TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY NOVEMBER 17

2003  Alex Rodriguez of Texas wins AL MVP - .298 average, 47 HRs, 118 RBI

2000  Reggie Miller of Indiana scores his 20,000^th NBA point – 25^th to do so

2000  Jason Kidd of Phoenix ties NBA record with 14 turnovers vs. NY Knicks

1999  Braves Chipper Jones wins NL MVP - .319 average, 45 HRs, 110 RBI

1997  Mario Lemieux is inducted into the NHL Hall of Fame – 915 goals, 690 assists, played in 107 Stanley Cup games, 6 time scoring champion

1987  George Bell of Toronto is AL MVP - .308 average, 47 HRs, 134 RBI

1984  Purvis Short of Golden State scores 59 points in a loss to Nets – 131-114

1982  Dale Murphy wins NL MVP - .281 average, 36 HRs, 109 RBI

1968  The “Heidi Bowl” game – NBC switches to the movie and misses Oakland rally to beat the Jets 42-32

1956  Jim Brown of Syracuse scores 43 points vs. Colgate – NCAA record

1945  Elvin Hayes born – career: 27,313 points, 16,279 rebounds, 50,000 minutes played in his NBA career

1944  Tom Seaver born – won 311 games, 2.86 ERA, 3,640 strikeouts, 3 time Cy Young winner in his 20 season MLB career

1926  The Chicago Blackhawks play their 1^st game – win 4-1

1894  The Daily Racing Form is founded