Thursday, May 22, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 22ND

1902 - Al Simmons, Milwaukee, American baseball outfielder
(A's), lifetime batting avg of .334 (d. 1956) is born.
1911 - Braves pitcher, Cliff Curtis, loses his 23rd game in a row.
1938 - Dodgers announce contracts to install lights at Ebbets Field.
1962 - Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game.
1963 - Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade.
1968 - Pittsburgh Pirate Willie Stargell hits 3 HRs, a double & a single.
1975 - Lefty Grove, American Baseball Player (b. 1900) dies.
1982 - Apolo Anton Ohno, American short track speed skater is born.
1985 - Pete Rose 2,108th run passes Hank Aaron as NL run scoring leader.
1990 - Andre Dawson sets record being intentionally walked 5 times.
1990 - Rocky Graziano, boxer/writer/actor (Mr Rock & Roll), dies at 71 of heart failure.
1994 - Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" & logo.
2003 - In Fort Worth, Texas, Annika Sörenstam becomes the
first woman to play the PGA Tour in 58 years.

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