Wednesday, August 21, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 21ST

1887 - Mighty (Dan) Casey struck-out in a game with NY Giants!
1922 - Curly Lambeau & Green Bay Football Club granted NFL franchise.
1923 - Chris Schenkel, Biuppus Ind, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights) is born.
1924 - Jack Buck, American sports announcer (d. 2002) is born.
1926 - White Sox Ted Lyons no hits Red Sox 6-0 in just 67 minutes at Fenway.
1931 - Babe Ruth hits his 600th HR, off George Blaeholder of Browns.
1936 - Red Sox Wes Ferrell, walks off mound when he feels he did not 
get good feilding, Sox suspend him.
1936 - Wilt Chamberlain, NBA great center (LA Laker, 5 time MVP) is born.
1947 - First Little League World Series Maynard Midgets of Williamsport PA win.
1948 - Indians 47-inning scoreless streak broken by White Sox Aaron Robinson.
1954 - Archie Griffin, NFL runningback (won 2 Heisman Trophies, Ohio State) is born.
1959 - Jim McMahon, "The Punky QB", of the Superbowl XX 
Champion Chicago Bears is born.
1967 - Ken Harrelson becomes baseball's first free agent.
1982 - Rollie Fingers (Brewers) becomes first pitcher to get save #300.
2000 - Tiger Woods wins golf's PGA Championship to become the first golfer 
since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win 3 majors in a calendar year. He ties 
the to-par record for the PGA (-18) with Bob May, and wins in a playoff.

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