Monday, June 16, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 16TH

1883 - First baseball "Ladies' Day" (NY Gothams beat Cleve Spiders 5-2).
1909 - Jim Thorpe makes his pro baseball pitching debut for Rocky Mount (ECL)
with 4-2 win, this will cause him to forfeit his Olympic medals.
1968 - Lee Trevino is 1st to play all 4 rounds of golf's US open under par.
1970 - Brian Piccolo, American football player (b. 1943) dies.
1970 - Phil A Mickelson, San Diego CA, PGA golfer is born.
1977 - Kerry Wood, baseball pitcher, Chicago Cubs, is born.
1979 - Carl Yastrzemski hits his 1,000th extra base hit.
1992 - Red Sox Mark Reardon sets record of 342 saves (vs Yanks 1-0).
1994 - Martin Brodeur becomes 1st Devil to win Calder Trophy.
1995 - Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson hits his 400th NL career HR (429).
1996 - Mel Allen, American sportscaster (NY Yankees), dies at 83.
1996 - 50th NBA Championship: Chicago Bulls beat Seat Supersonic, 4 games to 2.


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