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This Day in Region Football History: 9/28
1962 - The Hammond High Wildcats remain undefeated with a 20-0 win over the school next door - Hammond Tech. It's the second shutout of the season for the Cats and the first of four straight. Krueger's club went 10-0 and allowed just 27 points against. The High would...
Today in Sports History: 9/28
1919 – The Giants beat the Phillies 6-1 in the fastest game in MLB history, lasting just 51 minutes. 1920 – A grand jury in Chicago indicts eight members of the White Sox on charges of fixing the 1919 World Series. White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspends...
This Day in Region Football History: 9/27
1963 - Terry Sheehan gets his first win as head coach of the Lowell Red Devils, a 13-7 victory over Merrillville. The victory would help Lowell to a 5-4-1 mark in '63 - just their second winning season in the last 15 years. 1974 - Mike Jennings and his Lew Wallace...
Today in Sports History: 9/27
1923 – Lou Gehrig hits his first career home run. He’d go on to hit 493 of them during his career. 1930 – Cubs’ slugger, Hack Wilson, sets the National League home run record, hitting two on the day to bring his total to 56. 1939 – The White Sox host the first...
This Day in Region Football History: 9/26
1975 - Mike Jennings and his Lew Wallace Hornets got the better of John Friend and the Munster Mustangs 16-6 at Barney Hill Field on Columbia Avenue. 1997 - The Griffith Panthers move to 5-1 with a 20-13 victory over the Lowell Red Devils. The following week Rusty's...
Today in Sports History: 9/26
1908 – Chicago Cubs pitcher Ed Reulbach throws a doubleheader shutout. 1959 – Milwaukee Braves pitcher, Warren Spahn, sets the record for most wins by a lefty pitcher in the National League. 1961 – Roger Maris hits his 60th home run of the season, tying Babe Ruth’s...
This Day in Region Football History: 9/25
1936 - Behind the blocking of the great Eddie Herbert, Tom Harmon and the Horace Mann Horsemen, claw their way past the Hammond High Wildcats 6-0. The Horsemen, and their future Heisman Trophy winner Harmon, finish the season at 8-1. Some still wonder how anyone beat...
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This Day in Region Football History: 9/28
1962 – The Hammond High Wildcats remain undefeated with a 20-0 win over the school next door...
