Thursday, June 12, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 12TH

1880 - John Lee Richmond pitches first major league perfect game,
Worcester 1, Cleveland's Forest City 0.
1916 - Tennis legend Bill Tilden's first appearance at US tennis championship.
1922 - St Louis Brown Hub Pruett strikes out Babe Ruth 3 straight times.
1930 - Max Schmeling beats Jack Sharkey on a foul in 4 for heavyweight boxing title.
1939 - Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown NY.
1941 - Marv Albert, NYC, "Yes!" sportscaster (NBC-TV)/back biter is born.
1947 - Babe Didrikson is first American to win Britian Women's Amateur Golf Champ.
1954 - Milwaukee Braves Jim Wilson no-hits Phillies, 2-0.
1957 - Stan Musial plays in 823rd game (new NL consecutive-game streak).
1959 - SF Giants Mike McCormick no-hits Phillies, 3-0 in 5 inning game.
1961 - An ailing Bill Veeck sells his interest in White Sox to Arthur Allyn.
1970 - Pittsburgh Pirate Doc Ellis no-hits San Diego Padres, 2-0.
1975 - Hank Aaron's 1st HR in Milwaukee since 1965.
1981 - Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 for WBC heavyweight boxing title.
1990 - NY Yankee reliever Dave Righetti becomes 9th to record 200 saves.
1990 - Oakland A's Rickey Henderson becomes 2nd to steal 900 bases.
1990 - Orioles Cal Ripken plays in his 1,308th consecutive game to
move past Everett Scott into 2nd place on the all-time list.
1990 - NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field,
Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning.
1997 - First ever baseball inter-league game SF Giants beat Texas Rangers 4-3.

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