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• 1925 - WGN became the first radio station to broadcast a regular season major league baseball game. The Cubs beat the Pirates 8-2.

• 1962 - Elgin Baylor (Los Angeles Lakers) scored 61 points in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics to set an NBA Finals record.

• 1969 - For the first time, a major league baseball game was played in Montreal, Canada.

• 1990 - Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles began a streak of 95 errorless games and 431 total chances by a shortstop.

• 1996 - The Detroit Red Wings won their 62nd game of the season.

• 1997 - Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers) scored 40 or more points in his fifth consecutive game.

• 1999 - Jose Canseco (Tampa Bay) became the 28th player to hit 400 career home runs. He was also the first non-United States born player to hit 400 runs.

• 2002 - Tiger Woods became the third player to win back-to-back Masters titles. It was the third Masters title of his career.

George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.

Born: February 6, 1895, Pigtown, Baltimore, MD

Died: August 16, 1948 (age 53 years), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York - Main Hospital, New York, NY

He Is Credited With This Famous Quote

“Some say it was just a myth in a movie but we believe The Sandlot movie, Heroes and Legends, Heroes get remembered but legends never die, follow your heart and you'll never go wrong ”

- George Herman

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TODAY'S SPORTS TRIVIA QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS

1) Which player holds the record for most MVP awards?

2) Which player holds the record for most Cy Young Awards?

3) Who is the only player in history to hit a walk-off inside-the-park grand slam home run?

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