Tuesday, May 27, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 27TH

1904 - NL record of 5 stolen bases in a game (Dennis McGann, NY Giants).
1912 - Sam Snead, Hot Springs VA, PGA golfer (PGA-1963, 65, 67, 70, 72, 73) is born.
1933 - Trailing 11-3, Yanks score 12 runs in 8th & beat White Sox 15-11.
1948 - Hank Greenberg buys an interest in the Cleveland Indians.
1955 - Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0.
1961 - Ralph Boston of US, sets then Long Jump record at 27' ½".
1968 - NL awards Montreal & SD major league franchises.
1968 - Frank Thomas, "Big Hurt", 1st baseman & 2014 Hall of Famer 
(Chicago White Sox, 1993 MVP) is born.
1968 - Jeff Bagwell, Boston Mass, infielder (Houston Astros) is born.
1975 - Ezzard Charles, Heavyweight boxing champion (1949-51), dies at 53.
1982 - John McMullen buys NHL Colorodo Rockies & gets approval
to move to NJ Meadowlands (Devils).
1997 - Major league revenue sharing begins, NY Yanks pay out most $28M.
2000 - Maurice Richard, Canadian hockey player (b. 1921) dies.


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