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Freeman's homer was the first walk-off grand slam in World Series history. He'd go on to win World Series MVP after slashing .300/.364/1.000 with four home runs, a triple, and twelve RBIs.
These inspirational and controversial Olympic moments have left the deepest impressions on the world—and the Games themselves. The post 14 Olympic Moments That Changed History appeared first on ...
"Greatest Games" was a top ten countdown of the best games/matches voted on from a wide variety of team and individual sports. "The Greatest Game Ever Played" – (1958 NFL Championship): Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants (1958) The Shot Heard 'Round the World – Bobby Thomson's home run (1951)
September 16 – Pirates second baseman Rennie Stennett ties Wilbert Robinson's ML record, set June 10, 1892, by going 7-for-7 in a 9-inning game. He scored five of his club's runs in a 22–0 massacre of the Cubs , a major-league record for the biggest score in a shutout game in the 20th century.
August 26 – José Nápoles retained the World Welterweight Championship in a 15-round decision over Emile Griffith. August 31 – death of Rocky Marciano (45), Italian-American World Heavyweight boxing champion, in an air crash
2017 was a year full of historic finishes, devastating losses and momentous occasions across all major sports. Luckily for us, the world's best photographers were there to capture every major ...
World Series – Oakland Athletics win their first World Championship since the team was based in Philadelphia in 1930, and sixth in franchise history, by defeating the Cincinnati Reds, 4 games to 3. 31 December – The Pittsburgh Pirates ' legendary right fielder Roberto Clemente dies in a plane crash near Puerto Rico on his way to bring ...
From a record-setting Super Bowl to a Grand Slam semifinal comprised exclusively of American women, 2017 was a year for the record books in many ways.