THIS DATE IN BASEBALL

Aug. 26

1916 – Philadelphia's Joe Bush pitched a

no-hitter, to beat Cleveland 5-0. 1939 – The first major league baseball game was televised as WXBS brought their cameras to Brooklyn's Ebbets Field for a doubleheader between the Cincinnati Reds and the Dodgers. 1947 – Brooklyn's Dan Bankhead became the first black pitcher in the majors. He homered in his first major-league plate appearance, but didn't fare well on the mound. In 3 1-3 innings of relief, he gave up 10 hits and six earned runs to the Pirates. Pittsburgh won 16-3.

1962 – Minnesota's Jack Kralick pitched a 1-0 no-hitter against the Kansas City Athletics at Metropolitan Stadium. Lenny Green drove in the Twins' run with a sacrifice fly off Bill Fischer in the seventh inning.