Today in Sporting History, September 30

[ZeRo C@iDa*]

1659 - Peter Stuyvesant of New Netherlands forbids tennis playing during religious services (1st mention of tennis in US)
1877 - 1st US amateur swim meet (NY Athletic Club)
1915 - Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit
1939 - 1st televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at NYC)
1947 - Yanks beat Dodgers 5-3-largest WS crowd 73,365-1st WS televised
1962 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open
1962 - NY Mets lose record 120th game as Cubs turn triple play and beat NY 5-1
1968 - Sharon Miller wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational
1973 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Cameron Park Golf Open
1973 - Mel Gray begins NFL streak of 121 consecutive game receptions
1978 - Major Indoor Soccer League grants 1st 6 franchises to Cincinnati
1978 - Phillies clinch NL East title
1978 - Cleveland, Houston, NY, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Phillies win 3rd consecutive NL East Division title
1979 - Milwaukee Brewers lose 5-0 ending 213 straight games without a shutout
1979 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mary Kay Golf Classic
1980 - 1,754 turn out to see Phillies play NY Mets at Shea Stadium
1980 - A's Rickey Henderson sets AL stolen base record at 98 en route to 100
1981 - Seoul, South Korea is selected to host 1988 Summer Olympics
1981 - Last game at Minn's Metropolitan Stadium, lose to KC 5-2
1984 - Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner
1984 - Browns set a team record for allowing most sacks (11), KC wins 10-6
1984 - Calif Angel Mike Witt, pitches a perfect game over Texas Rangers, 1-0
1984 - NY Yankee Don Mattingly wins AL batting crown with .343 avg
1988 - LA Dodger Orel Herschiser breaks former Dodger Don Drysdale mark by pitching 59 consecutive scoreless innings
1988 - Robin Givens and Mike Tyson appear on Barbara Walter's Show
1988 - Louise Ritter, US, jumps 6'8" to win Olympic gold medal
1988 - Dave Stieb, loses 2nd consecutive no hitter bid with 2 outs in 9th
1989 - Nolan Ryan's perfect game broken in 8th, but gets his 300th strikeout
1989 - Toronto Blue Jays wins AL East title
1990 - Chic White Sox beat Seattle 2-1 in last game at Comiskey Park
1990 - Pitts Pirates wins NL East title
1994 - NHL goes on strike
1995 - Cleve Indian Albert Belle hits his 50th home run of season
1997 - 1st time 3 cons HRs in post season-Raines, Jeter, O'Neill (NY Yankees)

[bigboydan]

1994 - NHL goes on strike

That strike pretty much started and killed what I feel is a great sport. That was the year where baseball went on strike too, which made that entire year of sports just the absolute worst.

I wonder what the books revenue was during those two strikes.

[louisvillekid]

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1939 - 1st televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at NYC)

who the hell is waynesburg? does this college still exist or did it change names.