1917 Catcher Hank Gowdy of the Boston Braves became the first major league player to enter military service in World War I. 1939 The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Braves played a 23-inning, 2-2 tie.

The banning of a Chicago White Sox fan from Rate Field for inappropriate heckling of Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte was a good first step.