Wade Boggs Drank 73 Beers, Billy Martin punched one of his own players, and John Mahaffey's Epic Comeback - This DiSH for Aug. 6

In 1990, this is the most likely date for Wade Boggs to have drunk 73 beers on a cross country flight and finished the day with 107.

In 1969, Minnesota Twins manager Billy Martin punched one of his own players outside of Lindell AC's Bar in Detroit.

In 1978, golfer John Mahaffey erased a 7 shot deficit to Tom Watson to win the PGA Championship in a sudden death playoff.

In 1926, American Trudy Ederle became the first woman to swim the English Channel and did it in record time.

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