Monday, September 28, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 28TH

1905 - Max Schmeling, Klein Luckow, Province of Pomerania,
German world Heavyweight boxing champ (1930-32).
1919 - Fastest major league game (51 mins), Giants beat Phillies 6-1.
1920 - 8 White Sox indicted, threw 1919 World Series (Black Sox scandal).
1930 - Lou Gehrig's errorless streak ends at 885 consecutive games.
1932 - 1932 Baseball World Series opens with the Chicago Cubs vs. NY Yankees.
1941 - Ted Williams ended the baseball season with .406 batting avg.
1942 - NY Americans NHL team folded.
1943 - Lou Piniella, outfielder/manager (NY Yankees, Seattle Mariners) is born.
1951 - Norm Van Brocklin of Rams passes for NFL-record 554 yards.
1955 - First World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (Yanks beat Dodgers).
1960 - Ted Williams hits his final homer #521 (off Jack Fisher).
1969 - Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for 7 touchdowns vs Balt Colts (52-14).
1970 - Intrepid (US) beats Gretel II (Aust) in 22nd America's Cup.
1974 - California Angel Nolan Ryan 3rd no-hitter beats Minn Twin, 4-0.
1976 - Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shavers in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1986 - Record 23,000 start in a marathon (Mexico City).
1986 - Tight end Brian Foster of RI catches NCAA record 18 passes for 327 yds.
1991 - NY Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game.
1993 - Dennis Martinez is 7th to win 100 games in AL & NL.
1994 - "Baseball" TV Miniseries last airs on PBS.
1995 - Dennis Martinez pitch breaks Kirby Puckett's jaw in Indians 12-4 win.
1996 - NY Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask.
1996 - Orioles' Roberto Alomar suspended 5 games for spitting at ump.
1996 - Troy Davis of Iowa State ran for 378 yards, 3rd highest in college
football games (others: Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas & Alabama).
1996 - Celeste & Johnny Edison, Assyria & Pele's twins, boy & girl are born.
1997 - St Louis Cards' Mark McGwire hits his 58th HR of 1997 (34 with Oak A's).
2002 - Hartland Molson, Canadian businessman (Molson family),
senator and sports executive (Montreal Canadiens) (b. 1907) dies.
2003 - Althea Gibson, American tennis player (b. 1927) dies.

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