JD_logo3.png

Sports History

Reference
Page Blog Posts

Our Book is Out!
Who was the MOST DOMINANT team in Pro Football History? We have the answer in the latest Pigskin Dispatch book

The World's Greatest Pro Gridiron Team
Email:  pigskindispatch@gmail.com Phone/Text:  814-636-0745
Please note, that we include affiliate links to support the maintenance and development of this site and to help promote our guests and fellow sports historians. Your support is appreciated! _________________________
Please note, we may include affiliate links within this post to support the maintenance and development of this site.

Pigskin Dispatch
Your Portal to Positive Football History. We have an extensive library of posts and podcasts on the history of North American Football. From the innovators, teams, and coaches to legendary players, we cover them all with new items daily!

Got Your Number

A book by ESPN's Greeny and Hembo on the legends of sports and the numbers we most associate with them.

Baseball Reference Stats

Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Graig Nettles. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and more on Baseball-reference.com — www.baseball-reference.com

Graig Nettles career Stats, Position, & More from Baseball-Reference.com

Paul Coffey Hockey Reference career stats

Checkout the latest stats of Paul Coffey. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, trade, draft, salary and more on Hockey-Reference.com — www.hockey-reference.com

Paul Coffey Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Salary, Title | Hockey-Reference.com

May 28 - Baseball Reference Bullpen

Baseball-Reference.com shares the history of the diamond for May 28 with gems like these:
1930 - Grover Cleveland Alexander of the Philadelphia Phillies makes his last MLB appearance.
1956 - Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Dale Long sets MLB record when he hits a home run in his eighth consecutive game.
2004 - Mariano Rivera posts his 300th career save.
And so many more items await.

Basketball-Reference May 17 Events

Basketball-Reference presents This Day in Hoops history for May 17 where they share Dirk Nowitzki, Number 41, sets NBA playoff free throw records; John Stockton (Number 12) reached an NBA Playoff Assist record, birthdays of Danny Manning, Tony Parker, and more.

May 19 Baseball-Reference Bullpen

Baseball-Reference.com celebrates: 1906 - Cobb ruining Waddell's no-hitter; 1956 - Dale Long 9th inning HR heroics; 2000 - Kendall hits for cycle against Cards. These memories of May 19 MLB history and more

June 15 Baseball-Reference Bullpen

The BR Bullpen of Baseball-Reference.com events for June 15 and among the many are:
1923 - Lou Gehrig makes his Major League debut with the New York Yankees as a pinch hitter.
1938 - Johnny Vander Meer of the Cincinnati Reds stuns the baseball world by pitching his second successive no-hitter in five days.

June 14 Baseball-Reference Bullpen

The BR Bullpen has some MLB history for June 14 with items such as:
1876 - George Hall of the Philadelphia Athletics becomes the first major league player to hit for the cycle.
1952 - Boston Braves pitcher Warren Spahn ties the National League record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts in an 15-inning game.

2024-05-04

May 4 Numbers

.640px-Bob_Shaw_1964.jpg

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. 4 - 26 - 22 - 34 - 13 - 27 - 87 - 8 May 4, 1871 - The first official league game of baseball was played in the National Assoc...

  • The use of a "banner" counts as 10 words!

 

2024-05-03

May 3 Numbers

.640px-Warren_Spahn_1953.jpg

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. 9 - 5 - 12 - 21 - 44 - 6 - 8 - 16 - 23 May 3, 1936 - A big event in New York Yankee history occurred. Number 9, Joe DiMaggio ...

  • The use of a "banner" counts as 10 words!

 

2024-05-02

May 2 Numbers

.640px-Ross_Barnes_1874.jpg

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. 4 May 2, 1876 - Second baseman for the Chicago White Stockings, Ross Barnes hit the first home run in National League history...

  • The use of a "banner" counts as 10 words!

 

2024-05-01

May 1 Numbers

.1884_Bluestockings.jpg

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 - 23 - 1 - 4 May 1, 1884 - The Toledo Blue Stockings made history by signing catcher Moses Fleetwood Walker. It doesn't...

  • The use of a "banner" counts as 10 words!

 

2024-04-30

April 30 Numbers

.640px-MelOttGoudeycard2.jpg

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. 4 - 17 - 6 - 22 - 33 - 1 April 30, 1922 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Charlie Robertson,  threw a perfect game as the...

  • The use of a "banner" counts as 10 words!

 

2024-04-29

April 29 Numbers

.640px-Charles_Thomas__Charlie__Reilly,_3rd_Base,_St._Paul_Apostles,_from_the_Old_Judge_series_(N172)_for_Old_Judge_Cigarettes_MET_DP846372.jpg

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. 14 - 9 April 29, 1892 - Charlie Reilly of the Philadelphia Phillies becomes Major League Baseball's first pinch hitt...

  • The use of a "banner" counts as 10 words!

 

Remember Sports History Daily
You are only seconds away from receiving the Pigpen's Newsletter everyday filled with new items

[/br]SUBSCRIBE BY CLICKING  

Orville Mulligan: Sports Writer
We invite you to take a ride through 1920's sports history in the audio drama that takes the listener through the sounds and legendary events of the era through the eyes of a young newspaper journalist. You will feel like you were there! Brought to you by Number 80 Productions and Pigskin Dispatch
Please note, that we include affiliate links to support the maintenance and development of this site and to help promote our guests and fellow sports historians. Your support is appreciated! _________________________

Bears versus Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry
Author Joe Ziemba the master historian of football in Chicago has released another beauty. It is titled Bears versus Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry. _________________________

Hut! Hut! Hike! Book
Historian Timothy P. Brown has released another excellent book to help fill our football minds with knowledge. His latest is called Hut! Hut! Hike!: A History of Football Terminology.

[/br]more information _________________________

Posts on "Search"

GROUPS: PUBLICSITEGROUP