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Friday, January 25, 2013

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JANUARY 24



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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