Thursday, September 18, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 18TH

1848 - Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner.
1903 - Phillies' Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago Cubs, 10-0.
1909 - Largest paid baseball attendance (35,409), A's beat Tigers, 2-0 in Det.
1929 - Pirates loss to Braves & clinch NL pennant for the Cubs.
1930 - Enterprise (US) beats Shamrock V (England) in 15th America's Cup.
1930 - NY Yankee pitcher Red Ruffing hits 2 HRs to beat St Louis Browns, 7-6.
1933 - Scotty Bowman, Montreal Quebec, NHL player/coach
(Montreal Canadians/Detroit Red Wings) is born.
1938 - Chicago Bears beat Green Bay Packers 2-0.
1952 - Rick Pitino, American basketball coach is born.
1954 - Cleveland Indians clinch AL pennant, beat Tigers (3-2).
1955 - Willie Mays hits record tying 9th HR at Ebbets Field (ties Joe Adcock).
1956 - Mickey Mantle is 8th to hit 50 HRs in a seaon.
1959 - Ryne Sandberg, Spokane WA, Hall of Fame infielder (Chicago Cubs) is born.
1965 - Mickey Mantle Day at Yankee Stadium: Mantle play his 2,000th game.
1971 - Lance Armstrong, Plano Texas, American road cyclist
(7 Tour de France wins) barred from sport for using banned drugs is born.
1984 - Tim Raines is 1st player with 4 consecutive 70-stolen-base seasons.
1991 - NCAA places Tenn on 2 yrs probation for football recruting violations.
1993 - LA Mighty Ducks play their 1st NHL pre-season game against Penguins.
1997 - Seve Ballesteros & Nick Faldo elected to World Golf Hall of Fame.

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