TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - SEPTEMBER 25TH

1882 - First baseball doubleheader (Providence & Worcester).
1908 - Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout.

1918 - Phil Rizzuto, American sportscaster/shortstop

(NY Yankees-MVP 1950), born in Brooklyn, New York.

1926 - NHL grants franchises to Chicago Black Hawks & Detroit Red Wings.

1929 - Miller Huggins, manager (NY Yankees), dies from blood poisoning at 49.
1930 - Roger Hornsby replaces Joe McCarthy as Cubs manager.

1933 - Hubie Brown, American basketball coach and broadcaster is born.
1934 - Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive game.

1941 - Brooklyn Dodgers win their 1st pennant in 21 years.

1947 - Cheryl Tiegs, Minnesota, model (Sports Illustrated) is born.

1955 - Detroit outfielder Al Kaline, 20, is youngest batting champ.
1956 - Brooklyn Dodger Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0.
1960 - NY Yankees clinch AL pennant.

1962 - Sonny Liston KOs Floyd Patterson in 1st round for Heavyweight title.

1965 - Scottie Pippen, Hamburg, Arkansas, American

NBA forward (Bulls, Oly-2 gold-92, 96) is born.

1973 - Mets beat Expos 2-1 on Willie Mays Night at Shea Stadium.

1979 - California Angels win their 1st NL West pennant.
1980 - Jerry Mumphrey joins Ozzie Smith, & Gene Richards

to steal 50 bases this year for Padres.
1981 - Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0.
1984 - NY Met Rusty Staub joins Ty Cobb, who hit HRs as a teen & in 40s.
1985 - Rickey Henderson steals Yankee record 75th base of season.
1986 - Houston Astro Mike Scott no-hits SF Giants, 2-0.
1988 - Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100m in 10.54s.

1991 - 3rd World Championships in Athletics: Carl Lewis wins gold in 100m.
1994 - Oliver McCall TKOs Lennox Lewis in 2 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1997 - WNBA announces it will add Detroit & Wash DC franchises.