Important Events in Sports, 1920–1929

1920

  • On January 1, in the Rose Bowl Harvard beats the University of Oregon 7-6.
  • On January 5, Babe Ruth is sold by the Boston Red Sox to the New York Yankees.
  • On February 14, the National Negro Baseball League (NNBL) is founded.
  • On May 1, the Brooklyn Dodgers play the Boston Braves to a 1-1 tie in twenty-six innings. Boston's Joe Oeschger and Brooklyn's Leon Cadore pitch the entire game.
  • On May 6, Johnny Wilson wins the world middleweight championship in a decision over Mike O'Dowd.
  • On May 14, Walter Johnson of the Washington Senators wins his 300th game.
  • On June 12, Man o' War runs the mile and in 2 minutes

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