Sports History Network July 6, 1929 – It was an amazing event no matter what era it took place in. The St. Louis Cardinals set an MLB run record with 28 runs on 28 hits in a game played in Philadelphia as the second game of a double header. The Cardinal’s 28-6 victory over the Phillies avenged an earlier … Read more
It was 2002 and driver Cristiano da Matta roared to the CART championship with the Newman-Haas race team. With seven wins and seven pole positions, it was a glorious season for the Newman-Haas crew. However, Tim notes that this was also the last great year for the CART series with the schism between the Indy … Read more
July 5, 1989 – History was made with family members playing in the MLB. Barry Bonds hit a Rome Run in Pittsburgh’s 6-4 loss versus San Francisco Giants, joining father Bobby Bonds, who wore played the majority of his career on those same Giants, as the MLB father-son HR record-holders (408). Bobby was an outfielder with eight … Read more
Today we have Super Bowl XXXVIII, which was held on February 1, 2004, at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas between the four-time AFC champion New England Patriots and the first-time NFC champion Carolina Panthers. As always, we have a pop quiz, and then homework at the end of the episode. The Carolina Panthers put together … Read more
July 4, 1907 – Across the pond at the Wimbledon Men’s Tennis tournament a milestone event occurred. Australian Norman Brookes became the first non-Englishman to win Wimbledon beating Arthur Gore in straight sets- 6-4, 6-2, 6-2. Brookes was also the first left-handed player to win the annual event getting cheers from South-paws all over the globe. Brookes, … Read more