Monday, June 30, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 30TH

1908 - Boston's Cy Young's 2nd no-hitter, beats NY Highlanders, 8-0.
1933 - Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2.
1934 - NFL's Portsmouth Spartans become Detroit Lions.
1948 - Cleveland Indian Bob Lemon no-hits Detroit Tigers, 2-0.
1962 - LA Dodger Sandy Koufax no-hits NY Mets, 5-0.
1965 - NFL grants Atlanta Falcons a franchise.
1966 - "Iron" Mike Tyson, NY, youngest Heavyweight boxing champ (1986-90) is born.
1967 - Phillies Cookie Rojas pitches, plays 9th position since joining Phils.
1970 - Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium opens, Braves beat Reds 8-2.
1972 - Cincinnati Reds are 11 games back in NL, & go on to win pennant.
1978 - Larry Doby becomes manager of Chicago White Sox.
1982 - New Jersey NHL franchise officially named Devils by fan balloting,
runner-up names are Blades, Meadowlanders & Americans.
1988 - Chicago agrees to build a new stadium so White Sox won't move to Florida.
1992 - First pay bathrooms in US Open: 25 cents (NYC).
1995 - Indians' Eddie Murray, is 20th to reach 3,000 hits.

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