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The Catch is a legendary over the shoulder catch made by Giants center fielder Willie Mays on a ball hit by Vic Wertz during Game 1 of the 1954 World Series at the Polo Grounds.

As seen in color on NBC, the 1955 World Series had the Brooklyn Dodgers against the New York Yankees, with the Dodgers winning the Series in seven games.

Los Angeles quarterback Norm Van Brocklin aka "The Flying Dutchman" threw for a record 554 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Rams to a 54-14 victory.

The Black Sox Scandal was a MLB match fixing incident in which eight members of the Chicago White Sox were accused of intentionally losing the 1919 World Series for money.

The 2015 WILC was hosted by the Onondaga Nation, Canada beat the host Iroquois Nationals 12–8 in the gold medal game.

In the first inning of a Baltimore Orioles game, umpire John Hirschbeck struck out Alomar on a called third strike, Roberto Alomar went ballistic and spit right at Hirschbeck's face.

Baltimore's Bert Rechichar kicks a record 56-yard field goal against the Chicago Bears, Tom Dempsey breaks this record 17 years later.

Heavyweight boxer Joe Louis lost to Ezzard Charles by unanimous decision at Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, NY.

The Colorado Rockies played their final game of their first MLB season and finish with a Major League home attendance record.

Baltimore running back Lenny Moore failed to score a touchdown in a gem against the Green Bay Packers, it ended his record streak of 18 games in a row with a touchdown.