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Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/08/11 at 1:37 pm
1981 – Twenty-one association football spectators are trampled to death at Karaiskakis Stadium in Neo Faliro, Greece, after a football match between Olympiacos F.C. and AEK Athens FC.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/11 at 2:40 pm
1895 – William G. Morgan creates a game called Mintonette, which soon comes to be referred to as volleyball.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/11 at 2:40 pm
1900 – The Davis Cup competition is established.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/09/11 at 2:46 pm
1971 – Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro League player to be voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 1:27 am
2010 – The Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics were held.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/12/11 at 7:48 am
1984 - Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean skate "Bolero" at the Olympics receiving all perfect scores for quality & the gold medal
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/13/11 at 2:10 am
1954 – Frank Selvy becomes the only NCAA Division I basketball player ever to score 100 points in a single game
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 12:28 pm
1906 – Edouard de Laveleye forms the Belgian Olympic Committee in Brussels.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 12:37 pm
2001 – Seven-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Dale Earnhardt dies in an accident during the Daytona 500.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 4:42 pm
1967 - Bob Seagren sets pole vault record at 17'3"
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 4:42 pm
1965 - Frank Gifford announces his retirement from football for broadcasting
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 4:43 pm
1978 - First Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona HI
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 5:19 pm
1991 - Edmonton Oiler goalie Grant Fuhr returns to NHL after season-long suspension for substance abuse & shuts out New Jersey Devils 4-0
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/18/11 at 5:22 pm
1961 - Henk van der Grift becomes world champion skater
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/19/11 at 7:45 am
1942 - New York Yankees announce 5,000 uniformed soldiers will be admitted free at each of their upcoming home games
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 3:13 am
1998 – American figure skater Tara Lipinski becomes the youngest gold-medalist at the Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 4:35 am
1997 - San Francisco Giants Barry Bonds signs record $22.9 million 2 year contract
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 4:36 am
1989 - Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancelled an April reunion because of the deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 4:38 am
1976 - Muhammad Ali KOs Jan Pierre Coopman in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/20/11 at 4:41 am
1927 - Golfers in South Carolina arrested for violating Sabbath
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/22/11 at 2:13 am
1980 – At the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, the United States ice hockey team defeated the Soviet Union in an unlikely victory that became known as the Miracle on Ice.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/23/11 at 1:46 pm
1958 – Cuban rebels kidnap 5-time world driving champion Juan Manuel Fangio.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/24/11 at 1:54 pm
1980 – The United States Olympic Hockey team completes their Miracle on Ice by defeating Finland 4-2 to win the gold medal.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/25/11 at 2:07 pm
1964 – Cassius Clay (later Muhammad Ali) beats Sonny Liston in the Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Liston world heavyweight boxing title fight. This is Clay's 20th pro boxing fight and first heavyweight title.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:14 am
1960 - US Olympics Ice Hockey Team beats USSR 3-2 en route to gold medal
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 02/27/11 at 2:37 am
1874 - Baseball first played in England, at Lord's Cricket Grounds
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/03/11 at 5:18 am
1875 – The first indoor game of ice hockey was played at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal, Canada, by James Creighton and McGill University students.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 1:40 am
1964 – Nation of Islam's Elijah Muhammad officially gives boxing champion Cassius Clay the name Muhammad Ali.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/06/11 at 1:43 am
1983 – The first United States Football League game is played.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/08/11 at 1:08 pm
1936 – Daytona Beach Road Course holds its first oval stock car race.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/09/11 at 2:25 pm
1946 – Bolton Wanderers stadium disaster at Burnden Park, Bolton, England, 33 killed and hundreds injured
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/12/11 at 1:51 am
1881 – Andrew Watson makes his Scotland debut as the world's first black international football player and captain.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 2:46 am
1961 - Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 6 to retain heavyweight boxing title
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/13/11 at 2:47 am
1977 - Dennis Lillee takes 6-26, England all out 95 in Centenary Test
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/14/11 at 2:49 pm
1980 – In Poland, a plane crashes during final approach near Warsaw, killing 87 people, including a 14-man American boxing team.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 2:17 am
1877 – The first Test cricket match begins between England and Australia.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/15/11 at 3:10 pm
1912 - Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/16/11 at 1:25 pm
1872 – The Wanderers F.C. won the first FA Cup, the oldest football competition in the world, beating Royal Engineers A.F.C. 1-0 at The Oval in Kennington, London.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 2:06 pm
1893 – Former Governor General Lord Stanley pledges to donate a silver challenge cup, later named after him, as an award for the best hockey team in Canada; originally presented to amateur champions, the Stanley Cup has been awarded to the top pro team since 1910, and since 1926, only to National Hockey League teams.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/18/11 at 2:28 pm
1985 - Baseball Commissioner Peter Ueberroth reinstates Willie Mays & Mickey Mantle
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 5:35 am
1954 – Joey Giardello knocks out Willie Tory in round seven at Madison Square Garden in the first televised prize boxing fight shown in colour.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 5:36 am
1954 – Willie Mosconi sets a world record by running 526 consecutive balls without a miss during a straight pool exhibition at East High Billiard Club in Springfield, Ohio. The record still stands today.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 5:38 am
1966 – Texas Western becomes the first college basketball team to win the Final Four with an all-black starting lineup.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 5:51 am
1942 - Thoroughbred Racing Association of US formed in Chicago
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/19/11 at 5:54 am
1972 - Los Angeles Lakers beat Golden State Warriors, 162-99, by then record 63 points
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/20/11 at 5:17 am
1985 – Libby Riddles becomes the first woman to win the 1,135-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/11 at 2:19 pm
1946 – The Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League signed Kenny Washington, making him the first African American player in the league since 1933.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/21/11 at 2:23 pm
1980 – US President Jimmy Carter announces a United States boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow to protest the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/11 at 2:02 am
1894 – The first playoff game for the Stanley Cup starts.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/11 at 2:02 am
1906 – First Anglo-French rugby union match at Parc des Princes in Paris
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/11 at 2:04 am
1923 – The first radio broadcast of ice hockey is made by Foster Hewitt.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/22/11 at 2:11 am
1997 – Tara Lipinski, age 14 years and 10 months, becomes the youngest champion women's World Figure Skating Champion.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/23/11 at 3:40 pm
1910 - First race at Los Angeles Motordrome (first US auto speedway)
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/25/11 at 4:05 pm
1982 - Wayne Gretzky becomes first NHL to score 200 points in a season
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/26/11 at 1:07 am
1839 – The first Henley Royal Regatta is held.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/27/11 at 4:50 am
1871 – The first international rugby football match, England v. Scotland, is played in Edinburgh at Raeburn Place.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/28/11 at 1:34 pm
1990 – President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/11 at 3:33 pm
1990 - Jack Nicklaus made his debut in the "Seniors" golf tournament
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/30/11 at 3:40 pm
1994 - England Cricket all out for 46 at Port-of-Spain against the West Indies
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/11 at 1:24 am
1906 – The Intercollegiate Athletic Association of the United States (later National Collegiate Athletic Association) is established to set rules for amateur sports in the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/11 at 12:27 pm
1985 – The first WrestleMania, the biggest wrestling event from the WWE (then the WWF), takes place in Madison Square Garden in New York.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/11 at 2:36 pm
1909 - Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 03/31/11 at 2:47 pm
1978 - Red Rum wins 3rd consecutive Grand National & retires
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/01/11 at 12:06 pm
1933 – English cricketer Wally Hammond set a record for the highest individual Test innings of 336 not out, during a Test match against New Zealand.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 1:03 am
1931 - Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 1:07 am
1974 - Tony Greig takes 8-86 v WI Port-of-Spain (later 5-70 in 2nd inn)
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/02/11 at 1:10 am
1988 - Simply Majestic sets horse racing's 1-1/8 mile record at 1:45
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/11 at 12:13 pm
1896 – In Athens, the opening of the first modern Olympic Games is celebrated, 1,500 years after the original games are banned by Roman Emperor Theodosius I.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/06/11 at 12:19 pm
1973 – The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/11 at 12:00 pm
1893 – The first recorded college basketball game occurs in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/11 at 12:11 pm
1974 – at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium, Hank Aaron hits his 715th career home run to surpass Babe Ruth's 39-year-old record.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/11 at 12:11 pm
1975 – Frank Robinson manages the Cleveland Indians in his first game as major league baseball's first African American manager.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/11 at 12:11 pm
1987 – Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/11 at 12:11 pm
1992 – Retired tennis great Arthur Ashe announces that he has AIDS, acquired from blood transfusions during one of his two heart surgeries.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 04/08/11 at 12:17 pm
1987 – Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.
This was the first week of the regular season; the team lost its first 5 games, I think. :-\\
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/11 at 1:30 pm
This was the first week of the regular season; the team lost its first 5 games, I think. :-\\
Not a good start for the new season, just like the performance of Middlesex in cricket over here.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 04/08/11 at 1:32 pm
Not a good start for the new season, just like the performance of Middlesex in cricket over here.
We even went to Dodger Stadium on Friday of that week (April 10) to see the game against the San Francisco Giants; they lost 5-4 in 11 innings. The next day, they finally won a game.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/11 at 1:48 pm
We even went to Dodger Stadium on Friday of that week (April 10) to see the game against the San Francisco Giants; they lost 5-4 in 11 innings. The next day, they finally won a game.
A win in watching sport always the journey home sweeter.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 04/08/11 at 1:50 pm
A win in watching sport always the journey home sweeter.
True.
The only other time we went to the stadium that year was on May the 8th, and the Dodgers lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. :-\\ So we didn't get to see them win until we went to the stadium the following year, 1988, which was a much better season for the team.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/11 at 1:51 pm
True.
The only other time we went to the stadium that year was on May the 8th, and the Dodgers lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. :-\\ So we didn't get to see them win until we went to the stadium the following year, 1988, which was a much better season for the team.
...and you wish to watch more matches live?
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 04/08/11 at 1:53 pm
...and you wish to watch more matches live?
Lately I have been watching them on television, in high-definition. The picture is great.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/08/11 at 1:55 pm
Lately I have been watching them on television, in high-definition. The picture is great.
Same here, and I am looking forward to the cricket on television
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 2:36 am
1975 – The first game of the Philippine Basketball Association, the second oldest professional basketball league in the world.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 3:37 pm
1989 - Mike Tyson strikes a parking attendant when asked to move his car
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/09/11 at 3:45 pm
1989 - Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in NY's 4-3 loss to Clev
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/10/11 at 2:22 am
1916 – The Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) is created in New York City.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 04/15/11 at 11:41 am
April 15, 1947: Jackie Robinson broke the "color barrier" in baseball, making his debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/15/11 at 12:59 pm
1958 – Walter O'Malley's Los Angeles Dodgers host the first Major League Baseball game played on the West Coast of the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 04/15/11 at 1:00 pm
1958 – Walter O'Malley's Los Angeles Dodgers host the first Major League Baseball game played on the West Coast of the United States.
They would play it against the Giants, another team that moved to California from NY.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/11 at 5:02 am
1941 – Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians throws the only Opening Day no-hitter in the history of Major League Baseball, beating the Chicago White Sox 1-0.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/11 at 6:54 am
1980 - Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/11 at 6:55 am
1983 - Steve Garvey sets NL record by playing in 1,118 consecutive games
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/16/11 at 6:55 am
1986 - West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/11 at 12:17 pm
1923 – Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built", opens.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/18/11 at 12:23 pm
1981 – The longest professional baseball game is begun in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The game was suspended at 4:00 the next morning and finally completed on June 23.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/11 at 12:11 pm
1908 – Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/11 at 12:11 pm
1912 – Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, and Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/11 at 12:12 pm
1916 – The Chicago Cubs play their first game at Weeghman Park (currently Wrigley Field), defeating the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 in 11 innings
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/20/11 at 1:38 pm
1941 - Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/21/11 at 12:43 pm
1982 – Baseball: Rollie Fingers of the Milwaukee Brewers becomes the first pitcher to record 300 saves.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/22/11 at 12:26 am
1906 – The 1906 Summer Olympics, not now recognized as part of the official Olympic Games, open in Athens.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/11 at 12:09 pm
1930 – The first night game in organized baseball history takes place in Independence, Kansas.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/11 at 12:28 pm
1901 - First soccer game between Belgium (8) & Netherlands (0)
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/28/11 at 12:29 pm
1923 - Wembley Stadium opens-Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup)
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 12:54 am
1938 – The first televised FA Cup Final takes place between Huddersfield Town and Preston North End.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 5:08 am
1976 - Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 04/30/11 at 2:09 pm
1923 – Yankee Stadium, "The House that Ruth Built", opens.
Later that year, the Yankees would win their first World Series.
86 years later, the team would open a brand-new Yankee Stadium and win another World Series title.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 04/30/11 at 2:10 pm
Later that year, the Yankees would win their first World Series.
86 years later, the team would open a brand-new Yankee Stadium and win another World Series title.
Isn't it an expensive way to win the World Series?
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 04/30/11 at 2:11 pm
Isn't it an expensive way to win the World Series?
Some might say.
But the Yanks have more World Series titles than any other team in MLB. Also, their players get paid big bucks.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 04/30/11 at 2:14 pm
Anyway...
April 30, 1992: The Los Angeles Dodgers were scheduled to play host to the Philadelphia Phillies, but the game had to be postponed due to the L.A. riots. The riots also postponed the Dodgers' three weekend games against the Montreal Expos.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 05/01/11 at 8:59 pm
May 1, 1991: Two achievements occurred in Major League Baseball:
Nolan Ryan of the Texas Rangers threw the 7th and final no-hitter of his career, defeating the Toronto Blue Jays.
Rickey Henderson of the Oakland A's stole his 939th career base, breaking the record set by Lou Brock.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 1:55 am
1906 – Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/02/11 at 1:57 am
1920 – The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 2:53 am
1871 – The National Association, the first professional baseball league, opens its first season in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 3:13 am
1949 – The entire Torino football (soccer) team (except for one player who did not take the trip due to an injury) is killed in a plane crash at the Superga hill at the edge of Turin, Italy.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/04/11 at 12:23 pm
2002 - Barry Bonds hits his 400th home run as a Giant, leading his team to a 3-0 win over Cincinnati. Bonds is the first player to hit 400 homers for one team and 100 with another
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/05/11 at 1:47 am
1904 – Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 1:58 am
1954 – Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run the mile in under four minutes.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/06/11 at 2:05 am
1998 – Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his 5th career start.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/11 at 1:04 am
1898 – The first games of the Italian football league system are played.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/11 at 1:13 am
1984 – The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/08/11 at 5:20 am
1993 - Lennox Lewis beats Tony Tucker in 12 for heavyweight boxing title
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 12:57 am
1870 – The first game of rugby in New Zealand is played in Nelson between Nelson College and the Nelson Rugby Football Club.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/14/11 at 12:59 am
1929 – Wilfred Rhodes takes his 4000th first-class wicket during a performance of 9 for 39 at Leyton; he is the only player in history to have reached that plateau.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/21/11 at 1:42 am
1904 – The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is founded in Paris.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 1:17 am
1942 – World War II: Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox enlists in the United States Marine Corps as a flight instructor.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 1:27 am
2003 – Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam became the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/22/11 at 5:08 am
1911 - Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 05/23/11 at 3:32 pm
1920 – The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
That same day, the longest MLB game in terms of innings was played: a 26-inning 1-1 tie between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Boston Braves, at the now-defunct Braves Field.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 05/23/11 at 3:33 pm
May 23, 2002: Shawn Green of the Los Angeles Dodgers smacked 4 home runs in a game against the Milwaukee Brewers in Miller Park. Dodgers won that game, 16-3.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/24/11 at 12:21 pm
1935 – The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 at Crosley Field.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 05/28/11 at 5:19 pm
May 28, 2001: Paul LoDuca went 6-for-6 in a game for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/11 at 12:39 am
1985 – Heysel Stadium disaster: At the European Cup final in Brussels, Belgium, 39 association football fans die and hundreds are injured when a dilapidated retaining wall collapses after Liverpool F.C. fans breach a fence separating them from Juventus F.C. fans.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/11 at 12:42 am
2001 – U.S. Supreme Court rules that disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/29/11 at 3:12 am
1990 - Rickey Henderson steals record 893rd base, breaking Ty Cobb's record
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Written By: Philip Eno on 05/30/11 at 1:36 am
1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ends with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp becoming the first winner of the 500-mile auto race.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 06/02/11 at 11:03 pm
June 2, 2010: Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga had a perfect game going; the last out was missed by umpire Jim Joyce, who ruled the baserunner safe, despite replays showing that the runner was clearly out. Joyce later said despondently, "I just cost that kid a perfect game." Galarraga had to settle for a shutout.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/11 at 12:55 pm
1888 – The poem "Casey at the Bat", by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/03/11 at 12:57 pm
1932 – Lou Gehrig and teammate Tony Lazzeri hit four home runs in one game, and hit for the natural cycle, respectively. These two feats are both less common than a perfect game, which has occurred twenty one times in one hundred and twenty years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/04/11 at 1:47 am
1974 – During Ten Cent Beer Night, inebriated Cleveland Indians fans start a riot, causing the game to be forfeited to the Texas Rangers.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/11 at 1:15 pm
1829 – The first Boat Race between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge takes place.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/10/11 at 1:19 pm
1944 – In baseball, 15-year old Joe Nuxhall of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the youngest player ever in a major-league game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/12/11 at 12:33 am
1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/19/11 at 2:15 am
1846 – The first officially recorded, organized baseball match is played under Alexander Cartwright's rules on Hoboken, New Jersey's Elysian Fields with the New York Base Ball Club defeating the Knickerbockers 23-1. Cartwright umpired.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/24/11 at 2:36 pm
2010 – John Isner of the United States defeats Nicolas Mahut of France at Wimbledon, in the longest match in professional tennis history.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 06/24/11 at 5:23 pm
Also last year, the Dodgers avoided a season series sweep of the Angels by salvaging the final game of that year's Freeway Series, winning 10-6, in Anaheim.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/11 at 2:10 pm
1899 – A. E. J. Collins scores 628 runs not out, the highest-ever recorded score in cricket.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 06/27/11 at 2:13 pm
1954 – The 1954 FIFA World Cup quarterfinal match between Hungary and Brazil, highly anticipated to be exciting, instead turns violent, with three players ejected and further fighting continuing after the game.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/11 at 12:21 am
1877 – The inaugural Wimbledon Championships opens.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/09/11 at 2:42 am
1922 – Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'.
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Written By: nally on 07/09/11 at 12:52 pm
July 9, 2002: The All-Star Game infamously ended in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings of play, since both leagues ran out of pitchers. :-\\
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/10/11 at 4:08 am
1991 – The South African cricket team is readmitted into the International Cricket Council following the end of Apartheid.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 07/10/11 at 2:29 pm
I know that the American League won the All-Star Game on this date in 2007 (5-4 at AT&T Park in San Francisco), 2001 (4-1 at Safeco Field in Seattle), and 1990 (2-0 at Wrigley Field in Chicago). In 1984 it was played at San Francisco's Candlestick Park, the Giants' then-home stadium, and the National League won it by a score of 3-1.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/11 at 10:46 am
1914 – Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major league baseball.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/11/11 at 10:48 am
1930 – Australian cricketer Don Bradman scores a world record 309 runs in one day, on his way to the highest individual Test innings of 334, during a Test match against England.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 07/11/11 at 11:39 am
2006: All-Star Game in Pittsburgh's PNC Park (home of the Pirates); A.L. 3, N.L. 2
2000: All-Star Game in Atlanta's Turner Field (home of the Braves); A.L. 6, N.L. 3
1995: All-Star Game in the Ballpark In Arlington (home of the Texas Rangers); N.L. 3, A.L. 2
1989: All-Star Game in Anaheim Stadium (home of the California Angels, as they were then known); A.L. 5, N.L. 3
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/12/11 at 3:47 pm
1932 – Hedley Verity takes a cricket world record 10 wickets for 10 runs in a county match for Yorkshire
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 07/12/11 at 7:17 pm
July 12, 1994: The National League won the All-Star Game to break a losing streak. The game was played at Three Rivers' Stadium, the then-home of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the N.L. won it walk-off style, 8-7, in 10 innings, on a double by Moises Alou of the Montreal Expos.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/13/11 at 6:28 am
1934 - Babe Ruth hits HR #700 against Detroit
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/16/11 at 2:07 am
1941 – Joe DiMaggio hits safely for the 56th consecutive game, a streak that still stands as a MLB record.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 12:25 am
1976 – The opening of the Summer Olympics in Montreal is marred by 25 African teams boycotting the New Zealand team.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/17/11 at 12:34 am
1951 - Len Hutton scores his 100th 100, Yorks v Surrey at The Oval
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/18/11 at 12:17 pm
1976 – Nadia Comăneci became the first person in Olympic Games history to score a perfect 10 in gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/19/11 at 2:05 pm
1908 – Dutch football club Feyenoord was founded
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/11 at 11:49 am
1885 – The Football Association legalizes professionalism in football under pressure from the British Football Association.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/20/11 at 12:00 pm
1976 – Hank Aaron hits his 755th home run, the final home run of his career.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/11 at 5:06 am
1881 – The Federation Internationale de Gymnastique, the world's oldest international sport federation, is founded.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/23/11 at 5:08 am
1927 – Wilfred Rhodes of England and Yorkshire became the only person to play in 1,000 first-class cricket matches.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/24/11 at 2:01 am
2005 – Lance Armstrong wins his seventh consecutive Tour de France.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 07/26/11 at 2:18 pm
1745 – The first recorded women's cricket match takes place near Guildford, England.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/27/11 at 12:45 pm
1928 – Tich Freeman becomes the only bowler ever to take 200 first-class wickets before the end of July.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 07/27/11 at 1:17 pm
July 27, 1991: The Dodgers defeated the Montreal Expos 7-0 at Dodger Stadium. (I even went to that game.) The next day, the Expos would get revenge on the Dodgers, throwing a perfect game, courtesy of Dennis Martinez.
A year earlier, the Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-4 in 12 innings, in a game that took 5 hours to play. I remember going to that game, too.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/28/11 at 1:35 am
2001 – At the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, Australian Ian Thorpe became the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championships.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 07/28/11 at 11:16 am
July 28, 1991: Dennis Martinez's perfect game against the L.A. Dodgers
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/29/11 at 12:18 pm
1948 – Olympic Games: The Games of the XIV Olympiad – after a hiatus of 12 years caused by World War II, the first Summer Olympics to be held since the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, open in London.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/30/11 at 1:07 am
1930 – Uruguay defeated Argentina, 4–2, in front of their home crowd at Estadio Centenario in Montevideo to win the first Football World Cup.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 5:00 am
1956 – Jim Laker becomes the first man to take all 10 wickets in a Test match innings as he returns figures of 10/53 in the Australian 2nd innings. This combined with his 9/37 in the first innings gave him match figures of 19/90 in the 4th Test at Old Trafford.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 07/31/11 at 5:00 am
1961 – At Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the first All-Star Game tie in major league baseball history occurs when the game is stopped in the 9th inning because of rain.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 07/31/11 at 8:13 pm
July 31, 2008: The Dodgers acquired Manny Ramirez in a trade that involved three teams; Manny put on quite a show for L.A. down the stretch... but in the following year, things would take a turn for the worse. :-\\
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/11 at 1:25 am
1936 – African American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of his four gold medals at the Summer Olympics in Berlin, dashing Nazi leaders' hopes of Aryan domination.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/11 at 12:23 pm
1852 – Harvard wins the first Boat Race between Yale and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/11 at 12:24 pm
1921 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/03/11 at 12:27 pm
1949 – The National Basketball Association is founded in the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/05/11 at 12:27 pm
1901 – Peter O'Connor sets the first IAAF recognised long jump world record of 24 ft 11.75 in (7.6137 m) The record will stand for 20 years.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/06/11 at 5:01 am
1926 – Gertrude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim across the English Channel.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/07/11 at 1:31 am
2007 – Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 08/08/11 at 2:06 pm
2007 – Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.
I remember that very well. He would go on to hit 762, and not play again after the 2007 season after being indicted over drug use.
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Written By: King Tut on 08/08/11 at 6:26 pm
http://www.throughthefencebaseball.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/barry-bonds.jpg
Look at the huge difference in head size. I totally believe Barry. I'm sure glad he never took any steroids.
:D :D :D
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/09/11 at 10:50 am
1936 – Summer Olympic Games: Games of the XI Olympiad – Jesse Owens wins his fourth gold medal at the games becoming the first American to win four medals in one Olympiad.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 08/09/11 at 11:59 am
I forgot... yesterday marked 3 years since the 2008 Summer Olympic Games opened in Beijing, China!
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/10/11 at 12:54 pm
1971 – The Society for American Baseball Research is founded in Cooperstown, New York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/12/11 at 12:00 pm
1964 – South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 08/12/11 at 1:51 pm
August 12, 1994: Major League Baseball went on strike; this would eventually wipe out the postseason---which meant no World Series for the first time in 90 years; chances are that the Montreal Expos could have made it since they had the best record when the season was stopped---and would finally come to an end in April 1995 (but not without shortening the 1995 season to 144 games).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 1:20 am
1959 – Founding and first official meeting of the American Football League.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/14/11 at 1:23 am
2010 – The first-ever Youth Olympic Games are held in Singapore.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/16/11 at 12:10 pm
1920 – Ray Chapman of the Cleveland Indians is hit on the head by a fastball thrown by Carl Mays of the New York Yankees, and dies early the next day. Chapman was the second player to die from injuries sustained in a Major League Baseball game, the first being Doc Powers in 1909.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/17/11 at 1:25 am
2008 – With the victory in the 4×100 m medley relay at the Beijing Summer Olympics, Michael Phelps set the records for the most gold medals won by an individual in a single Olympics (8) as well as total career gold medals (14) in modern Olympic history.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/11 at 1:26 am
1948 – Australia completed a 4–0 Ashes series win, earning them the nickname of "The Invincibles" for being the first Test cricket match side to play an entire tour of England without losing a match.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/18/11 at 1:20 pm
TENNIS:
Andy Murray reaches Western & Southern Open quarter-finals beating Alex Bogomolov Jr 6-2 7-5
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/11 at 2:46 pm
1909 – First automobile race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway takes place.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/11 at 2:47 pm
1934 – The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/19/11 at 5:12 pm
1984 - Lee Trevino wins the PGA
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 1:53 am
1920 – The National Football League, (NFL), is founded in the United States.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/20/11 at 2:01 am
1938 – Lou Gehrig hits his 23rd career grand slam – a record that still stands.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/21/11 at 11:25 am
1971 - Laura Baugh, at the age of 16, won the United States Women's Amateur Golf tournament. She was the youngest winner in the history of the tournament.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/11 at 1:19 am
1851 – The yacht America won the first America's Cup race near the Isle of Wight, England.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/11 at 1:18 pm
1950 – Althea Gibson becomes the first black competitor in international tennis.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/11 at 1:23 pm
2007 – The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30–3, the most runs scored by a team in modern MLB history.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/22/11 at 1:23 pm
1989 – Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.
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Written By: nally on 08/22/11 at 2:09 pm
2007 – The Texas Rangers rout the Baltimore Orioles 30-3, the most runs scored by a team in modern MLB history.
I remember that game. I was quite shocked to see that score flashing on the ESPN bottomline! :o
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Written By: nally on 08/23/11 at 12:27 pm
August 23, 1989: A game between the L.A. Dodgers and Montreal Expos remained scoreless until the 22nd inning, when Rick Dempsey, a veteran catcher playing for the Dodgers, hit a solo homer to give his team a 1-0 victory.
On that same day, Pete Rose, the manager of the Cincinnati Reds, agreed to a lifetime ban from baseball after being accused of gambling on baseball. :(
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Written By: nally on 08/23/11 at 12:30 pm
August 23, 1982: Gaylord Perry of the Seattle Mariners was ejected from a game for throwing an illegal spitball.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/23/11 at 1:09 pm
1938 – English cricketer Len Hutton sets a world record for the highest individual Test innings of 364, during a Test match against Australia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/25/11 at 12:08 pm
1875 – Captain Matthew Webb became the first person to swim across the English Channel, traveling from Dover, England, to Calais, France, in 22 hours.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: nally on 08/25/11 at 1:36 pm
One year ago today (August 25, 2010): Two MLB games that appeared to be runaways were won after one team overcame the deficit given them. First of all, the San Francisco Giants overcame a 10-1 deficit given them by the Cincinnati Reds, but lost in extra innings 12-11, at AT&T Park. Secondly, the Atlanta Braves took an early 10-1 lead at Coors Field over the Colorado Rockies, but the Rockies triumphed over them, 12-10.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/27/11 at 4:25 am
August 27th 1988 - Dodger Tommy Lasorda wins 1,000th game as manager tops Phila, 4-2
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 3:50 am
2004 - British athlete Kelly Holmes secures a place in Olympic history by winning the 1500m gold in Athens.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 3:57 am
1994 - England's Damon Hill was given a controversial first place at the Belgium Grand Prix after the winner Michael Schumacher was disqualified when a mandatory wooden board under his car was found to be of illegal size.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 08/28/11 at 4:08 am
1981 - For the third time in 10 days, a world record in the mile run was set. Sebastian Coe, who broke Steve Ovett's record on August 19th and lost it to Ovett on August 26th , broke it again - by a full second - in Brussels, Belgium. Coe's new record time was 3:47.33.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 08/30/11 at 1:24 am
1992 – German race car driver Michael Schumacher won his first Formula One race at the Belgian Grand Prix.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:00 am
1881 - 1st US Mens Tennis: Richard D Sears beats William E Glyn (60 63 62)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:04 am
1890 - Oliver S Campbell wins US Tennis Open
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:06 am
1891 - 11th US Mens Tennis: Oliver S Campbell beats C Hobart (26 75 79 61 62)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:07 am
1895 - 1st pro football game played, Latrobe beats Jeanette 12-0 (Penn)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:08 am
1903 - Resolute beats Shamrock III (England) in 13th America's Cup
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:08 am
1904 - St Louis Olympics closes
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:09 am
1906 - Phila Giants win Negro Championship Cup in Phila before 10,000 fans
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:09 am
1906 - Yanks win 2nd game on a forfeit over A's; 2nd forfeit win
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:10 am
1911 - 31st US Mens Tennis: Wm A Larned beats Maurice E McLoughlin (64 64 62)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:13 am
1917 - Utrecht soccer team Holland forms
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:14 am
1918 - 38th US Mens Tennis: R L Murray beats William T Tilden (63 61 75)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:15 am
1921 - 16th Davis Cup: USA beats Japan in New York (5-0)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 12:16 am
1928 - Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th & final career hit
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:25 am
1944 - 58th US Womens Tennis: P Betz beats Margaret Osborne duPont (63 86)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:25 am
1944 - Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US Tennis title
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:25 am
1945 - 65th US Mens Tennis: Sgt Frank A Parker beats Wm Talbert (14-12 61 62)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:26 am
1947 - Phila A's Bill McCahan no-hits Wash Senators, 3-0
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:30 am
1950 - "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:33 am
1957 - Dodgers play last game in Jersey City (11-4 in NJ)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:40 am
1968 - Chicago White Sox set AL record of 39 loses by 1 run
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:41 am
1970 - After NL record 1,117 consec games, Billy Williams asks to sit out
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:45 am
1975 - Steve Garvey begins his NL record 1,207 consecutive game streak
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:48 am
1981 - Longest game in Fenway Park, suspended in 19, Mariners-7, Red Sox-7
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:50 am
1984 - Bruce Sutter breaks NL record for saves in a season with his 38th
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:52 am
1985 - England regain Cricket Ashes by beating Australia at The Oval
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:53 am
1989 - Chris Evert defeats 15-year-old Monica Seles for her 101st & last US Tennis Open singles victory
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/03/11 at 2:54 am
1990 - 9th no-hitter of 1990: Blue Jay Dave Steib beats Cleve 3-0
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/11 at 12:11 pm
1914 – World War I: First Battle of the Marne begins. Northeast of Paris, the French attack and defeat German forces who are advancing on the capital.
Subject: Re: Today in the History of Sport
Written By: Philip Eno on 09/05/11 at 12:17 pm
1960 – The boxer Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay) is awarded the gold medal for his first place in the light heavyweight boxing competition at the Olympic Games in Rome.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/11 at 12:16 pm
1888 – Charles Turner becomes the first bowler to take 250 wickets in an English season – a feat since accomplished only by Tom Richardson (twice), J.T. Hearne, Wilfred Rhodes (twice) and Tich Freeman (six times).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 09/06/11 at 12:23 pm
1972 – Munich Massacre: 9 Israel athletes taken hostage at the Munich Olympic Games by the Palestinian "Black September" terrorist group died (as did a German policeman) at the hands of the kidnappers during a failed rescue attempt. 2 other Israeli athletes are slain in the initial attack the previous day.