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In 1993, Washington’s Dale Hunter delivered a cheap shot on New York Islander Pierre Turgeon after he intercepted Hunter’s pass and scored to make it 5-1. In 1965, Lyndsey Nelson broadcast a baseball game from an unusual spot. In 1988, the Baltimore Orioles lost their 21st straight game to open the season. In 1987, the...
In 1947, it was ‘Babe Ruth Day’ at all major league ballparks. He addressed the crowd at Yankee Stadium. In 1956, Rocky Marciano retired from boxing and did so as the only undefeated heavyweight champion. In 2009, the Denver Nuggets beat the New Orleans Hornets by 56 in a playoff game to set the record...
In 2003, pitcher Nigel Thatch was traded to the Fullerton Flyers for 60 cases of Budweiser. Thatch was and still is an actor who wanted to play baseball. He acted in a series of Budweiser commercials in the early 2000s. In 1983, the Baltimore Colts drafted John Elway with the first overall pick. In 1931,...
In 1978, the Phillie Phanatic made his debut. In 1962, Harry Chiti became the first baseball player to be traded for himself. In 2003, Mo Cheeks made the best assist of his career when he helped out the 13-year old National Anthem Singer In 2016, Tom Brady’s 4-game suspension for ‘DeflateGate’ was upheld. And in...
In 1963. Bob Cousy played his last game as a Boston Celtic but the fact that he was a Celtic to begin with is an interesting story. In 1945, Happy Chandler was named as Major League Baseball’s Commissioner. In 1901, it was the first ever American League game. In 1994, David Robinson scored 71 to...
In 1999, – Fernando Tatis, Sr hit a pair of grand slam homers off LA’s Chan Ho Park in the third inning to become the first and still only player to do that. In 1955, the Chicago White Sox scored 29 runs in a game, tying a record at the time. In 1950, the Minneapolis...
In 1876, it was the first major league baseball game between the Boston Red Caps and the Philadelphia Athletics. In 1947, the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Stags to win the BBA Championship. In 1988, women were finally allowed to race in the ‘Little 500.’ In 1982, the Atlanta Braves lost to Cincinnati to end...
In 1981, Rosie Ruiz crossed the finish line as the women’s winner of the Boston Marathon. But where had she come from? In 1951, the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in a series where all five games went to overtime. In 1991, Raghib ‘Rocket’ Ismail decided to play in the Canadian Football League....
In 1986, Michael Jordan scored a NBA playoff record 63 points against the Boston Celtics In 1981, Toshihiko Seko and Allison Roe both set new records at the Boston Marathon. In 1912, Fenway Park opened with Boston beating New York. And in 1967, boxing promotor Don King beat a man so badly, he died five...
In 1981, the Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox hit pause in the 32nd inning of the longest game in baseball history. In 1897, the first Boston Marathon was run. And in 1987, it was the ‘Vindication in Vegas’ fight between Larry Holmes and Michael Spinks. ‘This Day in Sports History’ is a one...