Friday, September 12, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 12TH

1911 - Boston's Cy Young vs Christy Mathewson of Giants, Giants win 9-0.
1913 - Jesse Owens, track star, spoiled Hitler's 1936 Olympics with 4 gold is born.
1916 - Tony Bettenhausen, American race car driver (d. 1961) is born.
1930 - Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce HR.
1953 - Brooklyn Dodgers, clinch NL pennant earlier than any other team.
1954 - White Sox win 90th game, 1st time they win this many since 1920.
1957 - Hawk, [Michael Hegstrand], wrestler
(ECW/WCW/WWF/AWA, Legion of Doom) is born.
1958 - Wilfredo Benitez, PR, boxer (world champ at 17y176d) is born.
1962 - Washington Senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inn game.
1971 - 85th US Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King beats Rosemary Casals (64 76).
1976 - Seattle Seahawks play 1st regular-season game (St L 30, Sea 24).
1976 - White Sox Minnie Minoso, 53, is oldest to get a hit in majors.
1979 - Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, 1st woman on an NBA club.
1979 - Red Sox Carl Yastrzemski gets his 3,000th hit off Yankee Jim Beattie.
1984 - NY Met Dwight Gooden sets rookie strike out record at 251.


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