12 March in Sports History

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 12, 1903 - The predecessor of the New York Yankees, a team known as the NY Highlanders, is officially accepted into the American League of baseball.

March 12, 1966 - Bobby Hull, Number 9 of the Chicago Blackhawks at the time, scored his 51st goal of the season, and that set an NHL record.

13 Mar 1985, Wed The Times-Tribune (Scranton, Pennsylvania) Newspapers.com

March 12, 1985 - Boston Celtics legendary player Larry Bird wearing his famous Number 33 uniform, registers 60 points in a game setting a franchise record. Bostpn derfeated the Atlanta Hawks in the game 126-115.

March 12, 1987 -  The Admiral, star NavalAcademy center, David Robinson, Number 50 puts up 50 points for the Midshipmen in an NCAA East Regional contest but his team still fell in the tourney to Michigan 97-82.

13 Mar 1987, Fri The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, North Carolina) Newspapers.com

A Very Special thanks to information obtained from the following brilliant internet sites: On This Day Sports, the Sports Reference's family of website databases & Stathead.com.

Banner photo is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of the 1903 New York Highlanders Baseball Team,  also known as the New York Americans. Creator: Horner, Charles J.

Description: Individual portraits on mount with decorative vignettes in ink wash. In center, portrait of Clark Griffith, pitcher. Top row, left to right, Dave Fultz, outfielder, Kid Elberfield, shortstop, Wid Conroy, third baseman, Jack Chesbro, pitcher, Monte Beville, catcher, Jack O'Connor, catcher. Middle row: John Deering, pitcher, Jimmy Williams, second baseman, Griffith, Jack Zalusky, catcher, Lefty Davis, outfielder. Bottom row: Wee Willie Keeler, Jesse Tannehill, pitcher, Harry Howell, pitcher, Herm McFarland, outfielder, John Ganzel, first baseman.

BPL Collection: McGreevey Collection

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