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.
33 - 25 - 7 - 15 - 34 - 48 - 13
February 19, 1946 - New York Giants outfielder Danny Gardella is 1st major leaguer to announce he is jumping to the rogue Mexican League. Gardella wore Number 33 during the Giants 1945 season and returned to the National League in 1950 to wear Number 50 with the St Louis Cardinals.
February 19, 1977 - The Oakland Athletic's sold the rights to pitcher Paul Lindblad to the Texas Rangers for $400,000. The Southpaw wore Number 25 with his new team in 1977.
February 19, 1977 - Right wing Rod Gilbert, Number 7 scored a goal and added an assist to boot as the New York Rangers fell at the hands of their cross town rivals the New York Islanders 5-2. Gilbert became the first player in Rangers history and the 11th overall in the NHL's all-time record books to score 1,000 career points.
February 19, 1978 - At the kick off NASCAR rac of the season a the 20th Daytona 500, Bobby Allison in the Norris Number 15 Ford takes lead with 11 laps remaining. Allison did so starting from the 33rd qualifying start position which was by far the furthest back for any winner of the Great American Race until 2007.
February 19, 1983 - LA Dodgers lefthanded pitching phenom Fernando Valenzuela won his salary arbitration of $1 million. Fernando wore Number 34 on his Dodgers uniform.
February 19, 2006 - The results of the 48th Daytona 500 had driver Jimmie Johnson driving from Hendrick Motorsports in the Number 48 Lowes Chevy won the 203 lap race. This victory started the NASCAR year off right for Johnson and propelled him on to win his first championship.
February 19, 2019 - The great four-time baseball All-Star Manny Machado agrees to the biggest free-agent contract ever in American sports history. Machado inked a 10 year deal worth $300 million with the San Diego Padres where he ended up displaying the Number 13 proudly on his uniform. Who says 13 is unlucky?
