Today in Sporting History, September 28

[ZeRo C@iDa*]

1921 - 4th PGA Championship: Walter Hagen at Inwood CC Far Rockaway NY
1923 - Yanks slaughter Red Sox 24-4
1932 - NY Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3
1941 - Ted Williams ended the baseball season with .406 batting avg
1942 - NY Americans NHL team folded
1945 - Canadian football's Calgary Bronks changes its name to Stampeders
1951 - Norm Van Brocklin of Rams passes for NFL-record 554 yards
1955 - 1st World Series color TV broadcast on NBC-TV (Yanks beat Dodgers)
1960 - Ted Williams hits his final homer #521 (off Jack Fisher)
1964 - 53rd Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Cleveland (3-2)
1970 - Intrepid (US) beats Gretel II (Aust) in 22nd America's Cup
1976 - Muhammad Ali beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1979 - Larry Holmes TKOs Earnie Shaver in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
1980 - Jerilyn Britz wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic
1988 - Javed Miandad scores his 19th Test Cricket century (v Aus, Faisalabad)
1991 - NY Yankees set record of 75 games without a complete pitched game
1995 - Troy Dixon scores cricket century on 1st-class debut for Qld v W Prov
1996 - Troy Davis of Iowa State ran for 378 yards, 3rd highest in college football games (others: Michigan, Notre Dame, Texas and Alabama)
1996 - NY Yankee Jim Leyitz is 2nd catcher to wear a hockey mask
1996 - Joyce Giraud, crowned 8th Ms Venus Swimwear
1997 - Emerald Coast Senior Golf Classic
1997 - Wendy Ward wins LPGA Fieldcrest Cannon Classic

[bigboydan]

1941 - Ted Williams ended the baseball season with .406 batting avg

1960 - Ted Williams hits his final homer #521 (off Jack Fisher)

I don't think any of us will ever see another .400 hitter in our lifetimes, especially in this day and age of baseball.


Just think what type of numbers Ted Williams would have put up if he did not go into the service at all to fight for his country.