During the 1912 season, Rube Marquard did something that has still never been topped - he won his first 19 starts of the season. In 1937 and 1969, Johnny Allen and Dave McNally won 15 straight gam...
There are three times in the modern era who have won thirteen straight games to start the regular season. They are: 2023 Tampa Bay Rays 1982 Atlanta Braves 1987 Milwaukee Brewers The 1987 Milw...
In this day and age, a starting pitcher is lucky if he gets 30 starts in a season. In 1884, Old Hoss Radbourn appeared in 75 games and won 60 of them. Talk about an unbeatable record. In 1...
It was opening day at Griffith Stadium on April 13th, 1926, as the Washington Senators hosted the Philadelphia Athletics. Despite being 38 years old and nearing the end of his storied career, Walt...
Toby Harrah enjoyed a long and fruitful career as a Major League Baseball player. Harrah, who played shortstop for teams including the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians, was a 4x All-Star. ...
June 23rd, 1971 certainly didn't feel like a special day for Rick Wise when he got out of bed in the morning. Wise was battling the flu and still didn't feel well. The 25 year-old pitcher was not ...
Joel Youngblood had a very decent career in the major leagues. Youngblood, who made the All-Star game in 1981, played for 14 years and won a World Series title in 1976. Youngblood also has a p...
Which NHL player notched the most points over a two-game stretch in NHL history? There are three candidates that should likely jump out at you: Wayne Gretzky, who holds nearly every offensive NH...
It was April 1st, 1924, and the Montreal Canadiens were in a celebratory mood. Just days earlier, the Canadiens defeated the Calgary Tigers to win the Stanley Cup. In those days, the Stanley Cup w...
Patrick Sieloff has one of the most bizarre stat lines in the history of the NHL. Sieloff has played in TWO career NHL games - one with the Calgary Flames and one with the Ottawa Senators. Sie...
A 5-yard punt return touchdown in the playoffs? It actually happened. The 1985 postseason featured the Chicago Bears at the height of their powers. The Bears' defense was one of the greatest of al...
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have won multiple Super Bowls as a franchise though their first few years in the league were some of the worst that the NFL has ever seen. The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers we...
During the 1985-86 regular season with the Edmonton Oilers, Wayne Gretzky was at the absolute peak of his powers. The 1985-86 season would see Gretzky notch a total of 215 points in 80 games, whic...
During the 1961-62 regular season, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors averaged an insane 50.4 points per game. This season included a ridiculous 10-game stretch where Chamberlain scored...
You can make a very strong argument that Peter Stastny is one of the most underrated superstars in the history of the NHL. Stastny played in 977 games over the course of his career, notching 450 g...
