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• 1873 - The first Preakness Stakes was won by Survivor.

• 1904 - Dennis McGann set a major league record when he stole five bases.

• 1955 - Norm Zauchin (Boston Red Sox) got 10 RBIs against the Senators.

• 1968 - After 48 years as coach of the Chicago Bears, George Halas retired.

• 1968 - It was announced that baseball franchises had been awarded to Montreal and San Diego.

• 1982 - Three New Jersey businessmen bought the NHL's Colorado Rockies. They got approval to move the team to New Jersey and become the Devils.

• 1987 - Phil Niekro (New York Yankees) became the third pitcher to make 700 starts.

• 2003 - It was reported that Patrick Roy (Colorado Avalanche) would announce his retirement from the NHL the following day.

• 2018 - LeBron James reached his eighth straight NBA Finals when the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

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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