Wednesday, December 11, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - DECEMBER 11TH

1866 - First yacht race across Atlantic Ocean.
1934 - Ford C Frick becomes president of baseball's National League.
1934 - NL votes to permit night baseball (up to 7 games per home team).
1951 - Joe DiMaggio announces his baseball retirement.
1959 - Yankees trade Marv Thronberry, Don Larsen, Hank Bauer & 
Norm Seibern for Roger Maris, Kent Hadley & Joe Deaestri.
1975 - Great Yankee trade getting Willie Randolph, Dock Ellis 
& Ken Brett from Pirates for George "Doc" Medich.
1981 - Muhammad Ali's 61st & last fight, losing to Trevor Berbick.
1986 - A Bartlett Giamatti becomes president of baseball's National League.
1989 - Mark Davis signs record $3.25 million per year KC Royals contract.
2009 - Tiger Woods announced an indefinite leave from 
professional golf to focus on his marriage.

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