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Baseball On This Day
Bart Giamatti is Elected Major League Baseball Commissioner
September 8, 1988
A. Bartlett Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball's seven commissioner, he became the second baseball commissioner to die in office when he suffered a heart attack the same year.
Football On This Day
Phoenix Cardinals Play 1st Regular-Season NFL Game
September 4, 1988
The NFL Cardinals played their first game as the Phoenix Cardinals against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, they finished the season with a 7-9 win loss record.
Golf On This Day
Golfer Juli Inkster Wins Atlantic City Classic
August 21, 1988
Golfer Juli Inkster wins Atlantic City Classic at the Sands Country Club in a playoff, she wins $33,750.
Golf On This Day
Gary Player wins U.S. Senior Golf Open
August 8, 1988
During his career, Player won nine major championships on the regular tour and nine championships on the PGA Tour Champions
Track & Field On This Day
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Sets Women’s Heptathlete Record
July 16, 1988
Jackie Joyner-Kersee sets women's heptathlete record of 7,215 pts to set her third world heptathlon record in three years.
Hockey On This Day
Wayne Gretzky Marries Actress Janet Jones
July 16, 1988
NHL superstar Wayne Gretzky married American actress Janet Jones at St. Joseph's Basilica in Edmonton.
Football On This Day
NFL “Deal of the Decade” Trade
October 31, 1987
In a three-team trade involving 10 players and/or draft choices, the Rams traded Eric Dickerson to the Colts for six draft choices and two players.
Baseball On This Day
Major League Record Sixth Grand Slam of the Season
September 29, 1987
Don Mattingly set a Major League record with his sixth grand slam of the season to lead the New York Yankees to a 6-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox.
Football On This Day
Walter Payton Sets NFL Record
September 20, 1987
Chicago Bear legend Walter Payton scored an NFL record 107th rushing touchdown, breaking Jim Brown's record.
Tennis On This Day
Youngest Man to Win US Tennis Open Match
September 1, 1987
Fifteen-year-old Michael Chang became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the US Open when he defeated Paul McNamee in four sets.
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