THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 13TH

1875 - Harvard-Yale game is 1st College Football contest with uniforms.
1900 - Baltimore Orioles (now NY Yankees) enter baseball's American League.

1911 - Buck O'Neil, American baseball player (d. 2006) is born.

1941 - Mel Stottlemyre, Wash, pitcher (NY Yankee)/pitching coach (NY Met) is born.

1950 - Gilbert Perreault, NHL center (over 500 goals) is born.

1951 - Lefty O'Doul's all-stars, including Joe DiMaggio & Billy Martin, 

lose 3-1 to Pacific League all-star team (Japan).
1958 - NYC Mayor Robert Wagner announces plans to begin 

a new baseball called the Continental League.
1964 - Bob Petit (St Louis Hawks) becomes 1st NBAer to score 20,000 points.

1968 - Bob Gibson edges Pete Rose to win NL MVP.
1973 - Oakland A's Reggie Jackson wins AL MVP unanimously.
1974 - Dodgers Steve Garvey wins NL MVP.

1982 - A boxing match held in Las Vegas, Nevada ends when Ray Mancini 

defeats Duk Koo Kim. Kim's death on November 17 led to significant changes in the sport.

1991 - Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens wins AL Cy Young Award.
1992 - Riddick Bowe beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
1996 - Padres third baseman Ken Caminiti is 4th unanimous winner of NL MVP.

1998 - Red Holzman, American basketball coach (b. 1920) dies.