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.
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March 1, 1903 - A rule revision was unveiled by the Major League Baseball Rules Committee. The new standard stated that pitcher's mound must not be more than 15 inches higher in elevation than the baselines or home plate.
March 1, 1910 - National Baseball Commission prohibited giving mementos to players on winning World Series teams. The reasoning as to why has since been lost to time. Sports Casting.com Website shares that the decision was later reversed, as the 1922 New York Giants received rings for their World Series title.
March 1, 1919 - Future Hockey Hall of Fame center Newsy Lalonde, wearing the Number 4 sweater, set an NHL playoff record with 5 goals in the Canadiens' 6-3 win over Ottawa in NHL Championship Game 3 in Montreal
March 1, 1954 - Future Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Ted Williams, Number 9 fractured his collarbone on the first day of Boston Red Sox spring training. That unexpected injury kept the brilliant slugging left fielder out of Red Sox lineup through the middle of May that season.
March 1, 1967 - MLB Commissioner William Eckert approved the Baseball Writers Association of America's plan to name a Cy Young Award recipient from both the National and American Leagues.
March 1, 1969 - New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle, Number 7 announces his retirement due to persistent knee injury. The future hall of Fame nominee finished 18-season career with 536 home runs and .298 batting average, many All-Star selections and was a 3-time American League MVP.
March 1, 1969 - Number 7, Phil Esposito has a goal and assist in Boston Bruins' 8-5 win over NY Rangers to give him 99 points for the season, breaking the NHL record for most points in a season (97) held by Stan Mikita
March 1, 1970 - Minnesota North Stars coach Charlie Burns becomes the final player/coach in NHL history. He set this mark when he played in the North Stars' 8-0 win over Toronto Maple Leafs and wore the jersey Number 9, and in fact he remained in the dual role for the club for the entire final month of the season.
March 1, 1970 - The Boston Bruin's Bobby Orr, Number 4 became the first defenseman in NHL history to score 25 goals in a season during a 3-1 Boston victory over the visiting St. Louis Blues.
March 1, 1986 - Quebec Nordique's star, Number 26, Peter Stastny becomes just the second player in NHL history to score 100 points in each of his first 6 seasons, with an assist in an 8-4 Nordiques' loss to the visiting Buffalo Sabres
