1986

Baseball past time.

  • Boston won first game.

  • William Howard Taft becomes the first U.S. President to throw out the first pitch on opening day

  • The Negro National League, the first financially successful all-black league, is founded by Hall of Famer Rube Foster.

    The Negro National League, the first financially successful all-black league, is founded by Hall of Famer Rube Foster.
  • The first night game in major league baseball is played in Cincinnati.

    The first night game in major league baseball is played in Cincinnati.
  • The first televised major league game is broadcast from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

    The first televised major league game is broadcast from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
  • First little league game was played.

  • Astroturf, the first artificial sports surface, is installed in the Houston Astrodome.

  • Baseball salaries begin to skyrocket.

  • First time the baseball opening day was in Tokyo, Japan

  • Two weeks after the attack on 9/11, George W. Bush throws out the opening day first pitch.

  • Brice Harper quits highschool and signs with MLB team.

  • New York Yankees wins the world series

  • Yankees sign big deal with Derek Jeter.

  • Opening day