All posts tagged "this day in sports history"

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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/8

  1976 – The White Sox debut uniforms which feature the players wearing shorts. They don’t last long. 1984 – Carl Lewis...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/7

  1907 – Walter Johnson gets his first of what would be 416 career pitching wins. 1960 – Arnold Palmer gets his...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/6

  1890 – Legendary pitcher Cy Young makes his MLB debut, holding the Cubs to three hits in an 8-1 victory for...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/5

  1921 – A baseball game was broadcast on the radio for the first time as KDKA Radio in Pittsburgh calls a...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/4

  1934 – New York Giants outfielder Mel Ott becomes the first player in MLB history to score six runs in one...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/3

  1852 – The first American intercollegiate athletic competition takes place as Harvard defeats Yale in a crew event on Lake Winnipesaukee...

  By Joe Henrich