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What happened in history on this day: December 13?
On December 13 in ...
- 1901 - Test debut of S F Barnes versus Australia Sydney Cricket Ground, takes 5-65 in first innings.
- 1907 - George Gunn scores 119 on Test debut versus Australia at Sydney Cricket Ground.
- 1922 - Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on baseball players' sleeves or caps.
- 1930 - George Sisler's baseball career ends when Boston Braves release him.
- 1936 - Final Boston Redskins NFL game, lose to Green Bay Packers 21-6, move to Washington DC.
- 1936 - Green Bay Packers win NFL championship.
- 1942 - Washington Redskins defeat Chicago Bears 14-6, to win NFL title.
- 1956 - Brooklyn Dodgers trade Jackie Robinson to New York Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000; Robinson retires.
- 1960 - Italy beats US in Davis Cup (first time in 24 years US not in finals).
- 1964 - Shirley Englehorn and Sam Snead win Haig and Haig Mixed Foursome Golf.
- 1966 - Test debut of Clive Lloyd, versus India Bombay, 82 and 78.
- 1967 - United Soccer Association and National Pro Soccer League merge into NASL.
- 1969 - Billy Martin fired as Minnesota Twins' manager.
- 1970 - Greg Chappell scores 108 on Test debut versus England at the WACA.
- 1973 - World Football League grants first franchise (Detroit Wheels).
- 1975 - Jane Blalock wins LPGA 14 Colgate Triple Crown Golf Tournament.
- 1975 - Roy Fredericks hits 169 versus Australia at WACA, hundred in 71 balls.
- 1977 - Entire University of Evansville basketball team (14 players) die in plane crash.
- 1981 - 70th Davis Cup: USA beats Argentina in Cincinnati (3-1).
- 1982 - 71st Australian Men's Tennis: Johan Kriek beats Steve Denton (6-3, 6-3, 6-2).
- 1982 - New Jersey Devils' first hat trick-Steve Tambellini.
- 1983 - The Denver Nuggets and the visiting Detroit Pistons combine for an NBA record 370 points, with Detroit winning in triple overtime, 186-184.
- 1983 - New York Islander's Butch Goring scores four goals against Edmonton Oilers.
- 1985 - David Boon's first Test century, 123 versus India at Adelaide.
- 1985 - Test debut of Merv Hughes, Geoff Marsh and Bruce Reid (v India).
- 1987 - Cleveland Browns set club record for most points scored in a quarter, 28.
- 1989 - Walter Davis (Denver Nuggets) ends NBA free throw streak of 53 games.
- 1991 - Ricky Pierce (Seattle SuperSonics) ends NBA free throw streak of 75 games.
- 1992 - Dawn Coe-Jones wins Pizza-La LPGA Match Play Golf Championship.
- 1996 - Free agent Roger Clemens signs with Toronto Blue Jays.
- 1997 - 63rd Heisman Trophy Award: Charles Woodson, Michigan (CB).
- 2000 - The Boston Red Sox sign Manny Ramirez to an eight-year, $160 million contract.
- 2001 - The New York Yankees sign Jason Giambi to a seven-year deal worth US$120 million.
- 2007 - Former US Senator George J. Mitchell publicly releases a report accusing 88 retired and active Major League Baseball players of anabolic steroid use.
Births of sports figures on December 13
- 1913 - Birth of Archie Moore; light-heavyweight boxing champion (1952-60).
- 1926 - Birth of Carl Erskine; American baseball player (Brooklyn Dodgers).
- 1938 - Birth of Tom Shaw in Wichita, Kansas, USA; PGA golfer (1969 Doral Open AVCO Golf Classic).
- 1943 - Birth of Ferguson Jenkins; baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox).
- 1947 - Birth of Les Joslin; cricket player (Test as batsman for Australia 1968, made 7 and 2).
- 1948 - Birth of Lillian Board in England; 400 metre (Olympics-silver-1968).
- 1953 - Birth of Ray Stewart in Matsqui, British Columbia, Canada; Canadian Tour golfer (1994 Dunhill Cup).
- 1953 - Birth of Zoltan Magyar in Hungary; side horse gymnast (Olympics-gold-1976, 1980).
- 1956 - Birth of Dale Berra; baseball infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Yankees).
- 1956 - Birth of Phillip Gregory Hubbard in Canton, Ohio, USA; basketball (Olympics-gold-1976).
- 1960 - Birth of Randy Stoklos in Pacific Palisades, California, USA; beach volleyball player (Olympics-1996).
- 1960 - Birth of Richard Dent; defensive end (Philadelphia Eagles).
- 1961 - Birth of Gary Zimmerman; NFL tackle (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32).
- 1965 - Birth of Stacy Sunny in San Bernadino, California, USA; female infielder (Colorado Silver Bullets).
- 1967 - Birth of Chris O'Loughlin in Los Angeles, California, USA; fencer (Olympics-1996).
- 1967 - Birth of Mike Mordecai in Birmingham, Alabama, USA; infielder (Atlanta Braves).
- 1967 - Birth of Scott Zolak; NFL quarterback (New England Patriots).
- 1968 - Birth of Carlos Hasselbaink; Dutch soccer player (VVV/FC Utrecht/Haarlem).
- 1968 - Birth of Shaun Stafford in Ocala, Florida, USA; tennis star (1992 Taipei).
- 1969 - Birth of Norm Krumpschmd; hockey forward (Team Austria 1998).
- 1969 - Birth of Sergei Fedorov in Pskov, Russia; NHL forward (Detroit Red Wings, Olympics-silver-1998).
- 1970 - Birth of Basit Ali; cricket player (exciting Pakistani batsman 1993-).
- 1970 - Birth of George Van Os Junior in Houston, Texas, USA; team handball left back (Olympics-1996).
- 1970 - Birth of Tonja Yevette Buford-Bailey in Dayton, Ohio, USA; 400 metre hurdler (Olympics-bronze-1996).
- 1971 - Birth of Johnny Dixon; WLAF safety (Frankfurt Galaxy).
- 1971 - Birth of Mike Pelton; NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts).
- 1972 - Birth of Craig Sauer; NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons).
- 1973 - Birth of Shandon Anderson; NBA forward (Utah Jazz).
- 1974 - Birth of Chris Lewis; Canadian Football League safety (Calgary Stampeders).
- 1975 - Birth of Matt LeCroy in Anderson, South Carolina; baseball catcher (Olympics-bronze-1996).
Deaths of sports figures on December 13
- 1911 - Reg Duff, cricket player (23 Tests for Australia 1902-05, 1317 runs), dies.
- 1921 - Frederick Martin, cricket player (14 wickets in two Tests for England 1890-92), dies.
- 1935 - John Nicolson, cricket player (South African lefty batsman 1926-27), dies.
- 1940 - Dusty Tapscott, cricket player (brother of Doodles, 4&1 in only South Africa Test), dies.
- 1940 - George Macaulay, cricket player (took 24 wickets in 8 Tests, England 22-33), dies.
- 1982 - Jack Badcock, cricket player (7 Tests, 1 century but inconsistent), dies.
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