TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY NOVEMBER 7

2000  Atlanta’s Rafael Furcal is NL Rookie of the Year - .295 average, 134 hits, 40 stolen bases

1999  Tiger Woods is the 1^st golfer since Ben Hogan to win 4 straight tournaments

1992  Isiah Thomas gets his 8,000^th assist – joins Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson

1991  Magic Johnson retires from the NBA after discovering he has HIV virus

1990  Indians Sandy Alomar is AL Rookie of the Year - .290 average, 66 RBI, 129 hits

1989  Orioles Gregg Olson wins AL Rookie of the Year – 5-2, 1.69 ERA, 27 saves

1986  Philadelphia 76ers retire Bobby Jones’ # 24

1978  Jim Rice of Red Sox is AL MVP - .315 average, 46 HRs, 139 RBI, 213 hits

1967  Orlando Cepeda of St. Louis wins NL MVP - .325 average, 25 HRs, 111 RBI

1963  Elston Howard of NYY wins AL MVP - .287 average, 28 HRs, 85 RBI

1962  Glenn Hall sets a NHL record of 502 consecutive games as a goalie

1954  Cleveland Browns win by the largest margin over Washington (62-3) – 33 1^st downs to 4, 515 total yards to 64

1943  Detroit Lions and NY Giants play to a 0-0 tie – last scoreless tie in NFL – Giants had three 1^st downs and 3 net passing yards, Detroit had six 1^st downs and 28 passing yards