Wednesday, November 26, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 26TH

1868 - First baseball game played in enclosed field in SF, at 25th & Folsom.
1908 - Lefty Gomez, baseball pitcher is born.
1941 - Amateur tennis champ Bobby Riggs turns pro.
1943 - Jan Stenerud, Norway, NFL place kicker (Kansas City Chiefs) is born.
1960 - Minneapolis-St Paul baseball club takes the name Twins.
1961 - Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball.
1963 - Cincinnati 2nd baseman Pete Rose wins NL Rookie of Year.
1965 - Dodgers 2nd baseman Jim Lefebvre is voted NL Rookie of Year.
1980 - Mike Schmidt is unanimous choice as NL MVP.
1982 - Howard Cossell calls his last fight after being
disgusted by Larry Holmes-Tex Cobb mismatch.
1984 - After 518 goals & 14 years with Mont Canadiens, Guy Lafleur retires.
1995 - Dolphins QB Dan Marino sets NFL record with 343rd touchdown pass.
1996 - Baseball owners approve interleague play, 26-4.
1997 - Washington Capitals final game at USAir Arena, retire Rod Langway's #5.
2007 - Sean Taylor, American Football Player (b. 1983) was shot in the upper leg
by an armed intruder at his home in Palmetto Bay, Florida, where he had been
recuperating from a football injury. His femoral artery was hit and severed,
causing a mortal wound.

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