Wednesday, July 22, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JULY 22ND

1923 - Walter Johnson becomes 1st to strikeout 3,000 (en route to 3,508).
1936 - Phillies John Moore hits 3 consecutive HRs.
1941 - Ron Turcotte, Canadian jockey is born.
1944 - Sparky Lyle, relief pitcher (NY Yankees, Cy Young) is born.
1955 - Phillies longest win streak since 1892 hits 11.
1956 - Michael Spinks, US, Middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1976) is born.
1963 - Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1965 - Shawn Michaels, [Mike Hickenbottom], wrestler
(WWF/AWA), born in San Antonio, Texas is born.
1979 - Tony "Two-Ton" Galento, American boxer/actor (On the Waterfront), dies at 69.
1990 - 90th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Phil Mickelson.
1990 - Greg LeMond of US wins his 3rd Tour de France.
1993 - NY Yankee Don Mattingly hits his 200th HR.
1994 - Mariners play Red Sox as home team at Fenway, as Kingdome is repaired.
1997 - Greg Maddux throws a complete game with just 76 pitches.
2013 - Mike Babcock is again named head coach of Team Canada,
this time for the 2014 Winter Olympics (they would repeat as gold medalists).

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