Saturday, March 9, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MARCH 9TH

1936 - Babe Ruth turns down Reds to make a comeback as a player.
1946 - Ted Williams is offered $500,000 to play in Mexican League, he refuses.
1958 - George Yardley (Pistons) is first NBAer to score 2,000 points in season.
1972 - Players on White Sox vote 31-0 in favor of a strike, if necessary.
1979 - Bowie Kuhn orders baseball to give equal access to female reporters.
1984 - Philadelphia 76'ers block 20 Seattle shots tying NBA regulation game record.
1984 - Tim Witherspoon beats Greg Page in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1991 - Joe Dumaars (Detroit) begins NBA free throw streak of 62 games.
1993 - Pittsburgh Penguins begin NHL record 17 game winning streak.
1995 - Baseball awards a franchise to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.

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