Today In Sports History 6/7

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

Baseball

• In 1932 Pitcher John Quinn, at the age of 47 is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) & bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2.

Basketball

• In 1978 to claim the 32nd NBA Championship the Washington Bullets beat the Seattle Supersonics 4 games to 3.

Golf

• In 1941 at the US Open Men’s Golf Tournament Craig Wood wins by 3 strokes ahead of runner-up Denny Shute in the sweltering heat at Colonial CC Fort Worth Texas.

Hockey

• In 1989 Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years.

Miscellaneous

• In 1989 the 23 year old Olympic barefoot South African runner Zola Budd retires.