Friday, June 13, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 13TH

1895 - Emile Levassor wins 1st Paris-Bordeaux-Paris auto race (24 kph).
1905 - NY Giant Christy Mathewson 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0.
1921 - Yanks' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs beating Tigers 11-8.
1937 - Joe DiMaggio hits 3 consecutive HRs against St Louis Browns.
1947 - First night game at Fenway Park (Red Sox 5, White Sox 3).
1948 - Babe Ruth's final farewell at Yankee Stadium, he dies Aug 16th.
1957 - Ted Williams becomes 1st ALer to have 2, 3-HR games in a season.
1962 - Hannah Storm, sports journalist (CNN, NBC) is born.
1973 - Steve Garvey, Davey Lopes, Ron Cey & Bill Russell play together for 1st time,
set record of staying together as an infield for 8½ years (LA Dodgers).
1987 - Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel & Anne Knabe complete
cycling journey of 15,266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina.
1991 - The National, 1st all-sports daily newspaper, ceases publication.
1995 - Indians' Dennis Martinez no-hits Baltimore 11-0.
1995- NJ Devils beat Philadelphia Flyers, to go to their 1st Stanley Cup finals.

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