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1998 Giant Eagle LPGA Classic
1998 Henny Youngman, comedian, ", Take My Wife, Please!: Henny Youngman's Giant Book of Jokes, ", dies at 91 1998 New York Giant General Manager George Young resigns to accept NFL position 1997 Tammie Green wins Giant Eagle LPGA Classic 1997 San Francisco Giant J. T. Snow suffers a fractured eye socket when hit by a pitch 1996 San Francisco Giant Bobby Bond is 2nd player to hit 40 home runs and steal 40 bases 1995 Martina Ertl of Germany wins her 3rd giant slalom world cup 1993 Andre "the Giant" Roussimoff, WWF wrestler, dies of heart attack at 49 1992 Former NFL New York Giant Coach Bill Parcells undergoes open heart surgery 1992 Cornelis B Vaandrager, C Vaan, poet (Giant of Rotterdam), dies at 56 1991 Giant Victory, driven by Jack Moiseyev, wins Hambletonian 1991 San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky's cancerous left arm is amputated 1991 New York - New Jersey Knights 1st home game (Giant Stadium) lose to Frankfurt 27-17 1991 Howard Stern kisses New York Giant Leonard Marshall's ass over bet Stern lost claiming the Giants would lose the Superbowl 1991 Matt Barr's field goal with no time left gives New York Giant 15-13 Victory over defending champs San Francisco 49ers, for NFC title 1990 NFL New York Giant Otis Anderson becomes 8th to rush for 10,000th yard 1989 Cancer sufferer/San Francisco Giant pitcher Dave Dravecky breaks arm on mound 1989 Ralph Meeker, actor (Kiss Me Deadly, Gentle Giant), dies at 68 1988 Chris Speier hits for the cycle and Ernest Riles hits 10,000th Giant home run 1988 3 giant turtles found in Bronx sewage plant 1987 New York Giant Raul Allegre kicks 2, 50 or more yard field goals in a game 1987 Giant's Jeffrey Leonard hits playoff record home run in his 4th cons game 1987 Wrestlemania III-93,173 watch Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant 1987 Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL New York Giant Stadium (beat Washington 17-0) 1986 San Francisco Giant Robby Thompson is caught stealing record 4 times 1986 Dirk de Vroome, Red Giant, Limbourg activist, dies at 60 1985 Alexander Scourby, actor (Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant), dies at 71 1984 Walter Burke, actor (Jack the Giant Killer), dies at 75 of emphysema 1983 Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd New York Giant record 56 yard field goal 1983 Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks New York Giant record 56 yard field goal 1981 New York Giant Joe Danelo ties NFL record of 6 field goals in a game 1981 Joe Danelo kicks then New York Giant record 55 yard field goal 1980 Earnest Gray becomes 2nd New York Giant to score 4 TDs (vs St. Louis) 1980 Hanni Wenzel is 1st Liechtensteiner to win Olymp gold (giant slalom) 1979 Padres and Giants announce plans to play exhibition series in Tokyo but Giant players reject it 1977 77,691 see New York Cosmos beat Ft. Lauderdale Strikers 8-3 at Giant Stad 1977 San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer 1976 New Jersey Meadowlands' Giant's Stadium opens 1976 San Francisco Giant John Montefusco no-hits Atlanta Braves, 9-0 1975 San Francisco Giant Ed Halick no-hits New York Giants, 6-0 1974 Jack Brisco beats Giant Baba in Tokyo, to become NWA wrestling champ 1974 Giant Baba beats Jack Brisco in Kagoshimi, to become NWA champ 1972 "December Giant" largest sinkhole in U.S. collapses (Alabama) 1972 Pete Gogolak scores New York Giant record 8 pts after a touchdown 1972 Ron Johnson becomes 1st New York Giant to score 4 touchdowns vs. Philadelphia 1972 San Francisco Giant Jim Barr retires 1st 20 batters he faces added to last 21 he retired 6 days earlier for record 41 in a row 1971 New York Giant football team announces they're leaving Bronx for New Jersey in 1975 1970 San Francisco Giant Jim Ray Hart is 8th to get 6 RBIs in an inning (5th) 1969 San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey edges Tom Seaver as NL MVP 1969 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays, becomes 2nd player to hit home run number 600 off Mike Corkins 1968 Brave Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giant Mike McCormick 1968 Edna Ferber, U.S. author (Giant, Showboat), dies at 80 1967 Astro Eddie Matthews hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giant Juan Marichal 1966 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays signs highest contract, $130,000 per year 1965 San Francisco Giant Masanori Murakami, 4-1 this year, does not renew his contract signing instead with the Nankai Hawks of Osaka for $40,000 1965 All star MVP: Juan Marichal (SF Giant) 1964 Jesus Alou is 1st Giant in 40 years to get 6 hits in a game 1963 Giant Willie Mays' home run in 16th inning gives them a 1-0 win over Braves 1962 New York Giant YA Title sets NFL season touchdown pass record at 33 with 6 touchdowns vs Dallas (41-31) 1962 New York Giant YA Tittle passes for 7 touchdowns vs Washington Redskins (49-34) 1961 David Huff, born in America, David Lyndon Huff, drummer, songwriter, producer, session musician, founder, Giant, 1980's hard rock band, member of White Heart, a Christian rock band 1961 San Francisco Giant Willie Mays hits 4 home runs in a game 1960 Juan Marichal debuts as San Francisco Giant pitcher, beats Phillies on 1 hitter 1959 In his major league debut, San Francisco Giant Willie McCovey goes 4-for-4 1959 Rigardus "Rijn" Rijnhout, Giant of Rotterdam (2.375m), dies at 38 1959 San Francisco Giant's rename their stadium Candlestick Park 1958 Mel Ott, New York Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49 1958 Giant splash caused by fall of 90 million tons of rock and ice into Lituya Bay, Alaska washes 1,800 feet up the mountain 1956 Kathy Kreiner, Canada, giant slalom 1976 Olympics gold 1956 New York Giant Bill White, homers in his 1st at bat 1955 James Dean, U.S. actor (East of Eden, Giant), dies 1953 "Take a Giant Step," opens on Broadway 1952 New York Giant Hoyt Wilhelm wins his 1st relief game and hits his only home run 1952 Antonia Maury, discoverer (supergiant, giant and dwarf stars), dies 1951 In opening World Series game, Giant Monte Irvin steals home in 1st inn 1951 Giant's Bob Niemans homers on his 1st 2 at bats 1951 New York Giant Willie Mays 1st major league game (goes 0 for 5) 1951 Gustavo Thoeni, Italy, giant slalom, Gold Medal 1972 Olympics 1950 Gary Green, rocker, Gentle Giant 1950 Gene Roberts sets NFL New York Giant rushing record (218 yards) vs Chicago Cards 1950 New York Giant Wes Westrum hits 3 home runs and a triple 1949 Ray Shulman, born in Portsmouth, England, born Raymond Schulman, musician, record producer, member of Gentle Giant, British progressive rock band, produced records for The Sugarcubes 1949 Heini Hemmi, born in Switzerland, giant slalom 1976 Olympics gold 1948 New York Giant Charley Conerly sets NFL record of 36 pass completions 1948 Leo Durocher returns to Ebbets Field as a New York Giant 1948 Kerry Minnear, rocker, Gentle Giant 1947 Derek Shulman, born in Glasgow, Scotland, musician, singer, rocker, instrumentalist, vocalist for band Gentle Giant, recorded twelve albums with them in ten years 1946 New York Giant Mel Ott is 1st manager ejected from both games of a doubleheader 1945 Japanese giant battleship Yamato heads to Okinawa 1944 New York Giant Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs 1944 New York Giant, Mel Ott scores 6 runs in 1 game drawing 5 walks for 4th time 1943 Nancy Greene, Canada, giant slalom, Gold Medal 1968 Olympics 1941 New York Giant Mel Ott hits his 400th home run and his 1,500th RBI 1941 Senta Berger, Vienna Austria, actress, Cast a Giant Shadow 1938 Yvonne Ruegg, born in Switzerland, giant slalom 1960 Olympics gold 1938 Willie "Stretch" McCovey, 1st baseman, San Francisco Giant #44 1937 Phil Shulmon, rocker, Gentle Giant 1937 Brooklyn Dodgers snap New York Giant Carl Hubbell's 24-game winning streak 1936 1st giant panda imported into US 1936 Su-Lin, 1st giant panda to come to U.S. from China, arrives in SF 1931 James Dean, born in Marion, Indiana, stage/film actor, Giant, Rebel Without a Cause 1930 New York Giant Hap Moran runs 91 yards for a TD from a scrimmage 1929 New York Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates 1929 New York Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pirates, 11-0 1928 New York Giant Fred Lindstrom ties record of 9 hits in a doubleheader 1927 Stein Eriksen, Norway, giant slalom 1952 Olympics gold 1927 Giant Panda discovered, China 1925 Ossi Reichert, born in West Germany, giant slalom 1956 Olympics gold 1925 Dorothea Hochletiner, born in Austria, giant slalom 1956 Olympics bronze 1925 New York Giant Hack Wilson hits 2 home runs in 3rd inning beating Phillies, 16-7 1924 Julia Perry, born in Lexington, Kentucky, composer, Selfish Giant 1923 New York Giant's Casey Stengel home run beats Yankees 1-0 in World Series 1922 New York Giant Jesse Barnes no-hits Phillies, 2-0 1915 New York Giant Rube Marquard no-hits Bkln, 2-0 1913 Alexander Scourby, Brooklyn, actor, Jesus, Shaggy Dog, Giant 1912 New York Giant Jeff Tesreau no-hits Philadelphia, 3-0 1912 New York Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak 1912 New York Giant Josh Devore steals 4 bases in an inning (2nd and 3rd twice) 1912 New York Giant Christy Mathewson wins his 300th game 1911 New York Giant Christy Mathewson loses after beating Reds 22 straight times 1911 New York Giant Fred Merkle is 1st to get 6 RBIs in an inning (1st) 1910 Roger L. Stevens, producer, Giant 1909 New York Giant Red Ames 2nd no-hitter, loses in 13 on a 7 hitter to Dodgers 1908 Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant) 1908 New York Giant George "Hooks" Witse no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0 in 10 inn 1908 Giant fireball impacts in Siberia (Tunguska Event) (Enckes comet) 1907 New York Giant Roger Bresnahan becomes 1st catcher to wear shin guards 1905 Giant's Christy Mathewson's 3rd straight World Series shutout 1905 New York Giant Christy Mathewson 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0 1903 New York Giant Red Ames no-hits St. Louis, 5-0 in a 5 inning game 1901 New York Giant Christy Mathewson no-hits St. Louis, 5-0 1900 New York Giant Christy Mathewson begins career losing to Brooklyn Superbas 1899 Kenneth Thomson, Pitts, actor, Broadway Melody, Little Giant 1897 New York Giant William Joyce sets record of 4 triples in 1 game 1888 New York Giant pitcher Tim Keefe sets a 19 game win streak record 1888 New York Giant pitcher Rube Marquard ties record of 19 game win-streak 1881 Japanese giant salamander, dies in Dutch zoo at 55; oldest amphibian 1870 Cardiff Giant (supposed petrified human) proved to be gypsum 1861 Stephen A Douglas, "Little Giant", senator (Lincoln Debates), dies 1837 Martinus van Marum, chemist/physicist (giant salamander), dies at 87 1813 Stephen Arnold Douglas, Little giant, U.S. senator, Lincoln debates 1770 Daniel Lambert, born in England, giant, weighed 739 lbs, 334 kg, at death |
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