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1862
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Sunday Birthplace. |
November 19: William Ashley Sunday born in Ames, Iowa.
December 22: Sunday's father, William Ashley Sunday, dies of pneumonia at army camp in Patterson, Missouri. Sunday never knew his father. Later, when Sunday was a young child, his mother sent him and brother George to orphanage.
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1883
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May 22: Sunday begins baseball career with Chicago White Stockings; strikes out his first 13 times at bat.
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1886
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Sunday led to the Lord by Mrs. Sarah "Ma" Clarke at the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago.
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1887
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Winter: Sunday coaches baseball team at Northwestern University.
December 31: Sunday proposes to Helen Amelia Thompson.
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1888
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Sunday traded from the White Stockings to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
September 5: Billy Sunday and Helen Thompson married at the Thompson home in Chicago; Helen subsequently known as "Ma Sunday."
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1889
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Daughter Helen Sunday born.
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1891
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Sunday sets record of 90 bases stolen in 116 games.
Philadelphia Phillies offer Sunday $400/month.
Cincinatti offers $500/month.
Sunday takes "secretary of relgious department" job at YMCA for $83/month.
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1892
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Son George Sunday born.
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1894
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Pittsburgh Pirates offer Sunday $2,000/month.
Evangelist J. Wilbur Chapman visits Sunday and hires him as advance man for $40/week.
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1896
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J. Wilbur Chapman takes a church and leaves his nationwide evangelism ministry.
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1897
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January: Sunday holds his first revival meeting at Garner, Iowa; nearly 100 people accept Christ during the week of meetings.
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1903
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Sunday ordained by the Presbyterian Church.
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1907
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Ma Sunday begins traveling with Sunday, handling his campaign planning and finances, and speaking at women's meetings.
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1909
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Homer Rodeheaver joins Sunday as soloist and song leader.
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1917
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Sunday's famous ten-week New York Campaign; the love offering (over $100,000) was given by him to the Red Cross and other World War I charities; over 98,000 came forward to accept Christ.
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1920
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Ma Sunday survives serious car accident.
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1933
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Sunday collapses while preaching in Des Moinse, Iowa.
Son George commits suicide.
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1935
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October 27: Sunday preaches his last sermon, at First Methodist Church, Mishawaka, Indiana; 44 people respond.
November 6: Sunday dies of heart attack.
November 9: Memorial Service at Moody Memorial Church, Chicago, attended by thousands.
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