee on Clyde Van Dusen wins in 2:10.8. [1] Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies 20-16 and lost 8-6 in second game (record 50 runs). [1] May 19 Cloudburst causes stampede in Yankee Stadium; two people crushed to death. [1] May 21 V P F A Royle cricketer (one Test England vs Australia 1879), dies. [1] May 24 Detroit Tigers beats Chicago White Sox, 6-5, in 21 innings. [1] May 27 Second Ryder Cup: Britain-Ireland, 7-5 at Moortown, England. [1] July 6 Saint Louis has 2, 10 run innings and beats Philadelphia Phillies 28-6. [1] July 10 In game between Pittsburgh Pirates and Philadelphia Phillies 9 home runs hit one in each inning. [1] July 28 Chicago Cardinals become first NFL team to train out of state (Mich). [1] August 2 Philadelphia Phillies Don Hurst sets National League record of six consecutive games with a home run. [1] August 7 Ruth ties record by hitting grand slams in consecutive games. [1] August 21 Chicago Cardinals become first pro football team to train out of town. [1] September 21 First legal forward pass in Canadian senior football thrown (Calgary). [1] September 25 Miller Huggins New York Yankees manager, dies at age 50. [1] October 12 Chicago Cubs blow 8-0 world series lead, Athletics score 10 in one inning (World Series #26). [1] October 14 Philadelphia Athletics beat Chicago Cubs, four games to one in 26th World Series. [1] Philadelphia Athletics set world series record of 10 runs in an inning (World Series #26). [1] November 14 Joseph McGinnity baseball pitcher (New York Giants), dies at age 58. [1] November 28 Ernie Nevers scores all 40 points for Chicago Cardinals vs Chicago Bears (NFL record). [1] December 3 Boston Bruins begins then NHL record 14 game winning streak. [1] December 7 Bradman scores 124 for Woodfull's XI against Ryder's XI 166 minutes. [1] Leo Diegel wins PGA golf tournament. [1] December 9 Willis Cuttell cricketer (two Tests England vs South Africa 1899), dies. [1] December 10 Bradman scores 225 in second inning of Test Cricket trial after 124 in first. [1] December 16 First NHL game at Chicago Stadium; Chicago Blackhawks beat Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1. [1] December 20 Heinie Wagner replaces Bill Carrigan as Boston Red Sox manager. [1] December 25 Grimmett takes 6-146 for South Africa, Queensland all out 380 Crowd 5,390. [1]