TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY NOVEMBER 21

1996  Bill Fitch of Clippers records his 1,000^th coaching loss – 1^st to do so

1990  Moses Malone of Atlanta gets his 25,000^th point – 7^th to do so

1989  Kevin Mitchell of Giants wins NL MVP - .291 average, 47 HRs, 125 RBI

1984  Celtics connect on 55 of 81 field goal attempts in a 135-91 win

1983  Darryl Strawberry of NY Mets wins NL Rookie of the Year - .257 average, 26 HRs, 74 RBI in 122 games

1982  NFL play resumes after a 57 day strike

1977  Eddie Murray of Baltimore is AL Rookie of the Year - .283 average, 27 HRs, 88 RBI

1973  Pete Rose wins NL MVP - .338 average, 230 hits (career high)

1972  Carlton Fisk of Red Sox is AL Rookie of the Year - .293 average, 22 HRs, 61 RBI

1971  NY Rangers score a record 8 goals in a period

1971  NY Giants out gain Pittsburgh 419 yards to 175 as Fran Tarkenton throws for 302 yards and Terry Bradshaw has only 75, but Pittsburgh wins 17-13

1956  Don Newcombe of Brooklyn Dodgers wins NL MVP – 27-7, 3.06 ERA, 18 complete games

1934  The NYY acquire Joe DiMaggio from the San Francisco Seals of the Pacific Coast League

BORN TODAY:

Michael Strahan (1971)

Ken Griffey Jr. (1969)

Troy Aikman (1966)

Cedric Maxwell (1955)

Earl “The Pearl” Monroe (1944)

DIED TODAY:

Carl Hubbell (1988)

Max Baer (1959)

Mel Ott (1958)