Friday, November 13, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 13TH


1875 - Harvard-Yale game is 1st college football contest with uniforms.
1900 - Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League.1954 - 1st Rugby League World Cup: Great Britain beats France 16-12.
1958 - NYC Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin a new baseball called the Continental League.
1964 - Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points.
1968 - Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP.
1973 - Oakland A's Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously.
1974 - Dodgers Steve Garvey wins NL MVP.
1979 - Willie Stargell & Keith Hernandez share NL MVP Award NL.
1982 - A boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada, ends when Ray Mancini defeats Duk Koo Kim. Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport.
1991 - Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award.
1992 - Riddick Bowe beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
1994 - 45th Formula One WDC: Michael Schumacher wins by one point.
1994 - 44th NASCAR Sprint Cup: Dale Earnhardt wins.
1996 - Padres third baseman Ken Caminiti is 4th unanimous winner of NL MVP.
2014 - Clayton Kershaw & Mike Trout wins the MVP awards in MLB for 2014.

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