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Today In Sports History: June 9, 2011

1901 – NY Giants get record 31 hits to beat Cincinnati Reds 25-13

1914 – Honus Wagner, is 2nd to get 3,000 hits

1933 – Walter Johnson takes over as Cleveland manager

1946 – Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn in 8 for Heavyweight boxing title

1960 – ABC & AFL sign a 5 year contract

1963 – 1st Sunday night game in baseball SF Giants lose to Houston Colts 3-0

1966 – 5 Minn Twins (Rich Rollins, Zolio Versailes, Tony Oliva, Don Michner, & Harmon Killebrew) all homer in 7th inning to beat A’s 9-4

1973 – Secretariat becomes 1st Triple Crown winner in 25 years by winning horse racing’s Belmont Stakes

1978 – Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title

1979 – Phillies wear burgundy uniforms for 1st & last time

1989 – Michael Chang’s French Open tennis win makes him youngest male to go to finals

1990 – Dodger Eddie Murray ties Mickey Mantle with baseball’s switch hit HRs in 10 games

1991 – WLAF 1st World Bowl London Monarchs defeat Barlecona Dragons 21-0

1996 – Frank Thomas (Chicago White Sox) hit his 200th career home run

2008 – Ken Griffey Jr. (Cincinnati Reds) hit his 600th career home run. Only Barry Bonds, Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Willie Mays and Sammy Sosa had more runs at the time.