))
Rocky Marciano killed in a plane crash, 2 US sprinters DQ'd, and the first Father/Son Duo in MLB - This DiSH for Aug. 31
Manage episode 437263068 series 3579223
Contenido proporcionado por Thrive Sweet Productions. Todo el contenido del podcast, incluidos episodios, gráficos y descripciones de podcast, lo carga y proporciona directamente Thrive Sweet Productions o su socio de plataforma de podcast. Si cree que alguien está utilizando su trabajo protegido por derechos de autor sin su permiso, puede seguir el proceso descrito aquí https://es.player.fm/legal.
This Day In Sports History is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Your Favorite Sport's Yesteryear.
Follow This Day in Sports History on YouTube
EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1969, boxer Rocky Marciano was killed in a plane crash in route to Des Moines, Iowa.
In 1972, US sprinters Rey Robinson and Ed Hart were disqualified from their heat races due to a mixup in scheduling.
In 1937, Detroit Tiger rookie Rudy York hit two home runs to finish the month of August with 18 home runs. That bested Babe Ruth's record of 17 for homers in a calendar month.
And in 1990, Ken Griffey, Sr. and Ken Griffey, Jr. became the first father/son duo to play with each other in the same game.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.
339 episodios
Compartir
