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• 1904 - The National Ski Association was formed in Ishpeming, MI.

• 1968 - An agreement between baseball players and club owners increased the minimum salary for major league players to $10,000 a year.

• 1970 - Bobby Hull (Chicago Blackhawks) scored his 500th career point.

• 1971 - Ruth Jensen won $60,000 in the Sears Women's World Classic.

• 1973 - The Chicago Blackhawks played their 262nd game without being shut out.

• 1974 - Tom Seaver signed a contract with the New York Mets worth $172,000 a year.

• 1985 - A NBA attendance record was set when 44,970 people watched a game between Atlanta and Detroit.

• 1986 - Rollie Fingers refused to shave off his mustache to comply with the policy of the Cincinnati Reds.

• 1986 - Jimmy Connors was fined $20,000 and was suspended from tennis for ten weeks after he threw a fit while playing against Ivan Lendl.

• 1996 - The Philadelphia 76ers had their worst offensive performance in over 40 years. They only managed to score 57 points against Miami.

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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