Monday, November 11, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 11TH

1891 - Rabbit Maranville, American baseball player (d. 1954) is born.
1899 - Harold "Pie" Traynor, Baseball Hall of Fame 3rd baseman (Pirates) is born.
1926 - Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager.
1943 - Spud Chandler wins AL MVP; Stan Musial wins NL MVP.
1944 - NY Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4).
1946 - NY Knicks' first game at Madison Square Garden loses 78-68 to Chicago Stags.
1953 - Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as Baltimore Orioles manager.
1963 - Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record.
1965 - Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas.
1987 - Roger Clemens wins consecutive Cy Young Awards.
1996 - Braves' John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award.
1997 - Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Cy Young Award.
1997 - WNBA expands to Detroit & Washington DC.
2008 - Herb Score, American baseball player (b. 1933) dies.

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