TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - JUNE 28TH

1887 - Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0.

1937 - Ron Luciano, American baseball umpire (d. 1995) is born.

1939 - Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1946 - Permanent radio play-by-play of Cleve Indians games begins.

1957 - Frick overrules & names Stan Musial, Willie Mays, & Hank Aaron to team.
1958 - Brazil becomes world soccer champ in Sweden.

1960 - John Elway, Port Angeles Washignton, NFL quarterback

(Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32/33) is born.

1962 - Mickey Cochrane, Baseball Hall of Fame catcher, dies at 59.
1963 - Frank "Home Run" Baker, (hit 2 HRs in 1911 World Series) dies at 77.

1971 - Phillies' Rick Wise hits 2 HRs & no-hits Reds.

1971 - US Supreme Court (8-0) overturns draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali.
1973 - Black Sports Hall of Fame forms: Paul Robeson, Elgin Baylor,

Jesse Owens, Jim Brown, Wilma Rudolph, Joe Louis & Althea Gibson elected.
1975 - Golfer Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at Western Open (Ill).

1981 - Terry Fox, Canadian one-legged marathoner, dies of cancer at 22.

1992 - US Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57.
1993 - Jacques Lemaire is named NJ Devils 8th Head Coach.
1993 - Carlton Fisk, 45, released by White Sox, as all time leader of

most games caught & most HRs by a catcher.
1994 - NY Met Pitcher Dwight Gooden suspended for 60 days due to drug charges.
1995 - NJ Devils Stanley Cup Victory Party, admidst rumours they were

moving to Nashville, goalie Chris Terreri holds up "Nashville? NO WAY!" sign.
2007 - Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros becomes the 27th member of the

3000 hit club, going 5 for 5 against the Colorado Rockies..

2013 - Jay Onrait and Dan O'Toole's final "Sportscentre" broadcast on TSN.