From Day Riffer: Olympic-caliber trivia.
In early auto races, including the Indianapolis 500, two people rode in the car: a driver and a mechanic. Also, relief drivers were routine at Indy.
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The winner of the second Boston Marathon, in 1898, was named Ronald McDonald.
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The first televised sporting event was of a college baseball game, in Japan in 1931.
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The first modern Olympic swimming competition was held outdoors in open water, in 1896, in the Bay of Zea, Greece.
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Foul balls were not counted as strikes until 1901 in the National League and 1903 in the American League, except for foul bunts and foul tips.
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