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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1920, Cleveland’s Ray Chapman died after being hit in the head by a Carl Mays pitch.
In 2009 Y.E. Yang went toe to toe with Tiger Woods and won the PGA Championship.
In 2003, Christiano Ronaldo made his English Premier League Debut for Manchester United.
And in 1954, Sports Illustrated distributed its first issue.
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.