TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 10TH

1918 - Players on both sides threaten to strike the World Series unless

they are guaranteed $2,500 to the winners & $1,000 each for the losers.

1929 - Arnold Daniel Palmer, Latrobe PA, PGA golfer (1964 Masters).

1932 - Dodgers Johnny Frederick hits record 6th pinch-hit HR of the season.
1934 - Roger Maris, Hibbing, Minnesota, Yankee, HR champ

(61 in 1961, AL MVP 1960, 1961), (d. 1985) is born.

1937 - Cleveland (Los Angeles) Rams plays their 1st NFL game, lose 28-0.

1950 - Joe DiMaggio becomes 1st to hit 3 HR in a game at Griffith Stadium.

1954 - Attempting to handle Hoyt Wilhelm's knuckleball catcher

Ray Katt of Giants sets a major league record with 4 passed balls.

1960 - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits 643' HR over right field roof in Detroit.

1961 - Mickey Mantle becomes 7th to hit HR # 400.
1961 - Italian Grand Prix, a crash causes the death of German driver

Wolfgang von Trips and 13 spectators hit by his Ferrari.

1963 - Stan Musial hits a HR in his 1st at bat as a grandfather.

1966 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Karl Mildenberger in 12 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1967 - 81st US Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Ann Jones (11-9 6-4).

1967 - Chicago White Sox Joel Horlen no-hits Det Tigers, 6-0.

1969 - NY Mets sweep Montreal Expos putting them in 1st place for 1st time.

1970 - Cy Denneny, Canadian ice hockey hall of famer, dies at 78.

1972 - Emerson Fittipaldi is youngest to win an auto race World Championship.

1972 - US Men's olympic basketball teams 1st lose, 51-50 to USSR (disputed).
1973 - Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton.

1973 - NY Jets trade pro footballs leading receiver Don Maynard to St Louis.
1974 - Lou Brock ties (104) & then sets (105) baseball stolen base mark.

1978 - Jimmy Connors is 1st player to win US Open on 3 different surfaces.

1989 - Deion Sanders returns a punt 68 yards for a touchdown, the first in his career.
1990 - 19 year old Pete Sampras beats Andre Agassi to win US Open.
1990 - First time since 1966 that all 8 grand slam tennis champs are different.
1990 - First time in NY Yankee history they are completely swept

season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0.

1992 - Bud Selig becomes interm commissioner of baseball.

1995 - Browns & Indians, play simultaneous regular season games in

Cleveland for only time, Browns 22-6 over Tampa, Indians 5-3 over Orioles.
1997 - Mark McGwire joins Babe Ruth as only players to hit 50 HRs in 2 consec yrs.