On This Day

January 1857 in Sports History

Events in Sport

  • Jan 22 National Association of Baseball Players founded in New York

Birthdays in Sport


Person of interestTim Keefe

Jan 1 Tim Keefe, American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Triple Crown 1888; MLB record 0.86 ERA, single season 1880; NY Giants), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1933)

Major League Baseball Pitcher Tim Keefe
Major League Baseball Pitcher
Tim Keefe
  • Jan 11 Fred[erick J] Archer, English jockey (won 5 Derbys)