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In 1974, Lee Trevino won the PGA Championship. In 1991, John Daly won the PGA Championship as the 9th alternate. In 1950, legendary New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio was benched for the first time in his career. In 1968, the Atlanta Braves signed Satchel Paige. In 2020, the Columbus Blue Jackets and Tampa Bay Lightning...
In 1974, the NFL players decided to end their strike after the commish and the owners were okay using scab players. But it, along with John Mackey’s challenge of the Rozelle Rule, it did put some pressure on the league that led to change in two years. In 1984, Mary Decker tripped over Zola Budd’s...
In 1988, Wayne Gretzky was traded from the Edmonton Oilers to the Los Angeles Kings. In 2012, Usain Bolt won the 200 meter sprint at the Olympics becoming the first Olympian to win both the 100 and the 200 in back to back Olympics. In 1936, it was Jesse Owens rounding out his Olympic performance...
In 1905, Ty Cobb’s mother Amanda shot and killed his father, W.H. Cobb on the front porch of their home. In 1988, the lights were finally turned on at Wrigley Field. In 2024, Steph Curry sank 9 threes and scored 36 points to help Team USA erase a 17-point deficit to beat Serbia 99-95. In...
In 1938, Brooklyn Dodgers manager Burleigh Grimes protested an umpire’s changed call with a prop that got him ejected. In 1954, the Mile of the Century was contested at the Commonwealth Games in Vancouver, Canada between Englishman Roger Bannister and Australian John Landy. In 2016, golfer Jim Furyk shot a PGA Tour record 58 in...
In 1990, this is the most likely date for Wade Boggs to have drunk 73 beers on a cross country flight and finished the day with 107. In 1969, Minnesota Twins manager Billy Martin punched one of his own players outside of Lindell AC’s Bar in Detroit. In 1978, golfer John Mahaffey erased a 7...
In 1984, American Joan Benoit won the first women’s Olympic marathon. In 2012, Jamaican Usain Bolt set an Olympic record in winning the 100m. In 1963, Craig Breedlove set a a new land speed record of 407 mph. In 1967, an AFL team played an NFL team for the first time in an exhibition game....
In 1936, American Jesse Owens won the Gold medal in the Olympic Gold Medal. In 1936, American Helen Stephens won the 100m Final in record time but was soon accused of being a man. In 2002, Rich Beem won the International using the modified Stableford scoring system. Steve Lowery holed two shots from the fairway...
In 1921, Chicago White Sox players Eddie Cicotte, Chick Gandil, Happy Felsch, Lefty Williams, Buck Weaver, Swede Risberg, Fred McMullin, and Shoeless Joe Jackson were banned from baseball 24 hours after being acquitted in their trial. In 1987, Minnesota Twins pitcher Joe Niekro was caught with an emery board in his pocket which he used...
In 1979 New York Yankee catcher Thurman Munson was killed in a plane crash. In 1960, the Continental Baseball League disbanded. In 1928, it was the women’s 800 meter final, the last to be run by women for another 32 years. In 2012, Gabby Douglas won the women’s all-around gold medal at the Olympics. In...