Saturday, July 20, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 20TH

1858 - Fee first charged to see a baseball game (50 cents) (NY beats Brooklyn 22-18).
1911 - Boston Red Sox Smokey Joe Wood no-hits St Louis Browns, 5-0.
1929 - Mike Ilitch, American businessman and sports executive is born.
1933 - Nelson Doubleday, publisher (Doubleday)/owner (NY Mets) is born.
1954 - Tennis champ Maureen Connolly's right leg is crushed in an accident.
1956 - Yankee pitcher Whitey Ford ties AL record of 6 straight strike-outs.
1965 - NY Yankee pitcher Mel Stottlemyre hits an inside-the-park grand slam.
1970 - Dodgers Bill Singer no-hits the Phillies 5-0, giving up no walks.
1973 - Chic's Wilbur Wood starts & loses both games 
of a doubleheader with NY Yankees, 12-2, & 7-0.
1973 - Peter Forsberg, Ornskoldsvik Sweden, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche) is born.
1976 - Hank Aaron hits 755th & last home run off Angels Dick Drago.
2000 - The leaders of Salt Lake City's bid to win the 2002 Winter Olympics
are indicted by a federal grand jury for bribery, fraud, and racketeering.

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