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Today is Thursday, September 18, 2014 Today in Sports History 1915 - The first asphalt covered automobile race track was opened in Cranston, RI. 1956 - Mickey Mantle hit his 50th home run. 1962 - Charlie Finley was denied permission to move the Athletics to Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX. 1965 - Mickey Mantle played in his 2,000th game. 1972 - Art Williams became the first black umpire in National League history. 1993 - The Anaheim Mighty Ducks played the Pittsburg Penguins in their first NHL pre-season game. 1997 - Seve Ballesteros and Nick Faldo were elected to World Golf Hall of Fame.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:17:12 +0000

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