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What happened in history on this day: March 8?
On March 8 in ...
- 1900 - American baseball's National League decides to go with eight teams; they exclude Baltimore, Cleveland, Louisville, and Washington.
- 1904 - Hugh Trumble takes a hat-trick in his final Test Cricket match.
- 1906 - Stanley Cup: Ottawa Silver Seven sweep Smiths Falls (Ontario) in two games.
- 1913 - American baseball's Federal League organizes with six teams.
- 1930 - Babe Ruth signs two-year contract for $160,000 with New York Yankees general manager Ed Barrow; Barrow wrongly predicts "No one will ever be paid more than Ruth".
- 1941 - First American baseball player drafted into war (Hugh Mulcahy, Philadelphia Phillies).
- 1943 - US Ladies Figure Skating Championship won by Gretchen Merrill.
- 1943 - US Men's Figure Skating Championship won by Arthur Vaughn.
- 1951 - International Table Tennis Federation bans Egypt (for refusing to play Israel).
- 1953 - Patty Berg wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
- 1954 - Herb McKinley sets 1/4 mile record of 6.8 seconds in Melbourne, Australia.
- 1958 - Silky Sullivan comes from 40 lengths back to win by three at Santa Anita.
- 1959 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open.
- 1966 - Casey Stengel elected to US baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1967 - New Orleans Saints begin selling season tickets (20,000 sold first day).
- 1968 - Six-year-old Tommy Moore scores hole-in-one in golf (Hagerstown, Maryland).
- 1971 - Joe Frazier beats Muhammad Ali at Madison Square Garden (New York City, New York) in 15 rounds, retains heavyweight boxing title.
- 1971 - Milwaukee Bucks win their 20th straight NBA game (team record).
- 1980 - Greg Chappell 235 and Yallop 172, for 217 stand at Faisalabad.
- 1981 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Arizona Copper Golf Classic.
- 1986 - Martina Navratilova is first tennis player to earn US$10 million.
- 1987 - David Hookes (306) Wayne Phillips make 462 stand for South Australia.
- 1987 - Jane Geddes wins LPGA GNA/Glendale Federal Golf Classic.
- 1987 - Nelli Cooman becomes world champion 60 metre indoor.
- 1992 - Judy Dickinson wins LPGA Inamori Golf Classic.
- 2006 - In the first round of the World Baseball Classic, a Canadian team beats the highly-favored Team USA, 8-6.
Births of sports figures on March 8
- 1922 - Birth of Carl Furillo; Brooklyn Dodgers player (National League Batting Champion 1953).
- 1931 - Birth of Neil Adcock; cricket player (South African pace bowler, 104 wickets 1953-62).
- 1939 - Birth of Jim Bouton in Newark, New Jersey, USA; pitcher (New York Yankees)/author (Ball Four).
- 1939 - Birth of Lydia Skoblikova in USSR; speed skater (Olympics-6 gold-1960, 1964).
- 1940 - Birth of Theo Laseroms [The Tank]; Dutch soccer player (Feyenoord).
- 1942 - Birth of Ann Packer-Brightwell in England; 400 metre/800 metre runner (Olympics-gold-1964).
- 1942 - Birth of [Dick] Richie Allen; baseball player (American League Most Valuable Player 1972).
- 1945 - Birth of Graeme Watson; cricket player (Australian opening batsman five Tests 1966-72).
- 1946 - Birth of Mohammad Nazir; Pakistani cricket off-spinner (14 Tests 1969-83).
- 1949 - Birth of Charles Lismont; Belgian marathon runner (Olympics-silver-1972).
- 1951 - Birth of Philippe Henri Edmonds; cricket player in Zambia, England slow left-arm.
- 1953 - Birth of Jim Rice; Boston Red Sox outfielder (American League Most Valuable Player 1978).
- 1954 - Birth of David Wilkie in England; 200-metre backstroke swimmer (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1954 - Birth of Karl Schnabl; 90-metre ski jumper (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1954 - Birth of Maria-Therese Nadig in Switzerland; skier (Olympics-2 gold-1972).
- 1957 - Birth of Ruth Wysocki in Alhambra, California, USA; 800 metre/1500 metre runner.
- 1958 - Birth of Andreas Maurer in West Germany; tennis star.
- 1960 - Birth of Buck Williams; NBA forward (Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks).
- 1961 - Birth of Larry Murphy in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs).
- 1962 - Birth of Shaun Gayle; NFL strong safety (San Diego Chargers).
- 1962 - Birth of William Fuller; NFL defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles, San Diego Chargers).
- 1963 - Birth of Gursharan Singh; cricket player (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90).
- 1963 - Birth of Mike Lalor in Buffalo, New York, USA; NHL defenseman (Dallas Stars).
- 1965 - Birth of Kenny Smith; NBA guard (Houston Rockets).
- 1966 - Birth of Elliot Boult in Blenheim, New Zealand; Australasia golfer.
- 1966 - Birth of Laura McCabe; cross country skier (Olympics-1994).
- 1967 - Birth of Brent Fedyk in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada; NHL left wing (Dallas Stars).
- 1967 - Birth of Dale Joseph; Canadian Football League defensive back (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1968 - Birth of Clare Wood in Zululand, South Africa; tennis star (1986 Futures-Lisbon).
- 1968 - Birth of Rob Zettler in Sept-Īles, Quebec, Canada; NHL defenseman (Toronto Maple Leafs).
- 1970 - Birth of Harry Decheiver; soccer player (RKC).
- 1970 - Birth of Jason Elam; NFL kicker (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1970 - Birth of Rhett Harty in Pasedena, California, USA; US soccer player (Olympics-1992).
- 1970 - Birth of Vadim Bekboulatov; NHL forward (Belarus, Olympics-1998).
- 1971 - Birth of Bob Boughner in Windsor, Ontario, Canada; NHL defenseman (Buffalo Sabres).
- 1971 - Birth of Marc Tobert; Canadian Football League slot back (Edmonton Eskimos).
- 1972 - Birth of Craig Johnson in Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA; NHL left wing (Los Angeles Kings/Olympics-1994).
- 1972 - Birth of Pat Riley; NFL defensive end (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks).
- 1972 - Birth of Takuro Abe; WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals).
- 1973 - Birth of Kendell Watkins; NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1974 - Birth of Steve Sarkisian; Canadian Football League quarterback (Saskatchewan Roughriders).
- 1974 - Birth of Toran James; linebacker (San Diego Chargers).
- 1975 - Birth of Brett Conway; NFL kicker (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31).
- 1975 - Birth of Kenny Wheaton; cornerback (Dallas Cowboys).
- 1977 - Birth of Petr Devyatkin; hockey forward (Team Kazakhstan Olympics-1998).
- 1982 - Birth of Nicoleta Onel; Romanian gymnast.
Deaths of sports figures on March 8
- 1954 - Percy Twentyman-Jones, cricket player (pair in only Test for South Africa), dies.
- 1963 - John Hartley, cricket player (bowl average 115 in two Tests for England 1906), dies.
- 1973 - Gordon Leggat, cricket player (9 Tests for New Zealand, 351 runs at 21 93), dies.
- 1979 - Gérard Blitz, Dutch 400 metre swimmer (world record), dies at age 78.
- 1998 - Death of Ray Nitschke, American football player (born 1936).
- 1999 - Death of Joe DiMaggio, baseball player (born 1914).
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