Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
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May 26, 1907 - Pitcher Ed Walsh of the Chicago White Sox finished a 5 inning game, throwing a no-hitter against the New York Highlanders in an 8-1 victory.
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons public Domain of Baseball players Ed Walsh (left) and Addie Joss (right) by an Unknown author
May 26, 1923 - The Inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race for cars had its inaugural race through public roads around Le Mans, France. The debut winners of the now famous car race were André Lagache and René Léonard both of France for Chenard & Walcker.
May 26, 1925 - The Future Baseball Hall of Fame center fielder of the Detroit Tigers, Ty Cobb became the first player in the MLB to collect 1,000 extra-base hits. The 12 time batting champion doubled in Detroit Tigers' 8-1 win against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park.
May 26, 1933 - Chuck Klein, Number 3 of the Philadelphia Philles hit for the cycle against the St Louis Cardinals.
