History Home Events     Birthdays     Deaths     Years
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! Web brainyhistory.com

Twice

1999 Payne Stewart, colorful golfer, won US Open twice, dies at 42 1995 Jeff King of Pirates is 16th NL player to HR twice in one inning 1993 Fred McGriff and David Justice are 6th to hit back-to-back home runs twice in same game 1992 Guardian Angel Curtis Sliwa is shot twice in New York City 1992 Jeff King is 5th to be thrown out twice trying to steal in an inning 1991 Terry Norris knocks down Sugar Ray Leonard twice and beats him 1987 Iceberg twice size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic 1987 Kevin Bass is 1st NLer to switch hit home runs in a game twice in 1 season 1987 119th Belmont: Craig Perret aboard Bet Twice wins in 2:28.2 1985 Expos Andre Dawson joins Willey McCovey to hit 2 home runs in an inn twice 1981 2nd shuttle mission-1st time spacecraft launched twice (Columbia 2) 1977 James M Cain, U.S. writer (Postman Always Rings Twice), dies at 85 1976 Jerry Lee Lewis, attempting to shoot soda bottles hits his bass player Norman Owens twice in the chest 1974 6th time Phils get just 1 assist in game; no other team did it twice 1969 Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44 1967 "You Only Live Twice" premieres in U.S. 1967 White Sox given permission to use semi-DH in training camp with home club permission (use of pinch hitter twice in same game) 1965 Phillies catcher Pat Corrales sets record by reaching base twice on catcher's interference in one game and 6 times in one season 1961 Willie Mays is 4th major leaguer with 3 or more home runs twice in a season 1959 Walter Ray Williams, Jr., bowler, twice Player of the Year 1959 Phils Wally Post is only outfielder to throw out 2 runners in an inning twice (Losing to Giants 6-0) 1957 Richie Ashburn, fouls hit fan Alice Roth twice in same at bat 1st one breaks her nose, 2nd one hits her while she is on the stretcher 1950 Amy Madigan, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Uncle Buck, Twice in a Lifetime 1950 Dodgers' Jim Russell is 1st to switch-hits home runs twice in a game 1946 Brigitte Fossey, born in Tourcoing, France, actress, Man Who Died Twice 1936 3 Braves hit twice in an inning getting 2 hits each 1935 Jimmy Binks, cricket wicket-keeper, England twice vs. India 1964 1934 Doug Padgett, cricketer, England batsman twice in 1960 1933 Verity bowls out Essex twice in a day, 8-47 and 9-44, at Leyton 1932 Frank Crosetti ties record, striking out twice in 1 inning 1932 Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli 1930 Joe Sewell, strikes out twice of his 3 times in 1930, by Pat Caraway 1921 Les Jackson, cricket bowler, England twice, 1949 and 1961 1920 Lewis Gilbert, born in London, England, director/actor, You Only Live Twice 1912 Yankee Guy Zinn sets record by stealing home twice in a game 1912 Phillies Sherry Magee steals home twice in 1 game 1912 New York Giant Josh Devore steals 4 bases in an inning (2nd and 3rd twice) 1907 Cards Ed Konetchy steals home twice and Joe Delahanty also steals home for record 3 steals of home (vs Boston) 1903 Niven Busch, U.S. screenwriter, Postman Always Rings Twice 1892 James M. Cain, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, novelist, Postman Always Rings Twice 1859 Arthur Conan Doyle, UK, author brought Sherlock Holmes to life twice

History Home    Copyright 2007 BrainyMedia.com	About Us Inquire Privacy Terms Copyright