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In 1945, Jackie Robinson signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League for a salary of $400 per month. In his one and only season in the Negro Leagues, he batted .387 and appeared in the league’s All-Star Game. Later in that same year, Brooklyn Dodgers’ President and General Manager Branch Rickey, who had been scouting the Negro Leagues for talent, signed Robinson to... Continue reading
Southern Cal Roars Back
November 30, 1974
Southern Cal 55 Notre Dame 24
Attendance 92,516
Disbelief is the only word I can use to describe what I saw on the sunlit grassy backdrop yesterday afternoon at the Coliseum. The Fighting Irish dominated all but the last minute of the first half, roaring to a 24-0 lead. The Trojans Pat Haden hit Anthony Davis on a short touchdown pass with 10... Continue reading
REMEMBER WHEN: The House that Ruth Built
YANKEE STADIUM OPENS TO LARGEST CROWD EVER
The Babe Highlights Game with Mighty Blast
April 18, 1923
The Bronx in New York
An announced crowd of 74,217 including commissioner Kennesaw Landis, NY Governor Al Smith, and Colonel Jacob Ruppert, and the dominant sounds of the music played by the Seventh Regiment band directed by John Philip Sousa... Continue reading
Walter Johnson, known as “The Big Train” pitched for the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927. During that time, he won 417 games, ranking him # 2 on the all-time wins list behind only Cy Young. He was a 12-time 20 game winner, including 10 seasons in a row from 1910 to 1919. His best season was 1913 when he was 36-7 with just a 1.14 ERA. His 3,509 strikeouts ranks him # 9 on the all-time list... Continue reading
Satchel Paige is often referred to as the “Babe Ruth” of the Negro League. He played for over 20 years on several teams in the Negro League and was widely considered to be the league’s greatest ever pitcher. In 1948, Paige became Major League Baseball’s oldest ever rookie when he signed a contract with the Cleveland Indians. At 42 years of age, he went 6-1 for the Indians and helped led the Tribe... Continue reading
Johnny Unitas lasted until the 9th round of the 1955 NFL Draft when the Pittsburgh Steelers finally selected him with the 102nd overall pick. However, the Steelers cut him before the season began.Unitas was then picked up by the Baltimore Colts where he would spend the next 17 seasons of his legendary 18 season career. Unitas was a 3 time MVP and 10 time Pro Bowler for the Colts. He also helped... Continue reading
Knicks Win NBA Championship in 1970 - With Bill Russell retiring after the 1969 season, the NBA Eastern Division was finally open to all contenders, and the New York Knickerbockers took full advantage and finished in first place with 60 wins. They were led by MVP Willis Reed, First team All-Star Guard Walt Frazier, Forwards Dave DeBusschere and Bill Bradley, and guard Dick Barnett. Coach Red... Continue reading
The 1972 USA Olympic Men's basketball team lost their very first Olympic Game since Olympic play began in 1936. It was the most controversial moment in Olympic history. In the final game against the Soviet Union and the US trailing, Doug Collins was fouled driving to the basket with three seconds left to play. He sank the first free throw to tie the game and made the second as an inadvertent... Continue reading
On September 29, 1954 - Game 1 of the 1954 World Series, played in the Polo Grounds, the score was tied at 2-2 in the top of the 8th inning and the Cleveland Indians were threatening to take the lead. With runners on first and second base and no outs, Indians 1B Vic Wertz, who already had 3 hits in the game came to the plate. With the count at 2-1, He smashed the next pitch over 400 feet to deep... Continue reading
The NY Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers, cross-town rivals, had tied for first place at the end of the 1951 season and were now knotted at 1 game apiece in their best of three tie-breaker series to determine the NL pennant. The Dodgers led the deciding game 4-1 entering the bottom of the ninth inning. In the bottom of the ninth, three of the first four Giants got base hits off Dodgers’ pitcher Don... Continue reading
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Remember When
On April 15, 1947, Jackie Robinson made history when he stepped onto the Brooklyn Dodgers' Ebbets Field
In 1945, Jackie Robinson signed a contract to play for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League for a salary of $400 per month. In his one and only season in the Negro Leagues, he batted .387 and appeared in the league’s All-Star Game. Later in that same year, Brooklyn Dodgers’ President and General Manager Branch Rickey, who had been scouting the Negro Leagues for talent, signed Robinson to a contract to play for the Dodgers’ International League affiliate in Montreal for the 1946 season. Of course, just one year after playing for Montreal, Jackie Robinson broke the Major League’s color barrier when he debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947.