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What happened in history on this day: February 20?
On February 20 in ...
- 1877 - International Association (minor baseball league) organizes.
- 1887 - First minor league baseball association organizes (Pittsburgh).
- 1903 - Nick Young remains as National League baseball president as AG Spalding ends challenge.
- 1912 - Argentina beats the MCC in their inaugural cricket first-class fixture.
- 1923 - Christy Mathewson becomes president of Boston Braves.
- 1927 - Golfers in South Carolina are arrested for violating Sabbath.
- 1929 - Boston Red Sox announce they will play Sunday games at Braves Field.
- 1930 - Capelle soccer team forms.
- 1943 - Phil Wrigley and B Rickey charter All-American Girls Softball League.
- 1953 - August A Busch buys the Saint Louis Cardinals for US$3.75 million.
- 1953 - US Court of Appeals rules that Organized Baseball is a sport and not a business, affirming the 25-year-old Supreme Court ruling.
- 1954 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open.
- 1955 - Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open.
- 1957 - Hughie Tayfield takes 9-113 versus England, 13 wickets for match.
- 1958 - Jockey Eddie Arcaro rides his 4,000th winner.
- 1958 - Los Angeles Coliseum Committee approves two-year pact allowing Los Angeles Dodgers to use facility.
- 1963 - End of the Test Cricket careers of Neil Harvey and Alan Davidson.
- 1963 - Willie Mays (San Francisco Giants) signs a record US$100,000 per year contract.
- 1971 - Boston Bruins' Phil Esposito is NHL's quickest to score 50 goals in a season.
- 1972 - First time Cleveland Cavaliers beat New York Knicks (111-109).
- 1972 - Ard Schenk becomes world champion skater.
- 1973 - 10th time New York Islanders shut-out - 4-0 versus Pittsburgh Penguins.
- 1974 - Gordie Howe comes out of retirement for US$1 million from Houston Aeros, WHA.
- 1975 - Leonard Baichan scores 105 on Test Cricket debut, versus Pakistan Lahore.
- 1976 - Muhammad Ali knocks out Jan Pierre Coopman in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
- 1977 - Judy Rankin wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1978 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA Orange Blossom Golf Classic.
- 1981 - James Sanford equals 50 metre indoor world record (5.61 seconds).
- 1982 - New York Islanders win record 15th straight NHL game.
- 1983 - Roland Liboton becomes world champion cross-country cycling.
- 1985 - After defending his WBC flyweight championship, Sot Chitalada's check for US$104,000 is stolen by a ringside pickpocket.
- 1986 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Orel Hershiser is first to win a US$1 million salary by arbitration.
- 1988 - André Hoffmann skates world record 1500 metre (1:52.06).
- 1988 - Brian Boitano wins Olympics gold medal in figure skating.
- 1988 - Cornelia Oschkenat hurdles indoor world record 50 metre (6.58 seconds).
- 1988 - Kelly Hrudy's 5th New York Islanders shut-out win against Hartford Whalers, 3-0.
- 1988 - Rob Druppers runs world record indoor 1000 metre (2:16.2).
- 1988 - Stefka Kostadinova high jumps indoor world record (2.06 metres).
- 1989 - Members of 1949 Oklahoma football team cancel an April reunion because of the deplorable conduct of Oklahoma players.
- 1992 - The English FA Premier League is officially formed.
- 1993 - Florida Marlins open their first spring training camp.
- 1993 - Lisa Walters wins LPGA Itoki Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
- 1993 - New York Islanders retire Billy Smith's number 31.
- 1994 - Johann Olav Koss skates world record 10 km (13:30.55).
- 1997 - San Francisco Giants' Barry Bonds signs record $22.9 million two-year contract.
- 1998 - Tara Lipinski wins Olympics figure skating gold medal.
Births of sports figures on February 20
- 1903 - Birth of Pierre Charles; Belgian heavyweight boxer.
- 1926 - Birth of Edgar Meuli; cricket player (opened New Zealand batting in Test versus South Africa 1953).
- 1926 - Birth of Robert Eugene Richards in Champaign, Illinois, USA; pole vaulter (Olympics-gold-1948, 1952, 1956).
- 1928 - Birth of Elroy Face; baseball pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates).
- 1934 - Birth of Bobby Unser; auto racer (1968, 1975, 1981 Indianapolis 500).
- 1938 - Birth of Jack Bicknell; WLAF head coach (Barcelona Dragons).
- 1940 - Birth of Jimmy Greaves; British broadcaster/soccer player.
- 1942 - Birth of Phil Esposito; NHL player/coach/general manager (Boston Bruins, New York Rangers).
- 1944 - Birth of Willem van Hanegem; Dutch soccer champion/coach (Feyenoord).
- 1949 - Birth of Eddie Hemmings; cricket off-spinner (immense England).
- 1951 - Birth of Phil Neal; English soccer player.
- 1959 - Birth of Bill Gullickson; US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers).
- 1959 - Birth of Scott Evans Brayton; racing car driver.
- 1961 - Birth of Steve Lundquist; US swimmer (Olympics-2 gold-1984).
- 1962 - Birth of Adam Schreiber; NFL center/guard (Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants).
- 1963 - Birth of Charles Barkley in Leads, Alabama, USA; NBA forward (Houston Rockets, Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers, Olympics-gold-1996, All Star 1987-90).
- 1964 - Birth of Christian Ruuttu in Lappeenranta, Finland; hockey forward (Team Finland).
- 1964 - Birth of Jeffrey Allan Maggert in Columbia, Missouri, USA; PGA golfer (1993 Walt Disney).
- 1966 - Birth of Britt Hager; NFL linebacker (Denver Broncos, Saint Louis Rams).
- 1966 - Birth of Dennis Allen Mitchell in Cherry Point, North Carolina, USA; 100 metre/200 metre (Olympics-silver-1996).
- 1966 - Birth of Derek Lilliquist; US baseball pitcher (Cleveland Indians, Atlanta Braves).
- 1967 - Birth of Broderick Thomas; NFL linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys).
- 1967 - Birth of Chris Singleton; NFL linebacker (Miami Dolphins).
- 1967 - Birth of Kurt Knudsen; US baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers).
- 1967 - Birth of Theresa Luke in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; rower (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Tom Waddle; NFL player (Chicago Bears/Cincinnati Bengals).
- 1968 - Birth of Bennie Goods; Canadian Football League defensive tackle (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1969 - Birth of [Touchdown] Tommy Vardell; NFL running back (Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions).
- 1970 - Birth of Bryan Robinson; defensive end (Saint Louis Rams).
- 1970 - Birth of Jeff Robinson; NFL defensive end (Denver Broncos, Saint Louis Rams).
- 1970 - Birth of Leo Stefan in Chelyabinsk, Russia; hockey forward (Team Germany).
- 1971 - Birth of Jari Litmanen; soccer player (Ajax).
- 1972 - Birth of Tom Gough; 200.5 pounds (91kg) US weightlifter (Olympics-14th-1996).
- 1973 - Birth of Vladimir Iiic; WLAF defensive end (Barcelona Dragons, Rhein Fire).
- 1974 - Birth of Katerina Kroupova in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia; tennis star (1994 Futures-Sofia-Bulgaria).
- 1975 - Birth of Brendan Witt Humboldt; NHL defenseman (Washington Capitals).
- 1975 - Birth of Ismael Kirui in Marakwet, Kenya; 5km runner.
- 1976 - Birth of Dave Scatchard in Hinton, Alberta, Canada; NHL center (New York Islanders, Vancouver Canucks).
- 1977 - Birth of Sarah Ryan in Adelaide, Australia; swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1977 - Birth of Stephon Marbury; NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves).
- 1978 - Birth of Andrea Moody in Abbotsford, British Columbia; 4 x 100 swimmer (Olympics-1996).
- 1980 - Birth of Imanol Harinordoquy; French rugby player.
- 1980 - Birth of Artur Boruc; Polish football (soccer) goalkeeper.
Deaths of sports figures on February 20
- 1937 - "Barlow" Carkeek, Australia cricket wicketkeeper (1912 series), dies.
- 1964 - R T Stanyforth, English cricket wicketkeeper (South Africa 1927-28), dies.
- 1994 - Manuel F "Garincha" dos Santos, soccer player (Brazil), dies at age 49.
- 2002 - Death of Willie Thrower, American football player (born 1930).
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