Friday Flashbacks: Joltin' Joe Sets the Record, Andres Escobar Murdered, and Beckham Disgraces England
By Jason Lisk
Joe DiMaggio breaks Wee Willie Keeler’s hitting streak record with a home run for his 45th straight game with a hit (1941) . . . The young Deutschland duo of Steffi Graf and Boris Becker reach the Wimbledon finals (1988) . . . Martina Navratilova beats Chris Evert for her first Wimbledon title (1978) . . . Rock Hudson defends movie stars (1962) . . . Braves pitcher Tony Cloninger hits two grand slams in one game (1966) . . . Roger Federer destroys Andy Roddick to reach his first Grand Slam final (2003) . . . U.S. Women prepare for Brazil in World Cup Semis in Palo Alto, five years after Men’s team lost at same site on 4th of July (1999) . . . Billy Martin protests game because Hal McRae got too many warmup throws after replacing an injured Amos Otis (1976) . . .
Andres Escobar shot and killed in Medellin (1994) . . . Andy Hawkins throws complete game no-hitter but loses (1990) . . . Dear Abby: My husband thinks I’m a sports jinx (1979) . . . St. Louis fans are the worst–Cards fan comes out of stands and attacks umpire (1959) . . . A story about a hockey referee who sustained eye injury after being attacked by fan (1982) . . . Arthur Ashe barred from South African Championships (1969) . . . Ely Callaway, inventor of the Big Bertha, passes away (2001) . . . Bud Collins at Wimbledon (1985) . . . A story about a 3’11” executive for the Atlanta Braves (1973) . . .
David Beckham sent off, England loses to Argentina, again (1998) . . . College football playoffs not going to happen (1993) . . . A writer with a modest proposal about resolving the baseball strike (1981) . . . The Marilyn Sheppard murder/ Dr. Sam Sheppard (1954) . . . Bank robber wears beach ball on his head (guess which state) (1997) . . . Muhammad Ali speaks with Howard Cosell after Supreme Court overturns his conviction (1971) . . . Rick Reilly and Sammy Sosa (2002) . . . Kobayashi vs. Chestnut (2007) . . . Professional football players start a strike (1974) . . . Dale Murphy not a fan of women reporters in the locker room (1984) . . . NBA Locks Out players (1995).
[photo via Getty]