The New York Highlanders, later renamed Yankees, win their first game as a major league team, 7-2 over the Washington Senators. 1939 — Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR.

2009 — Washington edges the New York Rangers 2-1 in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference series to cap a comeback from a 3-games-to-1 deficit. It is the franchise’s first series victory since the ...

1939 — Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HR ... the Syracuse Nationals 110-95 in Game 6 of the finals. George Mikan leads the Lakers with 40 points in a game marred by three fights ...

F or 86 long years, the Boston Red Sox were plagued by what came to be known as the “Curse of the Bambino.” This legendary hex was believed to have begun in 1919, when the Red ...

1901 — In the opener at Detroit’s Bennett Park, the Tigers beat Milwaukee in a great comeback. Trailing 13-4 going into the bottom of the ninth, the Tigers scored 10 runs for a 14-13 victory. Frank ...

Per MLB.com's Tim Stebbings, the Guardians are calling up their 21st-ranked prospect, Doug Nikhazy, who will start game two ...

Andrew Vaughn hit a two-run homer, pinch-hitter Edgar Quero added a go-ahead, two-run single and the Chicago White Sox ...

Virginia Giuffre died by suicide Friday at her farm in Western Australia, her publicist confirmed. Our writers are weighing ...