Tag: Major League Baseball

‘Why not? I had a better year than he did.’ – This DiSH for March 8

~ ThisDayInSports

In 1930, Babe Ruth signed a huge contract. 

In 1971, it was ‘The Fight of the Century’ in MSG between Ali and Frazier

And in 1936, the first car race in Daytona was run on a 3 mile long road and beach course. 

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Just Go Ahead and Give Me the Gold! – This DiSH for Feb. 16

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In 1984, Bill Johnson became the first American to win gold in the Olympic Downhill.

In 1953, Boston’s Ted Williams crash landed his fighter jet in Korea. He escaped unharmed and returned to baseball several months later. 

And in 2005, the NHL cancelled the entire season after an agreement could not be reached. 

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