Today In Sports History 6/4

Our past has shaped the present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history today.

Baseball

• In 1951 Pirate’s’ Gus Bell hits for cycle helps beat Phillies 12-4

Golf

• In 1927 at the first Ryder Cup Golf, Worcester CC: US beats Great Britain, 9½-2½; Walter Hagen first American captain; Ted Ray first GB skipper

Miscellaneous

• In 1950 Dutch cyclist Wim van Est wins Bordeaux-Paris (586 km in 17:25)

NFL

• In 1974 the NFL grants a franchise to Seattle Seahawks

NHL

• In 2008 in the Stanley Cup Final, Detroit Red Wings defeat Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2 for a 4-2 series win. It’s the Red Wings’ 11th Championship