Monday, May 27, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 27TH

1904 - NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants).
1912 - Sam Snead, Hot Springs VA, PGA golfer (PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73) is born.
1933 - Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11.
1948 - Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians.
1955 - Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0.
1961 - Ralph Boston of US, sets then Long Jump record at 27' ½".
1968 - NL awards Montreal & SD major league franchises.
1968 - Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman (Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP) is born.
1968 - Jeff Bagwell, Boston Mass, infielder (Houston Astros) is born.
1974 - Pirates Ken Brett no-hits Padres until 9th inning.
2000 - Maurice Richard, Canadian hockey player (b. 1921) dies.
2006 - Craig Heyward, American football player (b. 1966) dies at the age of 39 
from bone cancer on the skull after being pronounced cancer free 8 years ago.

PLEASE TAKE TIME OUT AND OBSERVE THE TRUE MEANING OF MEMORIAL DAY!

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