The ABA’s the Red, White and Blue Ball On this day, in 1967 the first ABA game was played between the Oakland Oaks and the Anaheim Amigos, the game introduced the red, white and blue ball and used the 3-point field goal. October 13, 1967 Sport: Basketball Trivia What Are the Five Events That Make Up the Modern Olympic Pentathon? Which Nations Won the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals the Last Time Baseball Was an Olympic Sport? sports in this article Basketball tags in this article Fan On This Day SportsEngine