Today is Thursday, July 18, 2013 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. 1964 - Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds hit the only grand slam home run of his career. 1970 - Ron Hunt of the San Francisco Giants was hit by a pitch for the 119th time in his career. 1985 - Jack Nicklaus II, at age 23 years old, made his playing debut on the pro golf tour at the Quad Cities Open in Coal Valley, IL. 2000 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of marijuana. He was stopped for speeding and then failed to pass a sobriety test. Abdul-Jabbar was the leading scorer in National Basketball Association (NBA) history at the time.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Jul 2013 10:57:41 +0000
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