This Day in Sports History
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.
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This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.
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In 1974, Hale Irwin won the US Open with a score of +7. It was later called the 'Massacre at Winged Foot.'
In 1989, four golfers aced the same par three, a statistical anomaly.
In 1975, the Milwaukee Bucks traded Kareem Abdul Jabbar to the Los Angeles Lakers.
In 1970, Chicago Bears running ba...
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In 2008, Tiger Woods made birdie at the 18th to force an 18-hole playoff with Rocco Mediate in the US Open.
In 1988, the movie Bull Durham debuted in theaters. Both Crash Davis and Nuke LaLoosh were based on actual people.
In 1976, a huge rainstorm in the Houston area cause the folks at the ...
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In 1994, the New York Rangers won their first Stanley Cup in 54 years.
In 1990, the Detroit Pistons beat the Portland Trail Blazers to win their second straight NBA Title after Vinnie Johnson hit the game winner.
In 1998, Michael Jordan hit the winning shot in game 6 of the NBA Finals to bea...
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In 1993, the CART series in Detroit was a mess from start to finish.
In 1979, Barry Bremen, aka the Great Imposter, played a practice round with 2 PGA tour pros prior to the US Open.
In 1997, Steve Kerr hit the big shot to win not only the game but also the NBA Championship.
In 1935, it was ...
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In 1939, Byron Nelson used a brilliant one iron shot on his way to his only US Open win.
In 2003, 53-year old Tom Watson turned back the clock playing an inspirational round for his caddy Bruce Edwards.
In 1970, Pittsburgh Pirate pitcher Dock Ellis pitched a no-hitter on acid.
In 1986, the f...
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In 1997, Michael Jordan played though a bout of food poisoning to lift the Chicago Bulls over Utah in game five of the NBA Finals.
In 1955, a wreck during the 24 Hours of LeMans killed a driver and 83 spectators.
In 1984, the Marques, a ship racing in the Cutty Sark Tall Ships Race was hit b...
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In 1950, Ben Hogan hit his famous one iron shot at Merion Golf Club and made par to get into a playoff.
In 1977, Al Geiberger became the first PGA tour player to shoot 59 in a PGA event.
In 1944, Joe Nuxhall pitched 2/3 of an inning and became the youngest player to ever play in a MLB game.
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In 1993, the Montreal Canadiens beat the LA Kings in five games to win the Stanley Cup. At this point, the '93 Canadiens are the last Canadian team to win it.
In 1946, Ted Williams hit one of the longest balls ever hit at Fenway Park and the seat he hit is now a red seat in right field.
In 1...
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In 1989, after the Pittsburgh Pirates scored 10 runs in the first, Pirates radio announcer made a bold proclamation that he'd 'walk back to Pittsburgh.' Philadelphia came back to win 15-11.
In 1950, the Boston Red Sox plated 29 against the St. Louis Browns to set the MLB record that would be...
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In 1998, Chicago beat Utah by 42 for the biggest margin of victory in an NBA Finals game.
In 1995, Kenny Smith hit an NBA Finals record 7-three pointers but most remember Orlando's Nick Anderson missing four straight free throws at the end of the game to open the door for Smith to tie it up a...
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In 1993, the Baltimore Orioles and the Seattle Mariners got into a nasty brawl. O's shortstop Cal Ripken, Jr. got caught up in the melee and injured his knee.
In 1984, a hard foul by Boston's Kevin McHale on LA's Kurt Rambis changed the tone of the game and the series.
In 1990, George Steinb...
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In 2006, the Carolina Hurricanes came back from an 0-3 deficit to win an exciting Stanley Cup Finals game.
In 1977, the Portland Trail Blazers became the first team to overcome an 0-2 deficit in the NBA Finals to win the championship.
In 1991, Michael Jordan switched hands in the air to score...
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In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes died during a horse race at Belmont Park and the horse he was riding, Sweet Kiss, still won the race. It was Hayes' only race.
In 1947, Brooklyn Dodgers outfielder Pete Reiser crashed into the Ebbets Field wall chasing down a fly ball. He was knocked out and was is...
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In 1990, Yankee Mel Hall brought a pair of cougar cubs into the clubhouse.
In 1967, Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew hit a monster shot at Metropolitan Stadium.
In 1992, Michael Jordan scored a first half NBA playoff record 35 points and hit six three-pointers. On his way up the court after his ...
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In 1883, It was the first recorded baseball game played under artificial light.
In 1949, the Philadelphia Phillies tied a record by hitting 5 home runs in the same inning. '
In 1935, Babe Ruth retired from baseball.
In 1941, Lou Gehrig died.
In 1991, Michael, John, and Mario Andretti finished fi...
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In 1994, Reggie Miller scorched the Knicks and turned his ire to Spike Lee sitting courtside, flashing the 'choke sign'.
In 1988, 'John Madden Football' debuted for PC to be played on a Commodore 64 or an Apple II.
In 2007, Mississippi Braves manager Phillip Wellman had one of the all-time g...
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In 2002, a lot of suspicion surrounded what happened in this game of the Western Conference Finals.
In 1997, the Chicago Bulls put on a Masterclass in 'How to Win when You Aren't Shooting Well.'
In 1999, San Antonio's Sean Elliot hit 6 three-pointers, including the game winner against Portlan...
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In 1975, Steve Prefontaine died in a car accident in Eugene, Oregon. He was 24.
In 1973, the Indianapolis 500 was marred by horrific accidents and the loss of life.
In 1982, Gordon Johncock won his second and final Indy 500 by a slim margin.
In 1976, Janet Guthrie started the Coca Cola 600 be...
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In 1985, 39 people died and 580 more were injured before the European Cup Final match between Liverpool and Juventus held at Belgium's Heysel Stadium.
In 1997, John Stockton hit the big shot to propel the Utah Jazz to their first NBA Finals.
In 1995, Rik Smits hits the game winner to lift In...
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.
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In 2006, Barry Bonds hit career home run #715 and yet it wasn't the most interesting thing that happened that day.
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