TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JANUARY 24

2006  Theo Epstein returns to Red Sox as GM

1990  Pat Riley of Lakers wins his 500^th NBA game as coach

1982  Super Bowl XVI is won by San Francisco as they beat Bengals 26-21 – Joe Montana MVP

1980  NY Mets are sold for record $21.1 million

1976  Cleveland and beats Milwaukee 132-89 – 43 points was highest margin of victory at the time

1973  Warren Spahn elected to Hall of Fame – 363 wins, 3.09 ERA, had thirteen 20 plus win seasons in 21 years

1950  Jackie Robinson signs $35,000 contract with the Dodgers

1939  George Sisler and Willie Keeler elected to Hall of Fame – Sisler: .340 average, 102 HRs, 1,175 RBI, 375 stolen bases, batted .420 in MVP year in 1922 – Keeler: .341 average, 145 triples, had 8,591 at bats in his career with only 36 strikeouts in 19 seasons