All posts tagged "this day in sports history"

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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/15

  1862 – The first enclosed baseball field opens in Union Grounds, Brooklyn. 1926 – New York is officially granted an NHL...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/14

  1874 – McGill University and Harvard played a football game in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the first college football game to...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/13

  1952 – Minor league pitcher Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 hitters in a nine inning game against...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/12

  1875 – The first shutout in pro baseball takes place as the Chicago White Stockings defeat the St. Louis Brown Stockings...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/11

  1959 – Yankees catcher Yogi Berra’s errorless game streak ends at 148 games. 1968 – The Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

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  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/10

  1967 – Hank Aaron hits the only inside the park home run in his career. 1970 – Bobby Orr scores an...

  By Joe Henrich