Wednesday, August 13, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - AUGUST 13TH

1908 - Cy Young Day in Boston, he pitches briefly against an All-Star team.
1910 - Dodgers & Pirates play to 8-8 tie, both have 38 at bats, 13 hits,
12 assists, 2 errors, 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, 1 pass ball & 1 hit by pitch.
1912 - Ben Hogan, Dublin Tx, PGA golfer (US Open 1950, 51, 53) is born.
1933 - Jacques van Egmond becomes world champion amateur cyclist.
1948 - Satchel Paige at 42, pitches his 1st major league complete game.
1949 - Bobby Clarke, Manitoba, NHL player/coach (Philadelphia Flyer) is born.
1993 - Blue Jay Rickey Henderson pays Turner Ward $25,000 for his #24.
1995 - Mickey Mantle, baseball great (NY Yankees), dies of cancer at 63.
2007 - Phil Rizzuto, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1917) dies.

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