Tuesday, November 27, 2012

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 27TH

1870 - NY Times dubs baseball "The National Game".
1941 - Joe DiMaggio is names the AL MVP.
1947 - Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote.
1950 - Red Sox sign shortstop Lou Boudreau as a player to a 2-year contract.
1960 - Gordie Howe becomes first NHLer to score 1,000 points.
1961 - Gordie Howe becomes the first to play in 1,000 NHL games.
1966 - In the highest scoring NFL game, the Washington Redskins defeat the NY Giants 72-41.
1975 - Boston Red Sox's Fred Lynn is the 1st Rookie to win the AL MVP award.
1976 - Amy Alcott wins LPGA Colgate-Far East Golf Championship.
1997 - Detroit Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher.

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