TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 19TH

1859 - Charles Comiskey, 1st basemen/manager (Chicago White Sox) is born.

1909 - Indianapolis 500 race track opens.
1917 - Sunday benefit baseball game at Polo Grounds results in

John McGraw & Christy Mathewson's arrest for violating Blue laws.
1921 - Ty Cobb, is 4th to get 3,000 hits.

1931 - Willie Shoemaker, jockey (won 8,833 of 40,350 starts) is born.

1935 - Bobby Richardson, SC, 2nd baseman (NY Yankees) is born.

1945 - Phillies Jimmie Foxx, 37, pitches 1st 7 innings vs Reds & wins.
1951 - Bill Veeck (Clev. Indians) sends Eddie Gaedel, a 3'7" little person, to pinch-hit.

1957 - NY Giants vote 8-1 to move their franchise to SF in 1958.

1965 - Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0.

1969 - Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman no-hits Atlanta Braves, 3-0.

1975 - Astros hire Bill Virdon to replace Preston Gomez as manager.

1980 - George Brett ends hitting streak at 30.
1982 - Renaldo Nehemiah of US sets record for 110 m Hurdles, 12.93 sec.
1983 - LSU footballer Billy Cannon sentenced to 5 yrs for counterfeiting.

1988 - NY Rangers sign ex-Canadien great Guy LaFluer.

1990 - NY Yankee Kevin Mass is quickest to reach 14 HRs (approx 128 at bat).

1995 - Mike Tyson returns to the ring & DQs Peter McNeeley in 38 seconds.
1997 - NY Yank 3rd baseman Wade Boggs pitches a scoreless inning vs Anaheim.

HAPPY BACK TO SCHOOL TO MY 6TH GRADER, JASMINE.

HAVE A GREAT DAY AND LOVE YOU ALWAYS!!!