THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/29

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/29

1897 – The Chicago Colts, who would eventually become the Cubs, set an MLB record for most runs scored in a single game by a team as they beat the Louisville Cardinals 36-7. 1941 – Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak to 41 games, breaking the record set by George...

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/29

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1939 – The Yankees hit a combined 13 home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the A’s, with scores of 23-2 and 10-0. 1958 – American swimmer Nancy Ramey sets a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:09.6. 1971 – With an 8-0 ruling, the US Supreme Court...

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/29

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1939 – The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Bees play to a 2-2 tie after 23 innings and 5 hours and 15 minutes of game time. 1979 – Muhammad Ali reiterates to the media that his third announced retirement is final. It isn’t. 1980 – Dodgers pitcher Jerry Reuss throws a...

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/29

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1819 – Abner Doubleday, the man largely credited with inventing baseball, is born. 1916 – The White Sox and Indians play in a game where the players had numbers on their sleeves, making it the first game that players were identified by numbers. 1944 – The New York...

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/29

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1882 – Richard Higham becomes the only umpire to be banished from baseball after it is discovered he was part of fixing games. 1922 – The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League. 1922 – The Chicago Staleys change their name...

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 6/29

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1917 – After Babe Ruth is ejected for throwing a pitch at an umpire, Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore enters the game and retires all 26 hitters that he faced in a win over the Washington Senators. It is ruled as a combined no-hitter. 1922 – Johnny Weissmuller breaks his...