Home

Saturday, July 18, 2015 Sports History

By Yakiri Thomas / July 18, 2015

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
Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic License   by  farlane 

1964 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hit the only grand slam home run of his career.

Pete Rose by tenaciousme, on Flickr
Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic License   by  tenaciousme 

 

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
Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic License   by  johndrogers 

You may also like