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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1991, John Daly became one of the most unlikely winners of a golf major.
In 1950, New York Yankee legend Joe Dimaggio was benched for the first time in his career.
In 1968, the Atlanta Braves signed Satchel Paige to a contract so he could qualify for a major league baseball pension.
In 1929, Babe Ruth became the first to hit 500 home runs.
In 1971, Harmon Killebrew hit his 500th homer.
And on 2020, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning combined for an NHL record 151 shots in a 5 OT game.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.