Thursday, August 7, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 7TH

1907 - Walter Johnson wins 1st of his 416 wins, 7-2 over Cleveland
1929 - Don Larsen, pitcher (NY Yankees), is born
1956 - Boston Red Sox fine Ted Williams $5,000 for spitting at Boston fans
1983 - Grete Waitz of Norway wins 1st all-women Marathon (Helsinki, Finland)
1984 - Japan beats US for olympic gold medal in baseball
1986 - Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel & Anne Knabe
begin cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay Alaska to Argentina
2007 - Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants breaks baseball great
Hank Aaron's record by hitting his 756th home run.

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