Friday, June 20, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 20TH

1940 - Joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1950 - Joe DiMaggio's 2,000th hit, Yanks beat Indians 8-2.
1951 - Cleveland Indian Bobby Avila hits 3 HRs, double & single vs Red Sox.
1956 - At Detroit's Briggs Stadium, Mickey Mantle hits 2 Billy Hoeft pitches
into right center field bleachers (knowone else hits one there).
1960 - Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1967 - Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services.
1973 - SF Giants Bobby Bonds sets NL record with 22 lead off HRs.
1978 - First 6 teams of Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) granted
Iowa, NJ, Milwaukee, Chicago, Minnesota & Dayton.
1980 - California Angels Freddie Patek, hits 3 HRs & double to beat Red Sox 20-2.
1980 - Roberto Duran takes WBC welterweight title from Sugar Ray Leonard
at Olympic Stadium in Montreal by unanimous decision.
1982 - Pete Rose is 5th to appear in 3,000 games (Cobb, Musial, Aaron, Yaz).
2013 - 67th NBA Championship: Miami Heat beat San Antonio Spurs, 4 games to 3.

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