Wednesday, June 18, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 18TH

1916 - Yanks score in every inning but 8th to beat Indians 19-3 in baseball.
1924 - George Mikan, NBA center (6-time all-pro) is born.
1936 - First bicycle traffic court in America established, Racine, WI.
1938 - Babe Ruth is signed as a Dodgers coach for the rest of the season.
1939 - Lou Brock, one-time baseball stolen base leader (St Louis Cards) is born.
1947 - Cincinnati Red Ewell Blackwell no-hits Boston Braves, 6-0.
1948 - Phillies pitching great Robin Roberts debut, loses 2-0 to Pirates.
1950 - Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in 1st inning, beat A's 21-2.
1960 - Giants hire Tom Sheehan as baseball's oldest debuting manager (66).
1960 - 60th US Golf Open: Arnold Palmer shoots 280 at Cherry Hills in Denver.
1966 - Sandy Alomar, Salinas Puerto Rico, catcher (Cleveland Indians) is born.
1967 - Houston Don Wilson no-hits Atlanta Braves, 2-0.
1972 - US Supreme Court, 5-3, confirms lower court rulings in Curt Flood case,
upholding baseball's exemption from antitrust laws.
1973 - NCAA makes urine testing mandatory for participants.
1976 - Bowie Kuhn voids A's sales, totaling $35 million, of Joe Rudi &
Rollie Fingers to Red Sox, & Vida Blue to Yankees.
1990 - First ever lose for Cameroon in Soccer World Cup, USSR-4 Cameroon-0.
1991 - SF Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated.
2000 - 100th US Golf Open: Tiger Woods shoots a 272 at Pebble Beach, California.
2002 - Jack Buck, American baseball announcer (b. 1924).
2003 - Larry Doby, American baseball player (b. 1923).

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