Saturday, July 18, 2015 Sports History

Today in
Sports History

1927 – Ty Cobb set a major league baseball record by getting his 4,000th career hit. He hit 4,191 before he retired in 1928.

Ty Cobb by farlane, on Flickr
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1964 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hit the only grand slam home run of his career.

Pete Rose by tenaciousme, on Flickr
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1996 – The Los Angeles Lakers sign free agent Shaquille O’Neal from Orlando Magic to a seven-year, $121 million contract — In 1996, this was considered the largest deal in NBA history.

10 Pictures of Shaquille O’Neal Being Aw by johndrogers, on Flickr
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