All posts tagged "this day in sports history"

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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/3

  1851 – The New York Knickerbockers are the first baseball team to wear uniforms, donning white shirts, blue trousers and straw...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/2

  1935 – Babe Ruth officially announces his retirement. 1941 – Lou Gehrig dies from ALS at age 37. 1942 – Red...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/1

  1917 – Hank Gowdy is the first baseball player to enlist in World War I. 1923 – The New York Giants...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/31

  1914 – White Sox pitcher Joe Benz throws a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians. 1927 – Detroit Tigers first baseman Johnny...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/30

  1894 – Bobby Lowe of the Boston Beaneaters becomes the first player in MLB history to hit four home runs in...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/29

  1922 – The United States Supreme Court rules that baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject...

  By Joe Henrich