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GEORGE BRETT - ‘THE INFAMOUS PINE TAR GAME’
On July 24, 1983, in Yankee Stadium, the Yankees led the Royals 4-3 with two outs in the top of the ninth inning. Down to their last out, George Brett came to bat with one runner on base. He belted a two-run home run off of Rich Gossage, giving the Royals a 5-4 lead. Yankee Manager Billy Martin charged the field demanding that Home Plate Umpire Tim... Continue reading
BROOKLYN DODGERS WIN THEIR FIRST SERIES IN 1955
After years of losing to their cross town rivals, The Yankees, the Brooklyn Dodgers finally beat the Yanks in 7 games to capture the World Series in 1955. Winners of 98 games in the regular season, the Dodgers were led by 20 game winner Don Newcombe, Player of the year Duke Snyder, NL-MVP Roy Campanella, Jackie Robinson, Pee Wee Reese, Gil Hodges,... Continue reading
The 1972 USA Olympic Men's basketball team lost their very first Olympic Game since Olympic play began in 1936. It was the most controversial moment in Olympic history. In the final game against the Soviet Union and the US trailing, Doug Collins was fouled driving to the basket with three seconds left to play. He sank the first free throw to tie the game and made the second as an inadvertent... Continue reading
Bob Beamon (United States) made headlines with what Sports Illustrated magazine claims as one of the five greatest sports moments of the 20th century. Known as an erratic jumper, Beamon tore down the runway, and jumped 29 ft. 2-1/2 in. shattering the existing record by 21-3/4 in. and became the first person to reach both 28 and 29 feet.
In 1945, Jackie Robinson signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League for a salary of $400 per month. In his one and only season in the Negro Leagues, he batted .387 and appeared in the league’s All-Star Game. Later in that same year, Brooklyn Dodgers’ President and General Manager Branch Rickey, who had been scouting the Negro Leagues for talent, signed Robinson to... Continue reading
HARVARD WINS 29-29! - Saturday, November 23, 1968
Both Harvard and Yale brought undefeated 8-0 records into “The Game”. Yale held a seemingly
insurmountable lead, 29-13 with 3:30 remaining in the fourth quarter. In those final minutes, Harvard was able to score cutting the Yale lead to 29-21, and with 42 seconds remaining, Harvard recovered an onside kick, and quarterback Frank Champi was able... Continue reading
The Bee Gees Musical Group - A singing trio of brothers, Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, the three co-wrote most of their own hits. The bands record sales totaled more than 200 million, making them one of the best-selling music artists of all time. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; their citation states “ Only Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Garth Brooks and Paul McCartney... Continue reading
Satchel Paige
Satchel Paige is often referred to as the “Babe Ruth” of the Negro League. He played for over 20 years on several teams in the Negro League and was widely considered to be the league’s greatest ever pitcher. In 1948, Paige became Major League Baseball’s oldest ever rookie when he signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians. At 42 years of age, he went 6-1 for the Indians and... Continue reading
Top Ten Most Unbreakable Baseball Records by sports historian Ken Siegel
Baseball is the sport in which statistics and records are the most cherished. As such, it is always fun to think about what records may be broken, and by whom. However, certain records may never be broken. Here is my top ten list of baseball records I believe may never be broken:
10. Yankees’ 5 Consecutive World Series... Continue reading
Josh Gibson is referred to as the "Black Babe Ruth". During his career, he was as much a force in the Negro Baseball League as the Bambino was in the major leagues. From the late 1930s thru the early 1940s Gibson's bat powered the Grays to nine consecutive Negro National League championships.
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