Today in Sports History: 1903 - Ed Delahanty (Washington) died from a fall from a railroad bridge at Niagra Falls. 1941 - Joe DiMaggio got a hit in his 45th consecutive game. 1994 - Colombian soccer player Andres Escobar was shot to death in Medellin. 10 days earlier he had accidentally scored a goal against his own team in World Cup competition. 1995 - Hideo Nomo became the first Japanese player to be selected for a major league baseball All-Star Game. 1996 - Alex Rodriguez became the third youngest player to be selected to the American League All Star team. Dwight Gooden and Ken Griffey Jr. were the two younger than Rodriguez. 2002 - A record 62 home runs were hit in 16 major league baseball games.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:26:07 +0000
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