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• 1961 - Sandy Koufax (Los Angeles Dodgers) struck out 18 batters becoming the first major-league pitcher to do so on two different occasions.

• 1963 - The Boston Celtics won their fifth straight NBA title.

• 1994 - David Robinson (San Antonio Spurs) scored 71 points againts the Los Angeles Clippers.

• 2003 - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim defeated the Dallas Stars 4-3 in 5 overtime periods in game 1 of the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Petr Sykora scored 48 seconds into the fifth overtime ending the game as the fourth longest game in NHL history. The final time was 140 minutes and 48 seconds.

George Herman "Babe" Ruth was an American professional baseball player whose career in Major League Baseball spanned 22 seasons, from 1914 through 1935.

Born: February 6, 1895, Pigtown, Baltimore, MD

Died: August 16, 1948 (age 53 years), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center New York - Main Hospital, New York, NY

He Is Credited With This Famous Quote

“Some say it was just a myth in a movie but we believe The Sandlot movie, Heroes and Legends, Heroes get remembered but legends never die, follow your heart and you'll never go wrong ”

- George Herman

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TODAY'S SPORTS TRIVIA QUESTIONS

QUESTIONS

1) Which player holds the record for most MVP awards?

2) Which player holds the record for most Cy Young Awards?

3) Who is the only player in history to hit a walk-off inside-the-park grand slam home run?

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