Episode 630

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19th Aug 2025

Tyson's First Fight after prison, Lee Trevino won his final major, and Bill Veeck sent Eddie Gaedel to the plate - This DiSH for Aug. 19

In 1995, Mike Tyson fought his first fight in 3 1/2 years, stopping Peter McNeeley is 1:20.

In 1984, Lee Trevino won the PGA Championship.

In 1951, St. Louis Browns owner signed 3'8" Eddie Gaedel to a contract and sent him to the plate.

In 1997, Wade Boggs made his first appearance as a relief pitcher.

In 1941, Pittsburgh Pirates manager Frankie Frisch was ejected from a game after raising an umbrella.

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This Day in Sports History
Remember and relive the greatest moments in sports history every day of the year.
Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact. 

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