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1997 Event - Carolina Hurricane's 1st exhibition game beat New York Islanders 4-1
1997 Event - 1st game at Turner Field Atlanta, Braves beats Yankees 2-0 (exhibition) 1996 Event - New York Mets beats New York Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game 1996 Event - New York Yankees beats New York Mets 7-3 in an exhibition game 1996 Death - James Holland, artist/exhibition organiser, dies at 90 1995 Event - Indians and Browns play in Cleveland on same day for 1st time ever both lose - Chicago 5, Indians 1; Giants 19, Browns 13 (exhibition) 1995 Event - Carolina Panthers beat Jacksonville Jaguars in their 1st NFL exhibition game 20-14 1995 Event - Baseball exhibition season begins late due to strike 1994 Event - 1st NFL game on Fox network (exhibition - San Francisco vs Denver) 1994 Event - 1st exhibition game played at Jacobs Field, Pirates beat Indians, 6-4 1992 Event - 1st female to play in a NHL exhibition game (Manon Rheaume, goalie) for Tampa Bay Lightning - gives up 2 goals on 9 attempts in 1 period 1992 Event - U.S. Dream Team beats Cuba in 1st exhibition basketball game, 133-57 1992 Event - 1st exhibition game at Camden Field-Orioles beat New York Mets 1991 Event - 1st scheduled NHL exhibition game in St. Petersburg Fla, is cancelled due to poor ice conditions (New York Islanders vs Boston Bruins) 1991 Event - 1st exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (Yankees-Orioles) 1991 Event - 42 killed in exhibition soccer match in Johannesburg South Africa 1990 Event - Calif's Chuck Finley and Seattle's Randy Johnson combine to pitch a no-hitter in exhibition game between U.S. and Japanese all-star teams 1990 Event - The ML umpires announce that they will boycott exhibition games 1989 Event - Yankees beat Mets 6-4 in exhibition game (1st meeting since 1985) 1989 Event - To gain deregulation WWF admits pro wrestling is an exhibition and not a sport, in a New Jersey court 1987 Event - New York Met Darryl Strawberry charges Red Sox pitcher Al Nipper during spring training exhibition game, causes bench clearing brawl 1984 Event - IOC agrees to 6-team exhibition baseball tournament in Olympics 1982 Event - Devils beat Rangers 3-2 in exhibition; 1st hockey in Meadowlands (NJ) 1982 Event - New Jersey Devils 1st exhibition game, beating Caps 3-1 in Hershey Pa 1982 Event - In exhibition game A's pitcher Steve McCatty comes to bat using a 15" toy bat (under Billy Martins orders), protesting disallowing of DH 1980 Event - Baseball Players Association votes to cancel 92 remaining exhibition games 1979 Event - Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it 1979 Event - Baseball exhibition season opens with semipro and amateur umpires 1975 Event - Fred Newman makes 12,874 baskets in a one-day exhibition 1973 Event - In an exhibition game with the Pirates, Twins Larry Hisle becomes the 1st designated hitter (he hits 2 home runs and knocks in 7 RBIs) 1972 Event - 1st game at Nassau Coliseum, Rangers beat Islanders 6-4 (exhibition) 1968 Event - John Lennon's 1st full art exhibition (You are Here) 1965 Event - 1st game at Astrodome, Houston beats Yankees 2-1 in exhibition as Mickey Mantle hits 1st indoor homerun 1963 Event - 1st "Pop Art" exhibition (New York City) 1956 Event - Pirates and Kansas City A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local ordinance barring black from playing against white 1955 Event - Yankees begin 16-game exhibition in Japan 1954 Event - Braves Henry Aaron homers in his 1st exhibition game 1940 Event - 1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition) 1934 Event - Babe Didrikson pitches an inning in an A's-Dodgers exhibition game Walks 1, hits the next guy, 3rd guy hits into triple-play 1934 Event - Female Babe Didrickson pitches hitless inning for Philadelphia A's in exhibition game against Brooklyn Dodgers 1931 Event - Teenage girl strikes out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in Chattanooga, Tennessee 1931 Event - Chicago White Sox and New York Giants play 1st exhibition night game 1928 Event - Madame Tussaud's waxwork exhibition opens in London 1925 Event - Yankees whip Dodgers in exhibition 16-9 but Babe Ruth collapses in North Carolina due to an ulcer 1924 Event - British Empire Exhibition opens at Wembley 1923 Event - Babe Ruth makes a postseason exhibition appearance in a Giants uniform 1922 Event - Captain Cyril Turner (RAF) gives 1st skywriting exhibition (New York City) Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called 1914 Event - New York Giants and Chicago White Sox play an exhibition baseball game in Egypt 1913 Event - White Sox beat Giants 9-4 in exhibition game in Tokyo 1912 Event - 1st exhibition baseball game at Fenway Park (Red Sox vs. Harvard) 1910 Event - International Exhibition opens in Brussels 1909 Event - Canadian Football exhibition game played in Van Cortlandt Park in Bronx, Hamilton Tigers beat Ottawa Rough Riders, 11-6 before 15,000 1907 Event - Edmonton Rugby Foot-ball Club 1st game, loses to Calgary City Rugby Foot-ball Club 26-5 at Edmonton Exhibition Grounds 1905 Birthday - James Holland, artist/exhibition organiser 1901 Event - 1st exhibition by Pablo Picasso, 19, opens in Paris 1893 Event - 1st NSW vs. Queensland F-C game, at Brisbane Exhibition Ground 1888 Event - Chicago and All America baseball teams play exhibition in Auckland, New Zealand 1876 Event - 1st public exhibition of electric light in San Francisco 1873 Event - International Exhibition opens in Vienna 1867 Event - International Exhibition opens in Paris 1851 Event - Great Exhibition opens in Chrystal Palace London 1808 Birthday - Henry Cole, promotor, Great Exhibition of 1851 1667 Event - 1st public art exhibition (Palais-Royale, Paris) |
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