Tuesday, February 18, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 18TH

1909 - Boston Red Sox trade Cy Young, at 41, to Cleveland Naps.
1922 - Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigns his judgeship to work for baseball.
1943 - William D Cox buys Philadelphia Phillies.
1944 - Youngest baseball player, Cin Reds sign 15 year old Joe Nuxhall.
1951 - 3 City College of NY Basketball Players admit to accepting bribes.
1967 - Bob Seagren sets Pole Vault record at 17'3".
1967 - Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out 6 straight major leaguers.
1978 - First Iron Man Triathlon (swim, bike ride, marathon) held, Kona, Hawaii.
1998 - Harry Caray, sportscaster (Chicago Cubs), dies at 77
2001 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (b. 1951) dies.
2001 - Eddie Mathews, American baseball player (b. 1931) dies.

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