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This Day in Sports History (8/9/2020 – 8/15/2020)
Introduction
- August 9th, 1975
The inaugural NFL match took place at the Louisiana Super Dome.
August 10th, 1981
- Pete Rose surpasses Stan Musial to become the all-time hits leader in the National League.
August 11th, 1919
- The establishment of the Green Bay Packers football team.
August 12th, 1964
- In a remarkable game, Mickey Mantle from the New York Yankees hits home runs while switching batting sides for the 10th time, one of which traveled an impressive distance of 502 feet.
August 13th, 1979
- Lou Brock hits his 3,000th hit.
August 14th, 1990
- Louis Palonia from the California Angels manages to hit a grand slam inside the park.
August 15th, 1912
- Guy Zinn of the New York Yankees sets a Major League Baseball record by successfully stealing home base twice in a single game.