TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1923 — The New York state Golf Association is formed.
1925 — Only time Babe Ruth is pinch-hit for in baseball; Bobby Veach flies out.
1936 — Jesse Owens wins fourth gold medal of Berlin Olympics. 1946 — First time all Major League Baseball games (eight) are played at night.
1975 — First NFL game in Louisiana Superdome, the Houston Oilers beat the New Orleans Saints, 13-7. 1976 — Pittsburgh Pirates’ John Candelaria no-hits the Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-0. 1977 — The NHL refuses the merger of six WHA clubs. 1978 — New York Yankees score five in bottom of the ninth to beat the Milwaukee Brewers, 8-7.
1981 — Major League Baseball resumes from strike with the 52nd all-star game in Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. National League beats the American League, 5-4. 1984 — Daley Thomas of Britain sets the decathlon record (8,847) in Los Angeles.
1987 — Los Angeles Rams beat Dallas Cowboys 28-27 in London, England (NFL expo).
1988 — Chicago Cubs beat New York Mets 6-4 in their first official night game at Wrigley Field.
1988 — Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to Los Angeles Kings.
1992 — Closing ceremony for the Games of the XXV Olympiad in Barcelona.
2005 — EA Sports releases the “Madden NFL 06” video game for the PlayStation 2, Xbox, and GameCube in the U.S.A.