TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MARCH 8

2006  LA Lakers play New Orleans in the first professional sports game since Katrina

1999  Joe DiMaggio died at age 84 – won 9 World Series, in 1941 had 56 games hitting streak, career: .325 average, 361 HRs, 1,537 RBI, 3 time MVP
1996  Jerry Sloan of Utah gets his 500^th coaching win
1994  Chicago’s Scottie Pippen and teammate Pete Myers each score a 4 point play in the game vs. Atlanta
1971  Milwaukee Bucks win their 20^th straight game – 2^nd longest to 33 of LA Lakers
1966  Hall of Fame veteran’s committee inducts Casey Stengell into Hall of Fame
1954  The only doubleheader in NBA history involving the same teams – Milwaukee beats Baltimore twice 64-54 and 65-54
1953  Jim Rice born - .298 average, 382 HRs, 1,451 RBI – MVP in 1978 when he was .315/46/139 with 213 hits and 15 triples
1930  Babe Ruth signs 2 year $160,000 deal – when told he made more than the President his reply was “I had a better year”