On June 24, 1947 Jackie Robinson stole home for the 1st time in his career. He later stole base 19 times in his career. The following video was his most famous steal in the World Series versus the New York Yankees. OTD in sports history June 24, 1947.. Jackie Robinson steals home for 1st […] More
On June 23rd, 2005 the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Detroit Pistons to win the 2005 NBA title. And this was one of the lowest rated and least exciting finals. Game 7 was was whopping 81-74 which kinda makes sense with these two defensive teams. On this date in sports history June 23rd, 2005 Tim […] More
Today in sports history June 23rd, 2003 Barry Bonds was the 1st player in history to hit 500 home runs and steal 500 bases. OTD in sports history June 23rd, 2003 Barry Bonds became the first player to ever hit 500 HRs and have 500 stolen bases ?? @JustTalkPod pic.twitter.com/Fe6tDEFI7t — George Jarjour (@gjarjour) June […] More
On this date in sports history June 21st, 2012 the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder in which would be one of the two NBA titles LeBron wins with the Miami Heat. OTD in sports history, June 21st, 2012 the Miami Heat won the NBA finals and LeBron James won his first NBA title […] More
On this day in sports History June 20th, 2004 Ken Griffey Jr hit his 500th home run. This was bitter sweet for me as I have always been a huge Ken Griffey Jr fan (duh I’m from Seattle). Jr was the youngest to ever hit 400 home runs but injuries had him being the 8th […] More
On June 19th, 1846 the Knickerbockers played the Nines in which became the first baseball game in history. So the story goes that Alexander Joy Cartwright is considered the the father of pro, organized baseball. It was called “town ball” originally. So the first game was played at Elysian Fields in Hoboken, New Jersey and […] More
On this date in sports history June 18th, 1977 The New York Yankees imploded in front of a national TV audience as Billy Martin and Reggie Jackson got into a heated exchange and had to be separated in the dugout. Because Reggie Jackson didn’t really hustle on a what should have been a single and […] More
On June 17th, 1994 OJ Simpson led police on a Bronco chase through Los Angeles which is one of the most iconic and weird moments of the 1990s. It captivated TV audiences around the nation. OJ was reportedly suicidal as he was a suspect in the murder of his ex wife Nicole Simpson. OTD in […] More
On June 15th 1976 the Astrodome rained out for the first and only time. Obviously with the word “dome” we know this is an indoor stadium. But according to reports: SB Nation: Something very, very ironic happened on this day in 1976. The Astrodome, the so-called “Eighth Wonder of the World,” which had been built […] More
On June 12th, 1994 Nicole Simpson and her boyfriend Ronald Goldman were murdered outside of Nicole’s home. This led to the trial of NFL star OJ Simpson, and of course the famous Bronco chase. Until today, OJ has denied the allegations that he murdered Nicole and Ronald and until today the “real killer” is on […] More
On June 11th,1998 Michael Jordan had his infamous “flu game”. This is still of course up to debate after the Last Dance where MJ and Tim Grover said it was a pizza: Michael Jordan ate the whole pizza. #TheLastDance #PizzaGame pic.twitter.com/nVdpr7Z1ig — Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) May 18, 2020 OTD in sports history June 11th. Michael […] More
On June 10th, 1921 depending on what sort of history you go off of Babe Ruth broke the all time home run record of Gavvy Cravath who had 119 Home Runs when his career ended in 1920. This record did not include stats before 1901 which had different rules, dimensions and equipment so whose record […] More