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1939 — Henry Picard beats Byron Nelson 1-up in 37 holes to win the PGA championship. 1941 — Joe DiMaggio’s hitting streak of 56 games is stopped by Al Smith and Jim Bagby of the Indians before ...
1918 — Washington’s Walter Johnson pitched a 1-0, 18-inning victory over Lefty Williams of the Chicago White Sox, who also went the distance. 1919 — After 12 scoreless innings, Cincinnati scored 10 ...
TOKYO — Joe DiMaggio was a baseball player of class. He was a premier craftsman whose trade mark was the ability to produce gracefully under pressure. The key hit — often a decisive home run; the ...