First Television broadcast of a baseball game - This DiSH for Aug. 26
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EPISODE SUMMARY
In 1939, the first TV broadcast of a baseball game. It was the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers with the Reds winning 5-2.
In 1987, Paul Molitor's hitting streak came to an end at 39 games.
In 2001, Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk played 7 playoff holes to decide the NEC Invitational.
And in 1961, Anna Quast-Decker defeated Tish Preuss to win the US Women's Amateur Gold Championship 14 and 13.
THIS DAY IN SPORTS BACKGROUND
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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