Tag: Los Angeles Dodgers

What led to the NFL/AFL merger? – This DiSH for June 8

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In 1966, the NFL and the AFL announced their merger and established a championship game that became the Super Bowl. 

In 1979, Utah got an NBA team. 

In 1934, the Cincinnati Reds became the first professional sports team to fly to a game. 

In 1968, Don Drysdale broke a 55-year record. 

In 1950, the Boston Red Sox scored 29 runs in a game to set a new MLB record that would not be eclipsed for 57 years. 

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Fernando Tatis, Sr hit 2 Grand Slams … in the same inning – This DiSH for April 23

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In 1999, – Fernando Tatis, Sr hit a pair of grand slam homers off LA’s Chan Ho Park in the third inning to become the first and still only player to do that. 

In 1955, the Chicago White Sox scored 29 runs in a game, tying a record at the time. 

In 1950, the Minneapolis Lakers won the first NBA Championship. 

In 2019, Southhampton’s Shane Long scored the fastest goal in an English Premier League history. 

And in 1964, Houston’s Ken Johnson became the first and only pitcher to lose a 9-inning no-hitter. 

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A Two-Foot Nightmare – This DiSH for April 9

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In 1989, Scott Hoch missed a two-foot putt on the first playoff hole that would have won The Masters. 

In 1978, Gary Player won his third Masters green jacket. 

Also in 1978, David Thompson and George Gervin battled it out for the NBA scoring title 900 miles apart. 

And in 1981, the start of Fernando Mania started with his opening day complete game shutout. 

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Hank Aaron hits #715 – This DiSH for April 8

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In 1974, Henry Aaron hit his 715th career home run to pass Babe Ruth.

In 1975, Frank Robinson became the first black manager in Major League Baseball.

In 1987, Al Campanis made one of the biggest foot in mouth mistakes in history.

And in 1996, the Charlotte Hornets beat the Chicago Bulls, breaking the Bulls 44-game home win streak. 

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Roy Campanella paralyzed – This DiSH for Jan. 28

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In 1958, Roy Campanella fell asleep at the wheel of his car and crashed into a tree. He was paralyzed as a result and would never play baseball or walk ever again. 

In 1957, American Shirley Fry beat fellow American Althea Gibson in the Australian women’s singles final to give her the career grand slam. 

And in 2005, Sammy Sosa was traded from the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore Orioles.  It was not a move that go well. 

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