MLB History for June 13
This Day In Baseball June 13
The ThisDayinBaseball.com website provides dozens of June 13 events including these gems:1949- Three-Finger Brown, Charlie Gehringer, and Kid Nichols inducted into the Hall of Fame.
1957 - Ted Williams hits three home runs in the Boston Red Sox’ 9-3 win over the Cleveland Indians.
1966 - The Red Sox played the Indians in Cleveland and three home runs were lost to the rain out. (Boston- George Scott,Indians -Jose Azcue and Leon Wagner)
Baseball History on June 13 from the Baseball Almanac
The Baseball Almanac website carries a plethora of June 13 events like:1905 - Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants pitched his second career no-hitter.
1948 - Number 3 is retired in honor of Babe Ruth at Yankee Stadium.
Baseball History Unpacked - June 13
The BleedCubbieBlue.com crew goes all out to share some top moments on baseball for June 13 including:1994 - Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs gives up $16 million in salary by announcing his retirement at the age of 34.
February 3 Jersey Numbers
Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 3: A blockbuster deal for Carew goes down, The Iceman Cometh in the All-Star game and a dramatic 600th goal milestone is reached on the ice. Our Sports Jersey Take of the Day is from Mark Morthier of Yesterday Sports on Thurman Mun...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/0c7c051c-b3c6-47e9-a8eb-21a3cdc0e4af[/iframe]
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Who was Bobby Dodd?
The image of the day is a football card depicting the Tennessee Volunteers Quarterback from 1928-30, Bobby Dodd. (image) Dodd was a good QB for the Vols as in his Sophomore season, he led Tennessee to the National Title. However that is not what got him the the pigskin prestige we remem...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-3-Image/images/Bobby_Dodd_football_card.jpg[/iframe]
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February 2 Jersey Numbers
Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February: The forming of the a Major League in baseball, tying one of the Great One's records and Pistol Pete hits a milestone. Listen in to learn more about sports history along with me from the uniforms and jerseys the players wo...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/b0c2961b-c9c8-4bec-8757-5c87b081604e[/iframe]
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New Mexico Basketball 1903
The photo of the day is and image of the first basketball team at the University of New Mexico in 1903 contributed by the UNM Digital Libraries - State of New Mexico. The picture is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. (image) Our research finds evidence that UNM established basketball as a varsity spo...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-2-Image/images/1903_NewMex_basktball.jpg[/iframe]
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February 1 Jersey Numbers
Here is what happened in Sports Jersey History on February 1: Some former stars garner executive roles in their respective sports, a Negro League Legend is elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame and a young lady in high school sets a scoring record! Listen in to learn more about these storie...[iframe]https://player.captivate.fm/episode/5a36655a-d00e-4882-a401-0b001ac5c57e[/iframe]
A great depiction of outdoor hockey in 1884 at McGill University (image) Look at this crowd! This is in the nineteenth-century for heaven's sake. Do you think that sports were not an event back then? Playing hockey on the skating rink at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. This ...[iframe]https://jerseydispatch.com/pfeL/p/c312642c0431e75b485e432232c99c1c/website/Sports-History-Photo-of-the-Day/February-Images/February-1-Image/images/640px-Ice_hockey_McGill_University_1884.jpg[/iframe]
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