Today is Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Today in Sports History 1921 - Babe Ruth became baseballs all-time home run leader with 120. 1944 - The youngest pitcher in major league baseball pitched his first game. Joe Nuxhall was 15 years old (and 10 months and 11 days). 1948 - Chuck Yeager exceeded the speed of sound in the Bell XS-1. 1959 - Rocky Colavito (Cleveland) hit home runs in four straight at-bats. 1975 - Pele signed a three-year contract with the U.S. based Cosmos. 1981 - Pete Rose got his 3,630th career hit. The feat tied Stan Musials National League record. 1983 - Johnny Bench announced his plans to retire. He was a catcher in the major leagues for 16 years. 1989 - Wayne Gretzky won the NHLs MVP award for the ninth time. 1996 - The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Florida Panthers in a 1-0 triple overtime game. The win ended a four-game sweep for the Stanley Cup. 1997 - Kevin Brown (Florida Marlins) threw his first no hitter. It was the second no-hitter in Marlins history. 2002 - Brett Hull (Detroit Red Wings) scored his 100th career playoff goal. 2005 - Babe Ruths 1919 contract that moved him from Boston to the Yankees sold at auction for $996,000.
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