Saturday, June 8, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 8TH

1921 - Babe Ruth arrested for speeding, fined $100, & held in jail until 4 PM.
1927 - Tony Lazzeri hits 3 HRs Yanks beat White Sox 12-11.
1939 - Herb Adderley, Phila, NFL hall of famer (Packers, Cowboys) is born.
1950 - Boston Red Sox beat St Louis Browns 29-4 (win by record 25 runs).
1955 - Dodgers option Tommy Lasorda to make room on roster for Sandy Koufax.
1961 - Milwaukee sets record of 4 consecutive HRs (Eddie Mathews, 
Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock & Frank Thomas).
1969 - Mickey Mantle Day, 60,096 saw #7 retired.
1977 - Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game.
1982 - [Leroy] Satchel Paige, US baseball pitcher, dies at 75.
1991 - Former NY Jet Mark Gastineau wins 1st pro boxing fight in 12 seconds.
1992 - NY Yankee pitcher Steve Howe is banned from baseball for 7th time.
1994 - Nicholas Joseph Mills, son of tennis great Chris Evert & Andy Mills is born.

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