July 23, 1925 – As a child did you ever imagine yourself crushing that game-winning Grand Slam in a Major League baseball uniform? I am sure if we all search our memory banks we would find as sports fans we had a similar daydream notion at some point in our lives.
Well, how about more than one “grand salami” on baseball’s top stage? On this day New York Yankee Lou Gehrig was starting his real-life dream sequence as he hit his first of 23 career grand slam home runs. That is 92 of his 1995 career RBIs from just these 23 swings of the bat or almost 5% of the runs he drove in. Now dream about that for a moment!
To find more great daily sports history make sure to check out the Sports Jersey Dispatch and Pigskin Dispatch.
More From Sports History Network
Remembering the Greatest Individual Defensive Performance in NFL Playoff History
If you were to mention the name of Vernon Perry to a typical pro
How Sports Betting Has Shaped Kansas Sports – A Historical Overview
The world of sports and the realm of video games may seem like disparate
The Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s: A Trip Down Memory Lane
With a long history of losing and a 1–13 record in 1969, Steelers fans
Looking Back at Manchester United’s Last Premier League Title
Manchester United has won the English Premier League title or equivalent a record 20
The Dallas Cowboys in the 1970s: A Trip Down Memory Lane
After an embarrassing 54–13 loss to the Vikings in week five and a humiliating
The Future of Sports Betting
Many people still think of betting as something seedy and underground. However, times have
The Miami Dolphins in the 1970s: A Trip Down Memory Lane
With their new Head Coach, Don Shula leading the way, the 1970 Dolphins got
Edward “Butch” O’Hare: Capone, Cardinals, and a Chicago Legacy
This is one of those stories that you certainly can not make up: happiness,