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Sports Illustrated Jinx Begins – August 22, 1954
The publication date of Sport Illustrated Magazine’s premiere issue was August 16, 1954. It featured Milwaukee Braves slugger Eddie Mathews on the cover. Six days later, the fist incident of the Sports...
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Triple Play, Unassisted by Phillies Eric Bruntlett – August 23, 2009
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Pete Rose Banned from Baseball – August 24, 1989
Pete Rose Banned Click Image to See on eBay Pete Rose was banned from baseball for life by Commissioner Bart Giamotti, on August 24, 1989. There is no doubt that Rose bet on games that he was involved...
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Grand Slams – Yankees Hit Three on August 25, 2011
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Munich Olympics Open – August 26, 1972
The Munich Olympics opened on August 26, 1972. The following day, Shirley Povitch wrote in the Washington Post: It was a smashing effort by the opulent city-state of Munich, only seven miles from the...
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Marathon Runner Attacked at Athens Olympics – August 29, 2004
Olympic Marathon 2004 Athens, leader is taken out by deranged protesterClick here Wack-Job pushes the leader off the course. He manages to finish the race in third place. At the 22-mile mark of the...
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Ty Cobb Debut August 30, 1905
An 18-year-old Ty Cobb made his Major League debut on August 30, 1905. Cobb became known as “The Georgia Peach” (and probably earned several other less complimentary and more vulgar nicknames). In the...
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Vince Dimaggio 4th Slam of Season – September 1, 1945
1945 Press Photo Phillies Vince DiMaggio slides safe over Giants George Haugmann $29.16Click to see this and more Vince Dimaggio Collectibles Vince Dimaggio, was the older brother of that “other...
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