Saturday, June 28, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 28TH

1887 - Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0.
1946 - Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleve Indians games begins.
1958 - Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden.
1971 - Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 HRs & no-hits Reds.
1971 - US Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali.
1973 - Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor, Jesse Owens,
Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis & Althea Gibson elected.
1975 - Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill).
1992 - US Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57.
1993 - Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of most
games caught & most HRs by a catcher.
1995 - NJ Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were
moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign.
2007 - Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th member of the
3000 hit club, going 5 for 5 against the Colorado Rockies.

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