Today In Sports History 9/12

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

Baseball

• In 1930 Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league’s last recorded bounce home run.

Basketball

• In 1979 the Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, the first woman on an NBA club.

Football

• In 1976 the Seattle Seahawks play their first regular-season game beating St Lois 30-24.

Hockey

• In 2005 Mark Messier announces on ESPN radio that he will retire from the NHL.

Miscellaneous

• In 1895 Annie Londonderry (Annie Kopchovsky) completes the first round-the-world trip by a woman on a bicycle in 15 months and collects her $10,000 prize.

Olympics

• In 1920 the VII Summer Olympic Games close in Antwerp, Belgium.