Today In Sports History 9/2

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

Baseball

• In 1957 Milwaukee 1st baseman Frank Torre scores 6 runs to tie the MLB record; Braves rout Chicago Cubs 23-10.

Boxing

• In 1995 British boxer Frank Bruno beats American champion Oliver McCall in a unanimous 12 round points decision in London for the WBC heavyweight title.

Football

• In 1966 Joe Auer returns the opening kickoff 95 yards for a Miami touchdown in the Dolphins’ first ever NFL regular-season game. The Oakland Raiders go on to win 23-14 at the Orange Bowl before 26,776 fans.

Golf

• In 1940 at the PGA Championship Men’s, Byron Nelson wins his first PGA championship, beating Sam Snead 1 up in the Monday 36-hole final.

Miscellaneous

• In 1970 US Open first Grand Slam tournament tiebreak is used to decide a set at 6-6, the first player to reach 5 points with sudden death at 4-4.

Olympics 

• In 1960 American sprinter Wilma Rudolph wins the coveted 100m gold medal at the Rome Olympics in 11.0; beats Britain’s Dorothy Hyman by 0.3. It’s the first of three gold medals for Rudolph.