Today is Sunday, September 24, 2023

Today in
Sports History

1934 - Babe Ruth played his last game as a New York Yankee player.

1937 - The NHL Board of Governors introduced legislation that discouraged "icing" during the League's semi-annual meeting. The new rules would cause a face-off in the defending zone if a team shot the puck all the way down the ice without scoring a goal.

1938 - Don Budge became the first tennis player to win all four of the major titles when he won the U.S. Tennis Open. He had already won the Australian Open, the French Open and the British Open.

1940 - Jimmie Foxx hit his 500th career home run.

1957 - The Brooklyn Dodgers played their last game at Ebbets Field.

1989 - O.J. Simpson was a guest on the 15th Anniversary Special of "Saturday Night Live."

2006 - The Detroit Tigers clinched their first playoff berth since 1987.

2006 - Atlanta was eliminated from the playoffs for the first time in 14 years.


Sports Quote

Luck is the residue of design. - Branch Rickey - former owner of the Brooklyn Dodger Baseball Team