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In 1946, Bama Rowell hit a monster home run at Brooklyn’s Ebbets Field that shattered glass on a clock above the scoreboard, raining shards down on the field. It inspired the triumphant scene in the movie, “The Natural.” In 1976, Janet Guthrie became the first woman to start a NASCAR race when she raced the...
In 1995, Indiana beat Orlando in game four of the ECF as Rik Smits hit the game winner with no time left. The Magic and Pacers scored 11 points in the final 13.3 seconds. In 1976, Joe Niekro hit a homer off his brother Phil in a win for the Houston Astros. In 1982, the...
In 1985, prior to a European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus, a fight broke out in the stands. By the time the dust settled, 38 people died and 580 were injured. A 39th victim died later at the hospital.
In 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants given the go-ahead to move west. in 1956, Pittsburgh’s Dale Long hit a home run in his 8th straight game. In 2006, Barry Bonds hit career homer #715, passing Babe Ruth for second on the all-time list. In 1985, Philadelphia goalie Pelle Lindbergh requested a...
In 1991, the Chicago Bulls beat the Detroit Pistons to advance to the NBA Finals. In 1937, New York Giant pitcher Carl Hubbell won his 24th straight game. In 1981, Seattle Mariner Lenny Randle blew a slow roller, foul. In 1943, the plane that former Olympian Louis Zamperini was flying in, suffered mechanical difficulties and...
In 1959, Harvey Haddix pitched 12 innings of perfect baseball but lost it and the game in the 13th. In 1987, Larry Bird stole an Isaiah Thomas inbound pass, found a cutting Dennis Johnson to the basket in a Boston Celtics win in the playoffs. In 1969, the NFL and ABC agreed to put a...
In 1965, Muhammad Ali knocked out Sonny Liston in the first round of their rematch with what many thought was a ‘phantom punch.’ In 1935, Babe Ruth hit the final home runs of his career when he hit three in a loss at Pittsburgh. His final career homer was belted completely out of Forbes Field,...
The Wildest Indy 500, First Night MLB Game, and Cubs Fans Arrested at Wrigley – This DiSH for May 24
In 1981, the 65th running of the Indianapolis 500 featured horrific accidents and an illegal move under yellow that left the winner of the race unknown for five months. In 1935, the first night Major League Baseball game was played at Cincinnati’s Crosley Field. In 1920, undercover officers cracked down on betting at Wrigley Field,...
In 1923, Gene Tunney fought Harry Greb, aka the Pittsburgh Wildcat, for the Light Heavyweight title. Greb won a controversial split decision. In 1924, Tunney and Greb fought again with Tunney winning a unanimous decision. In 2021, Phil Mickelson won the PGA Championship at Kiawah, becoming the oldest to win a major tournament. In 1977,...
In 2009, LeBron James hit his first playoff game-winner against Orlando. In 1975, the Kentucky Colonels beat the Indianapolis Pacers in game five of the ABA Championship to win the title. In 1976, boxer Oscar ‘Ringo’ Bonavena was shot and killed outside the Mustang Ranch brothel. In 1963, New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hit a...