1914 - Walter Johnson accepts money from Federal League Chicago Whales
Clark Griffith threatens to take Johnson to court.
1930 - Harvey Kuenn, baseball player (AL Rookie of the Year-1953) is born.
1943 - Commissioner Landis announces any baseball club may sign Negroes.
1961 - Floyd Patterson KOs Tom McNeeley in 4th Round for Heavyweight boxing title.
1961 - Smallest NY Knick, 49th St Madison Square Garden crowd-1,300 (snowstorm).
1964 - Baseball approves a free-agent draft.
1961 - Smallest NY Knick, 49th St Madison Square Garden crowd-1,300 (snowstorm).
1964 - Baseball approves a free-agent draft.
1965 - 2nd NY Knick game postponed (due to death of opponent 76ers' owner).
1965 - SF Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew
his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000.
1979 - NBA Cleveland Cavaliers retire jersey # 7, Bingo Smith.
1988 - Orioles trade veteran 1B Eddie Murray to the Dodgers.
1996 - Orlando Magic tie NBA record of fewest ponts scored
since inception of 24 second clock losing to Cleveland Cavalier, 84-57.
1997 - NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach.
1997 - NBA suspends Latrell Sprewell for 1 year for attacking his coach.
No comments:
Post a Comment