2006 Theo Epstein returns to Red Sox as GM
1990 Pat Riley of Lakers wins his 500th
NBA game as coach
1982 Super Bowl XVI is won by San Francisco as they beat Bengals 26-21 –
Joe Montana MVP
1980 NY Mets are sold for record $21.1 million
1976 Cleveland
and beats Milwaukee
132-89 – 43 points was highest margin of victory at the time
1973 Warren Spahn elected to Hall of Fame – 363
wins, 3.09 ERA, had thirteen 20 plus win seasons in 21 years
1950 Jackie Robinson signs $35,000 contract with
the Dodgers
1939 George Sisler and Willie Keeler elected to
Hall of Fame – Sisler: .340 average, 102 HRs, 1,175 RBI, 375 stolen bases,
batted .420 in
MVP year in 1922 – Keeler: .341 average, 145 triples, had 8,591 at bats in his
career with only 36 strikeouts in 19 seasons
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