1928 - Dick "Night Train" Lane, NFL defensive back (Rams, Cards, Lions) is born.
1929 - NY Yankees become first team to wear uniform numbers.
1935 - Babe Ruth's first NL game, for Boston Braves, included a HR.
1935 - Babe Ruth's first NL game, for Boston Braves, included a HR.
1940 - First televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition).
1947 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, [Lew Alcindor], NBA center (Mil Bucks, LA Lakers) is born.
1959 - Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit.
1972 - First Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock.
1972 - Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0.
1972 - Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0.
1978 - St Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0.
1980 - Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis.
1985 - Chicago Bulls Luol Deng, British-Sudanese basketball player is born.
1987 - Michael Jordon, becomes second NBA player to score 3000 points in a season.
No comments:
Post a Comment