Ted Williams hit .406 for the entire 1941 season. He is the last Major League player to hit .400 for a whole year. From the start of baseball's modern era (1900) until Bill Terry hit .401 in 1930, there were 11 occurrences of a player hitting .400 or more. Williams was the first and last .400 hitter after Terry. After Williams's Red Sox lost to the Indians on May 16, … [Read more...] about Ted Williams .406 Last Day of Season – Sept 28, 1941
Ben Johnson Disqualified at Seoul Olympics September 27, 1988
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2aeV3fIUDo At the Seoul Olympics on September 24, 1988, competing in the 100 meter sprint, Ben Johnson won a decisive victory over his rival, nine-time Olympic gold medalist, Carl Lewis. Three days later, after tests revealed that Johnson had used illegal performance enhancing drugs, he was stripped of the gold medal (and his world record was … [Read more...] about Ben Johnson Disqualified at Seoul Olympics September 27, 1988
Mickey Mantle Plays Shortstop, Yogi Berra at 3B – September 26, 1954
Last game of the 1954 season, Yankees vs. A's. Casey Stengel "experiments." Plays Mickey Mantle at Third Base, Yogi Berra at Shortstop, Moose Skowron at Second. For the Philadelphia Athletics it's the end of a 54-year run. The New York Yankees won five consecutive World Series between 1949 and 1953. Their streak ended in 1954, even though the '54 team posted a better … [Read more...] about Mickey Mantle Plays Shortstop, Yogi Berra at 3B – September 26, 1954
Saints Return to the Dome September 25, 2006
The New Orleans Saints won the Super Bowl on February 7, 2010, and you might think that would have been the happiest day in the life of a Saints fan. And you might be wrong. Make no mistake, every single supporter of this football team has warm fuzzy feelings about that day in Miami when the Saints became the one and only major league sports franchise in the history of New … [Read more...] about Saints Return to the Dome September 25, 2006
Brooklyn Dodgers Last Game at Ebbets Field September 24, 1957
The Brooklyn Dodgers had not yet officially announced that they were moving to Los Angeles when they played their last game at Ebbets Field on September 24, 1957, but the fact that the Dodgers were going to be leaving Brooklyn was the worst kept secret of the twentieth century. As the New York Times reported, "Everybody, including the 6,702 cash customers assumed that they … [Read more...] about Brooklyn Dodgers Last Game at Ebbets Field September 24, 1957