Tuesday, August 6, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 6TH

1890 - Denton True "Cy" Young pitches and wins his 1st major league baseball game.
1908 - St Louis Cardinals John Lush's 2nd no-hitter, beats Dodgers, 2-0 in 6 inn.
1946 - Tony Lazzeri, baseball player (b. 1903) dies at age 42 from a fall caused 
by a heart attack or possibly an epileptic seizure.  In 1991 Lazzeri was 
elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veteran's Committee.
1948 - Bob Mathias, US, wins Decathlon at London Olympics.
1948 - Fanny Blankers-Koen (Neth) is first women to win 3 golds at Olympics.
1953 - Ted Williams returns to Red Sox from the military.
1967 - Minnesota Twin Dean Chance perfect games Boston Red Sox, 2-0 in 5 innings.
1972 - Hank Aaron hits 660th & 661st HRs for Braves (record for 1 team).
1981 - Due to strike, Yanks, A's, Philles & Dodgers declared 1st ½ champs.
1985 - Players' Association stages a midseason baseball strike (lasts 1 day).
1988 - Rich Gossage 300th career save (beats Phillies).
1989 - Boston Red Sox retire Carl Yastrezemski's #8.
1990 - NY Yankee Kevin Mass sets record with 11th HR in first 86 at bats.

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