Tuesday, August 13, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 13TH

1906 - Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games 
(187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning.
1908 - Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team.
1910 - Dodgers & Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits, 
12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball & 1 hit by pitch.
1912 - Ben Hogan, Dublin Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 51, 53) is born.
1934 - Gary Davidson, US sports league founder (ABA, WHA, WFL) is born.
1948 - Satchel Paige at 42, pitches his 1st major league complete game.
1949 - Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player/coach (Philadelphia Flyers) is born.
1950 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA World Golf Championship.
1955 - Betsy King, Reading PA, LPGA golfer (1990 US Women's Open) is born.
1958 - Scott Hamilton, Toledo Ohio, figure skater (Oly-gold-1984) is born.
1988 - Boston Red Sox win AL record 24 straight home games.
1989 - Tim Richmond, race car driver (won 13 NASCAR races), dies of AIDS.
1993 - Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24.
1995 - Mickey Mantle, baseball great (NY Yankees), dies of cancer at 63.
2007 - Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1917) dies.

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