Friday, November 15, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - NOVEMBER 15TH

1946 - Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP.
1951 - NY Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year.
1952 - "Macho Man" Randy Savage, [Poffo], Sarasota FL, 
wrestler (WWF/SMW/ICW) is born.
1960 - Elgin Baylor of NBA LA Lakers scores 71 points vs NY Knicks.
1961 - Roger Maris is voted AL MVP.
1964 - Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro.
1967 - Boston's Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP.
1968 - First date in controversial Jim Bouton baseball diary "Ball Four".
1972 - White Sox Dick Allen wins AL MVP.
1983 - 75th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy.
1988 - Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award.
1990 - Alydar, American racehorse (b. 1975).
2007 - Joe Nuxhall, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1928) dies.

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