TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 6TH

1907 - Bill Dickey, NY Yankee hall-of-fame catcher (1928-43)/manager (1946) is born

1937 - Phillies trailing 8-2 to St Louis, forfeit game
1939 - NY Giants beat Reds 17-3, with 5 HRs in 4th inning

1944 - Baseball cancels all games honoring D-Day invasion

1946 - The Basketball Association of America is formed

in New York City with 11 teams.

1956 - Bjorn Borg, Sodertlage Sweden, tennis champ (Wimbledon 1976-79) is born

1965 - Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive HRs beating White Sox 12-0
1966 - NFL & AFL announce their merger
1969 - Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner,

said he must sell his stake in a bar

1971 - Willie Mays hits record 22nd & last extra inning HR

1987 - NY Yankees play their 13,000th game