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Tuesday, November 20, 2012

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 20,000th NBA point – 25th 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 1st game – win 4-1
1894  The Daily Racing Form is founded

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