Born February 6, 1895, in Pigtown, Baltimore, Maryland, George Herman Babe Ruth Jr. was a Major League Baseball player whose career in spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935. He was most famously a New York Yankee who wore and batted Number 3. He was also a member of other teams, including the Boston Red Sox, who allegedly received a curse when they traded Ruth to New York.
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March 24 Numbers
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 - 14 - 87 - 27 March 24, 1979 - Earvin Magic Johnson puts up 29 points as part of a triple-double to help his school, the ...
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March 23 Numbers
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. 8 - 13 - 22 - 90 March 23, 1946 - At the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Oklahoma State upends the University of ...
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March 22 Numbers
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. 22 - 33 - 19 March 22, 1958 - Elgin Baylor, Number 22 of Seattle University helps his Cinderella team to knock off power...
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(image) Willie Stargell in 1965 courtesy Wikimedia Commons, taken by an unknown photographer. This might be one of the top iconic jersey numbers in all of sports. The journey to find the most substantial Major League Baseball players that wore the number 8 on their uniforms starts by looking...
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March 21 Numbers
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. 44 - 36 - 27 - 99 March 21, 1953 - An NBA record for fouls in a game is reached when a total of 106 of them wear out the pencils o...
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March 20 Numbers
March 20 is truly a day for legends of sports. 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. 21 - 33 - 12 March 20, 1973 - Pittsburgh Pirates legendary right fielder, Num...
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Bears versus Cardinals: The NFL's Oldest Rivalry
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