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Tom Seaver

Born November 17, 1944, in Fresno, California, was Baseball Hall of Fame Pitcher, Tom Seaver. Tom Terrific, played 20 seasons in Major League Baseball with starts for the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1967 to 1986. Seaver won the National League's (NL) Rookie of the Year Award in 1967, and won three NL Cy Young Awards during his career. He compiled 311 wins, 3,640 strikeouts, 61 shutouts, and a 2.86 earned run average, and he threw a no-hitter in 1978.
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Today in Hockey History - May 26

The Hockey Writers website shares a few of the gems of the day for May 26 such as:

1986 - Mario Lemieux won the Lester Pearson Award.

1992 - Mario Lemieux lights the lamp with just 13 seconds remaining for the Penguins to secure a 5-4 win over Chicago, and end their 11 game playoff win streak.

These stories and more await.
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This Day in Baseball May 31

ThisDayinBaseball.com provides the May 31 history of dozens of events including:

1869 - The first rain out involving a professional baseball team.

1925 - Ty Cobb’s 275th triple makes him the first player ever with 1,000 extra-base hits.

1927 - Jimmie Foxx hits his first career homerun.

1938 - Lou Gehrig plays in his 2,000th consecutive game.

2006 - Jose Castillo hits a home run in his fifth straight game as Pittsburgh beats Milwaukee for the third consecutive time.
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This Day in Baseball May 30

ThisDayinBaseball.com gathers dozens of items from baseball history daily. Among them for May 30 are contained:

1890 - Henry Gruber of the Cleveland Infants was called out for batting out of order against the Brooklyn Wonders.

1894 - Bobby Lowe of the Boston Beaneaters becomes the first player to hit four home runs in one game.

1913 - A record setting day for Red Sox outfielder and future Hall of Famer Harry Hooper becomes the first major leaguer to start both games of a doubleheader with a home run.

1955 - Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Don Newcombe hits two home runs.

2001 - Barry Bonds hits two home runs, moving past Willie McCovey and Ted Williams into 11th place on the major league career list.
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This Day in Baseball May 28

The ThisDayInBaseball.com crew delivers quite a few events from baseball history that occurred on May 28 like:

1901 - Jack Powell pitches the St. Louis Cardinals pas Christy Mathewson and the Giants.

1930 - Boston Red Sox picher Bullet Joe Bush hurls a one-hitter against the White Sox


1969 - Doug Rader delivers the game-winner again
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This Day in Baseball June 19 - Waner 3000

ThisDayinBaseballHistory.com posts that on June 19:

1942 — Paul Waner got hit number 3,000 — a single off Rip Sewell — but the Boston Braves lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-6.
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This Day in Baseball June 19 - Vander Meer shuts em down

ThisDayinBaseballHistory.com posts that on June 19:

1938 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer continues his hitless innings streak.
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2025-02-08

February 8 Jersey Numbers

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Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 7 - 15 - 99 - 33 February 8, 1963 - It  became offical on this day that the American Football League franchise formerly calle...[iframe]https://img.newspapers.com/img/img[/iframe]

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2025-02-08

The Artic Sisterhood Basketball Team Nome Alaska - 1908

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This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons with a Caption on the  image: Arctic Sisterhood BasketBall Team, Nome, Alaska, 1908-09. F.H. Nowell, 5758 (image) This classic image of a group of ladies from Nome, Alaska depicts the basketball gear for women in 1908. The long stockings as was pro...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-8-Image/images/640px-Arctic_Sisterhood_Basketball_women_team,_Nome_(NOWELL_200).jpeg[/iframe]

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2025-02-07

February 7 Jersey Numbers

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Here are some jersey numbers in team sport history that stuck out. February 7, 1949 - Number 5, Joe DiMaggio became the first ball player to earn $100,000 a yearas he did so under contract with the New York Yankees .  February 7, 1958   - The Brooklyn Dodgers official...

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2025-02-06

February 6 Jersey Numbers

Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore. 31 - 9 - 14 - 83 - 7 - 16 - 22 - 80 - 11 - 84 - 10 - 83 - 12 February 6, 1926 - St Louis Browns acquire catcher Wally Schang from ...

 

2025-02-05

February 5 Jersey Numbers

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Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 5:  Kareem hits a new NBA high, Hines hauls in a big one and Bob Douglas is honored. Our Sports Jersey Take of the Day is from historian Joe Ziemba. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the unif...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/aad46b1f-7a6c-4b0e-812d-e7c05b551cb2[/iframe]

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2025-02-05

The Oregon Agricultural Hard Court Stars

(image) Members of the 1922 Oregon Agricultural College men's basketball team. From left to rightː Gill (forward), Hjeite (enter), and Feraley (forward), from February 5, 1922. This image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. We know the OAC by a different name today, Oregon State. The Oregon Ag...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-5-Image/images/1922_Oregon_Agricultural_College_mens_basketball_players.jpg[/iframe]

 

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Football

The gridiron jersey's colorful evolution. ref. Football
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Basketball

The jerseys of the hard courts have a great history all their own. ref. Basketball
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Baseball

Tops in Professional Baseball: The Evolution of the Uniforms & Top Players by the Numbers they Wore ref. Baseball
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Hockey

The great history of the Hockey sweater jersey and the players than made them famous. ref. Hockey
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Auto Racing

When you want to just see who is the fastest, you catch a race! ref. Auto Racing
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Soccer

The basics of the jersey Numbering in Association Football (Soccer) ref. Soccer
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All Sports Jersey Dispatch Podcasts

Here is all of our Sports Jersey Dispatch Podcasts in one place! ref. All Sports Jersey Dispatch Podcasts
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Uniform Numbers

The Jersey Numbers that make up the Hisory of Each Day of the Year ref. Uniform Numbers
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The Roar of the Crowd home page

The historic sporting events where the fans went crazy ref. The Roar of the Crowd home page
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Odds and Ends

The posts that are on the outskirts of sports jerseys and history but are relative all the same ref. Odds and Ends
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Thoroughbred Racing

The Legends and History of Thoroghbred Horse Racing ref. Thoroughbred Racing
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Get a free copy of our daily sports history newsletter in your emai inbox each morning ref. Free Newsletter Subscription
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