Wednesday, September 25, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 25TH

1844 - Canada defeats USA by 23 runs in the first cricket international.
1882 - First baseball doubleheader (Providence & Worcester).
1908 - Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout.
1918 - Phil Rizzuto, Brooklyn New York, American sportscaster/shortstop
(NY Yankees-MVP 1950) is born.
1926 - NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks & Detroit Red Wings.
1930 - Roger Hornsby replaces Joe McCarthy as Cubs manager.
1934 - Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game.
1941 - Brooklyn Dodgers win their first pennant in 21 years.
1947 - Cheryl Tiegs, Minnesota, model (Sports Illustrated) is born.
1956 - Brooklyn Dodger Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0
1962 - Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for Heavyweight title
1965 - Scottie Pippen, Hamburg, Arkansas, American
NBA forward (Bulls, Oly-2 gold-92, 96) is born.
1973 - Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium
1980 - Jerry Mumphrey joins Ozzie Smith, & Gene Richards
to steal 50 bases this year for Padres
1981 - Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0
1984 - NY Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit HRs as a teen & in 40s
1985 - Rickey Henderson steals Yankee record 75th base of season
1986 - Houston Astro Mike Scott no-hits SF Giants, 2-0
1988 - Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s
1994 - Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2nd Round for Heavyweight boxing title
1997 - WNBA announces it will add Detroit & Washington DC franchises

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