All posts tagged "this day in sports history"

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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/10

  1921 – Babe Ruth becomes the home run king by hitting the 120th home run of his career, passing Gavvy Cravath...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/9

  1914 – Honus Wagner becomes the second baseball player to ever record 3,000 career hits. 1945 – Following an 8-7 win...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/8

  1920 – Reds outfielder Edd Roush falls asleep in center during a long argument between managers and umpire Heinie Groh. Groh...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/7

  1892 – John J. Doyle of the Cleveland Spiders is the first pinch hitter in baseball history. 1906 – The Cubs...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/6

  1944 – Major League Baseball cancels all games due to the D-Day landings in France. 1966 – The NFL & AFL...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/5

  1927 – Johnny Weissmuller sets swimming world records in the 100 yard and 200 yard freestyle events. 1952 – Jersey Joe...

  By Joe Henrich