Wednesday, August 26, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 26TH

1912 - Walter Johnson's 16-game winning streak ends.
1937 - Tom Heinsohn, NBA star/coach (Boston Celtic) is born.
1938 - Montreal Maroons dropped from NHL.
1939 - First major league baseball telecast-Reds beat Bkln Dodgers (W2XBS NY).
1947 - First black baseball pitcher Don Bankhead (Hit a HR on 1st at bat).
1955 - 1st color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup).
1956 - Yankees announce purchase of outfielder Enos Slaughter from KC.
1962 - Minnesota Twins Jack Kralick no-hits KC A's, 1-0.
1971 - Bobby Orr signs a five-year contract with the Boston Bruins worth
one million dollars, the first million dollar contract in NHL history.
1972 - Leo Durocher replaces Harry Walker as manager of Astros.
1973 - David Eisenhower writes his last sports column.
1991 - Royal Brett Saberegen no-hits White Sox 7-0.
2012 - 15 year-old New Zealand golfer, Lydia Ko, becomes the youngest
LPGA Tour event winner and the first amateur winner since 1969.

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