Sports History Network August 22, 1917 – Keeping pace with the opposition is usually a good thing in sports. However, the Pittsburgh Pirates took it to a whole new level on this day. The Bucs played in a fourth straight extra-inning game. In the contest left fielder Carson Bigbee set an MLB record of 11 at-bats in 22 innings. … Read more
A good friend of mine who enjoys listening to my podcast here on the Sports History Network commented to me recently that he would like to hear me discuss the worst trades that occurred during the 1970s in pro football. It is definitely a topic that I had not addressed before, so to my good … Read more
August 21, 1914 – There were some truly legendary golfers with some truly epic tournament runs in the early Twentieth-Century. The 1914 US Open Men’s Golf at the Midlothian Country Club was one of these. At that event a 21-year old Walter Hagen outlasted amateur Chick Evans to win by 1 stroke. This got the ball … Read more
DEDICATION: This episode is dedicated to two highly influential Franks: the late great podcast host and friend FRANK READING and the late great radio show pioneer JOE FRANK. SUBSCRIBE AND FOLLOW THIS PODCAST FOR FREE The minute I walk into my psychotherapist’s office, she asks me where I’ve been this whole time, as I am … Read more
August 20, 1938 – There are some great sports figures throughout history that have done some amazing things. Few have as fantastic of a story as Lou Gehrig of the New York Yankees. On this date, Gehrig launched the final grand slam of his career, in an 11-3 Yank’s win over the Philadelphia A’s at Shibe … Read more