Stanford star fullback Ernie Nevers pitches his first complete game for the Browns, beating the A’s, 3 – 1. Nevers will be 6-12 in his brief baseball career, but he will win a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame playing with the Duluth Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals (1926-1931).

This Day In Baseball

On August 4, 1926 — Stanford star fullback Ernie Nevers pitches his first complete game for the Browns, beating the A’s, 3 – 1. Nevers will be 6-12 in his brief baseball career, but he will win a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame playing with the Duluth Eskimos and Chicago Cardinals (1926-1931).