Relive some of America's greatest events in Sports History with Mike Damergis

This Date in Sports History

In 1923 Lou Gehrig, The Iron Horse hits his first of 493 home runs…

1921 Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller sets his first 2 world records… Weissmuller went on to play the role of Tarzan in early American cinema

9 - 27 This Date in SPORTS HISTORY September 27th

Sept. 28

1988, the Bull Dog Orel Hershiser breaks Don Drysdale record by tossing 59 scoreless innings…(SOUND)

1976 Mohammad Ali defeats Ken Norton in 15 rounds for the heavy weight belt…

1920, 8 White Sox players are indited for throwing the 1919 World Series… Including Shoeless Joe Jackson

9 - 28THIS DATE IN  SPORTS HISTORY (BULLDOG BREAKS DON DRYSDALE'S RECORD)

1941 Ted Williams finishes the season batting .406...on the same date in 1960, Teddy Ballgame ended his career with home run # 521…
1951 The Rams Norm Van Brocklin passes for an NFL record 554 yards

9 - 28 THIS DATE IN SPORTS HISTORY (Ted Williams)

In 1954, The "Sey Hey Kid," Willie Mays makes his famous over-the-head catch in Game 1 of the World Series….the Giants went to sweep Cleveland in 4 games…

9 - 29 SPORTS HISTORY WILLIE MAYS Catch

1927, Babe Ruth smashes his 60th home run of the season, a record that held for 34 years…

1939 the first televised college football game, Fordham beats Waynesburg 34-7 

1980 Ricky Henderson breaks Ty Cobb’s 65-year-old A-L record by stealing his 97th base…

9 - 30 This Date in SPORTS HISTORY (Babe Ruth Hits 60)

OCT. 1

1975, the Thrilla in Manila, Muhammad Ali stops Smokin’ Joe Frazier in 14 rounds to retain his WBC/WBA heavyweight title…SOUND…this match the third and final time these two boxing titans would meet in the ring….

10 - 1 This Date in SPORTS HISTORY (Ali - Frazier fight for a third and final time)

1961, Roger Maris breaks Babe Ruth’s home run record by blasting number 61 on the last day of the season…on this same date in 1932, the Bambino called his famous Home Run shot vs the Cubs in the World Series…

10 - 1 This Date in SPORTS HISTORY (Roger hits #61)

Bucky Dent secures a place in baseball lore as he hits a 3-run Home Run to give the Bombers a 3-2 lead over Boston. Dent earned a new nickname in Beantown as well.

10 - 2 Date in SPORTS HISTORY (DENT)

Bob Gibson K's 17 Detroit Tigers in the World Series in 1968, setting an MLB record.

10 - 2 Date in SPORTS HISTORY  Bob Gibson

The Dodgers win their first World Series by knocking-off their heated rivals, the NY Yankees, in seven games

10 - 4 Date in Sports History 1955 Dodgers Win

In 1987, the NFL used "scabs" to play NFL games. In all, the scabs played 3 games, while one game was missed. Doug Williams led Washington to the Super Bowl that season, becoming the first African-American QB win a Super Bowl.

10 - 4 Date in Sports History 1987 STRIKE

On this day in sports: October 5, 1921 the World Series featuring National League Champs New York Giants versus the American League Champs New York Yankees was broadcast via radio for the first time ever. The game, held at the New York Polo Grounds IV, was won by the Yankees who later lost the series 5 games to 3 to the Giants. In 1921 technology was a little pre-historic and the game was only able to be heard over 3 stations; KDKA from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, WBZ from Springfield, Massachusetts, and WJZ from Newark, New Jersey. Listeners of KDKA heard the game live from the Polo Grounds announced by sportswriter Grantland Rice, while fans listeners of WBZ and WJZ were subject to a broadcast from announcer Thomas Cowan, who recreated the games events from phoned in reports received from the Polo Grounds.

10 - 5A Sports History 1921 first World Series Broadcast

Jordan was just 30 years old when he announced his decision to retire on Oct. 6, 1993. At the time, Jordan said he had lost the desire to play basketball after a series of grueling seasons and the mounting toll of his celebrity status

10 - 6 Sports History Jordan Retires

The Curse of the Billy Goat was a sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in 1945, by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis. The curse lasted 71 years, from 1945 to 2016. During game 4 of the 1945 World Series at Wrigley Field, Sianis’ pet goat, named Murphy, was bothering other fans, and so the pair were asked to leave the stadium.[1][2] Outraged, Sianis allegedly declared, "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more," which had been interpreted to mean that the Cubs would never win another National League (NL) pennant, at least for the remainder of Sianis's life.

10 - 6 Sports History Cubs Greek Goat Curse

Larsen pitched the sixth perfect game in MLB history, doing so in Game 5 of the 1956 World Series. It is the only no-hitter and perfect game in World Series history and is one of only two no-hitters in MLB postseason history (the other being Roy Halladay's in 2010). He won the World Series Most Valuable Player Award and Babe Ruth Award in recognition of his 1956 postseason.

10 - 8 This Date in  Sports History Don Larson

Both teams finished the strike-shortened 1995 season with 79 wins. The Seattle Mariners were making their postseason debut on the strength of an amazing divisional comeback. The New York Yankees made it to the postseason for the first time since losing in the 1981 World Series, and the only time with Don Mattingly on their roster, as the AL Wild Card. The series featured at least ten runs per game and two extra-inning games. Ken Griffey, Jr. was the star, hitting five home runs. The total number of home runs from both teams at the end of the series was 22, a record for a postseason series despite only having five games.

Griffey also was one of two key participants in perhaps the most iconic moment ever for Mariners fans, DH Edgar Martínez's two-run double in the bottom of the 11th inning of Game 5, on which Griffey scored the winning run from first base. The result of the series, and what became known as "The Double", is considered a redemptive moment for long-suffering Mariners fans, and often credited with ensuring that Major League Baseball remained in Seattle.

Seattle's win marked the fourth time in history that an expansion team won its first postseason series, after the New York Mets in their first championship season, in 1969, Montreal in 1981, and San Diego in 1984. Florida and Tampa Bay have since accomplished the same feat.

Even though the Yankees made it to the post-season for the first time since 1981, they were still reeling from having the best record in the American League taken away from them by the strike.[11][12] Yankees Manager Buck Showalter sat in "admitted misery" throughout that fall, as he "ached for Mattingly, the one player he believed deserved a postseason more than anyone else in the game."[13] Mattingly had led active players in both games played and at bats without ever appearing in the postseason then

10 - 8 This Date in Sports History 1995 Mariners

He led the Bears to a 15-1 season in 1985. The "46" defense invented by Buddy Ryan allowed Singletary to be unblocked on virtually every play. That season, he recorded 109 solo tackles (52 assists), 3 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumble recoveries, 1 forced fumble, and 10 defended passes. He won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year,[7] and led a defense that was ranked 1st overall (1st against the rush; 3rd against the pass).

Throughout the 1985 playoffs, Singletary provided stellar efforts in all 3 games. In the divisional game against the New York Giants at home, Singletary recovered a fumble early in the 1st quarter and a sack of quarterback Phil Simms on a 3rd down early in the 3rd quarter. The Bears went on to win 21–0. In the NFC Championship Game vs. the Los Angeles Rams, Singletary and the Bears dominated again. Coach Mike Ditka said that the day before the game, he was talking to the offense while Singletary was in the next room giving the defense a motivational speech. While it started out quiet, within minutes, Samurai Mike was screaming at the top of his lungs and the defensive players were throwing chairs and knocking over tables. The next day, he provided a memorable play where he stopped Eric Dickerson behind the line of scrimmage on third-and-short early in the 2nd quarter. The Bears would eventually go to win Super Bowl XX by beating the New England Patriots 46–10. In the game, Singletary broke up a pass that would have gone for a touchdown, delivered jarring hits to New England running back Craig James all game, and tied a Super Bowl record with 2 fumble recoveries.

10 - 9 This Date in Sports History Mike Singletary

After an All-American career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1978–1981), Taylor was drafted by the Giants as the second overall selection in the 1981 NFL Draft. Although controversy surrounded the selection due to Taylor's contract demands, the two sides quickly resolved the issue. Taylor won several defensive awards after his rookie season. Taylor is both the first and currently only NFL player to win the AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year award in his rookie season. Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Taylor was a disruptive force at outside linebacker, and is credited with changing defensive game plans, defensive pass rushing schemes, offensive line blocking schemes, and offensive formations used in the NFL. Taylor produced double-digit sacks each season from 1984 through 1990, including a career-high of 20.5 in 1986. He also won a record three AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards and was named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) for his performance during the 1986 season. Taylor is one of only two defensive players in the history of the NFL to have ever won the NFL MVP award (the other one being Alan Page in 1971) and no defensive player has won since him. He was named First-team All-Pro in eight of his first ten seasons, and Second-team All-Pro in the other two. Taylor was a key member of the Giants' defense, nicknamed "The Big Blue Wrecking Crew", that led New York to victories in Super Bowls XXI and XXV. During the 1980s, Taylor, fellow linebackers Carl Banks, Gary Reasons, Brad Van Pelt, Brian Kelley, Pepper Johnson, and Hall of Famer Harry Carson gave the Giants linebacking corps a reputation as one of the best in the NFL. He is widely regarded as the best defensive player of his generation, and the greatest defensive player of all time

10 - 10 Sports History Lawrence Taylor

George Brett hits a three-run homer off Goose Gossage into the third tier at Yankee Stadium to put the Royals up and send the Royals to the World Series

10 - 10B Sports History 1980 Brett HR

Pivotal Game 6 matched rookie Gary Waslewski (2–2, 3.21) who had only pitched in 12 regular season games, versus one-year wonder Dick Hughes (16–6, 2.67) who pitched three seasons, winning only twice more in 1968 before retiring due to arm problems.

Rico Petrocelli gave the Red Sox an early lead with a second inning blast over the Green Monster in left field. St. Louis came back with two runs in the top of the third when Julián Javier hit a lead-off double off that same Green Monster. After retiring the next two batters, Waslewski gave up a single to Lou Brock, scoring Javier. Then after a Brock steal, Curt Flood singled to left, scoring Brock.

In the Sox half of the fourth, Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli would all go long setting a new World Series record with three home runs in the same inning. A demoralized Hughes wouldn't finish the inning and Ron Willis would be summoned from the bullpen to get the last out, an Elston Howard groundout to third.

Waslewski was very workmanlike, but started to tire in the sixth inning when, after giving up two walks, was replaced by John Wyatt who would get out of the jam retiring Mike Shannon on a popup to short and Javier on a fly to short right. The Cards would come back and hit Wyatt hard in the seventh. After pinch-hitter Bobby Tolan walked, Lou Brock hit a homer into the right-center field bleachers. Flood and Maris hit long fly-outs to center but their hits stayed in the park to end the inning, St. Louis had tied the score at four apiece.

The Red Sox would send ten batters to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning and regain the lead. Elston Howard would lead off making both the first and last outs but four runs would cross the plate in-between. After all was said and done, the Cardinals would send four pitchers to the mound in the inning and when Hal Woodeshick would come into pitch the eighth, a Series record would be tied with eight (8) pitchers used also setting a two team record of 11 pitchers used. St. Louis had one more good chance to win the game loading the bases in the eighth, but highlighted by a great Yastrzemski catch in left-center, the Cards couldn't push one across and wouldn't score again going quietly in the ninth; with Gary Bell pitching the last two innings for the save. The Red Sox survived to play another day and the Series was now tied at three games apiece. Wyatt took the win and Jack Lamabe, who was the first pitcher for the Cardinals in the eighth, would be given the loss.

This Date in Sports History

MadSportsRadio