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Today in Sports History: October 12th
10/12/1979 - Ford hits first three-pointerIn a game versus the Houston Rockets, Celtics guard Chris Ford hits the first three-pointer in NBA history. The game was also the professional debut of Larry Bird, who won three titles and three straight MVP's with the Celtics. "Don't think Larry hasn't...
Today in Sports History: July 29th
(Sosa in a White Sox jersey. Photo courtesy of Jonathan Daniel, Getty Images) 7/29/1989 - Rangers deal Sosa for Baines The Texas Rangers deal utility infielder Scott Fletcher and minor league prospects Sammy Sosa and Wilson Alvarez to the Chicago White Sox for Harold Baines. Baines was not a bad...
Today in Sports History: May 9th
5/09/1984 - White Sox beat Brewers in 25 The Chicago White Sox beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 after 25 innings of baseball. The game finished one inning shy of the record for most innings -- in 1920, the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers played 26 innings before the game was called a tie due to...
9/19/2002 - Fans attack Tom Gamboa
(The Royals come to the aid of Gamboa. Photo by Ted S. Warren, AP Photos) The United States rarely accommodates the fan violence seen in some European countries. Over there, fans have rioted the field, thrown flares at the players, and have even been in altercations that resulted in multiple...
7/12/1979 - Disco Demolition Night
(7,000 fans ruined the twi-night doubleheader. Photo cortesy of AP Photos) Of all the wacky, out-of-control promotions that have been pulled at baseball games -- and there have been a few -- none is as infamous as Disco Demolition Night. The second game of a Thursday night doubleheader between the...
Today in Sports History: May 15th
(The Clippers moved to L.A. on this day in '84. Photo by Noah Graham, Getty Images) 5/15/1912 - Cobb beats up hecklerTy Cobb left the game of baseball as the most respected player in the sport. He retired with more hits, runs, stolen bases, and a higher batting average than anyone in history, and...
Today in Sports History: August 24th
8/24/1910 - Sullivan catches ball from obeliskMirroring the feat made famous by Gabby Street two years earlier, Billy Sullivan of the Chicago White Sox catches a ball thrown from the top of the Washington Monument, 504 feet away. Sullivan, like the two other men to catch a ball from the top of the...
Today in Sports History: April 1st
(Joe Berton, a school art teacher, posed as Finch for SI. Photo courtesy of SI) 4/01/1930 - Gabby Hartnett catches blimp ball In an April Fool's treat to the fans, Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett catches a ball thrown to him from a Goodyear blimp, anywhere from 550 to 800 feet in the air (the reports...
Today in Sports History: September 3rd
(Bobby Thigpen. Photo by Stephen Dunn, Getty Images) 9/03/1990 - Thigpen sets save record White Sox reliever Bobby Thigpen tallies his 47th save of the year as Chicago beats the Kansas City Royals, 4-2. With the save, Thigpen broke the single-season saves record set by former Yankees closer Dave...
Today in Sports History: February 7th
(Jordan in a Sox uni. Photo by Eugene Garcia, Getty Images) 2/07/1990 - Leslie gets 101 in halfWell before she joined the WNBA and became the most recognizable female basketball player in America, Lisa Leslie made headlines for one of the most famous, or infamous, performances in high school...
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