All posts tagged "this day in sports history"

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  Prep Sports

  / 12 months ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 9/5

  1901 – A baseball league later known as the Minor Leagues, is formed in a hotel in Chicago.  1906 – St....

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

  / 12 months ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 9/4

  1920 – Race horse Man O’War wins the Lawrence Realization Stakes by 100 lengths, the largest winning margin in modern racing...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

  / 12 months ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 9/3

  1904 – For the first, an only, time in Olympic history there is a throw off in the discus final after...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

  / 12 months ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 9/1

  1890 – The Brooklyn Bridegrooms win 3 MLB games in a single day.  1931 – Lou Gehrig hits his third grand...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

  / 1 year ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/25

  1921 – Yankees pitcher Harry Harper ties an MLB record by hitting three batters in one inning. 1922 – The Cubs...

  By Joe Henrich
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  Prep Sports

  / 1 year ago

  THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: 8/24

  1919 – Cleveland pitcher Ray Caldwell is knocked unconscious after being struck by lightning in the ninth inning in a game...

  By Joe Henrich