Saturday, May 10, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 10TH

1870 - Jem Mace defends his Heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn,
it lasts 1 hr & 17 minutes, & neither is struck by a punch
1930 - Pat Summerall, NFLer (NY Giants)/sportscaster (CBS) (d. 2013) is born
1941 - 67th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 1:58.8
1955 - Chris Berman, sportscaster (ESPN) is born
1967 - Hank Aaron only inside the park HR (vs Jim Bunning)
1973 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2
1975 - Hélio Castroneves, Brazilian race car driver is born
1981 - Montreal Expo Charlie Lee no-hits SF Giants, 4-0
1997 - Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs SF Giants)
2002 - Anaheim Angels crush the Chicago White Sox 19-0. The Angels join
the 1923 Indians, 1939 Yankees and 1950 Red Sox as the only teams to beat
two opponents by 19 or more runs in the same season

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