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Thursday, January 19, 2012

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY jANUARY 19

2000  Michael Jordan returns to the NBA as part owner of the Washington Wizards
1998  LA Laker announcer Chick Hearn announced his 3,000th consecutive Laker game - last missed one on November 20, 1965
1983  Dodgers trade Ron Cey to the Cubs - will play 518 games for them at 3rd base
1983  Ozzie Smith becomes the first $1 million shortstop with a 3 year deal at St. Louis
1978  Eddie Mathews elected to the Hall of Fame - .271 average, 512 HRs, 1453 RBI
1977  Ernie Banks elected to the Hall of Fame - .274 average, 512 HRs, 1636 RBI
1972  Sandy Koufax, Yogi Berra and Early Wynn elected to the Hall of Fame - Koufax 165 wins, 2.76 ERA, 3 time Cy Young winner - Berra .285 average, 358 HRs, 1436 RBI, 3 time MVP - Wynn 300 wins, 3,54 ERA, Cy Young winner
1937  Tris Speaker and Cy Young elected to Hall of Fame - Speaker .345 average, 1529 RBI, 395 career strikeouts in 11,988 plate appearances - Young 511 wins, 2.63 ERA, 7,356 career innings pitched

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