All posts tagged "this day in sports history"

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  Prep Sports

  / 12 months ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/15

  1862 – The first enclosed baseball field opens in Union Grounds, Brooklyn. 1926 – New York is officially granted an NHL...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

  / 12 months ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/14

  1874 – McGill University and Harvard played a football game in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the first college football game to...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

  / 12 months ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/13

  1952 – Minor league pitcher Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 hitters in a nine inning game against...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

  / 12 months ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 5/12

  1875 – The first shutout in pro baseball takes place as the Chicago White Stockings defeat the St. Louis Brown Stockings...

  By Joe Henrich
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  This Day in Sports History

  / 1 year ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 2/29

  1956 – The Cleveland Indians franchise is sold for roughly $4 million. 1964 – Jerry Lucas and Oscar Robertson of the...

  By Mike Dywan
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  This Day in Sports History

  / 1 year ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 1/15

  1892 – The rules of basketball are first published in “Triangle Magazine,” which was written by James Naismith. 1934 – New...

  By Mike Dywan