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.
3 - 1 - 22 - 8
March 4, 1927 - The New York Yankees famous Number 3, Babe Ruth, becomes the highest paid player in baseball with a whopper of a contract at the time of nearly $70,000 per season over a three year contract.
March 4, 1941 - The Chicago Black Hawks goaltender Number 1, Sam LoPresti, certianly earned his pay on this day! The opposing Boston Bruins fired an NHL record 83 shots at the goal minder and remarkably only three of them slipped stone wall Sam. Unfortunately it was in a losing effort as the Bruins outlasted the Black Hawks 3-2.
March 4, 1980 - Mike Bossy, Number 22 of the New York Islanders posted his 40th hattrick in a game on this day.
March 4, 1984 - Pee Wee Reese and Rick Ferrell were both elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame. Reese wore Number 1 on his uniform for the Brooklyn Dodgers as an infielder from 1940 through 1957 and then an additional season when the team moved to LA. Ferrell was a catcher that wore many different jersey digits with multiple teams but may be best known as being Number 8 on the Washington Senators roster from 1938 to 1944
March 4, 1993 - Perhaps the most famous Number 23 of All-Time, NBA player Michael Jordan won an ESPY award on this day for his play on the court for the Chicago Bulls.
