Ripken Iron Man streak shaped baseball history
Cal Ripken Jr. surpassed Lou Gehrig in 1995 and became baseballs iron man on June 14 1996 with 2216 straight games. He moved positions from shortstop to third and back, defended the streak through near injuries, and helped revive the sport after the 1994 strike while risking his health for the record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripken
Gehrig
Lou Gehrig
Japan
Sachio Kinugasa
Kinugasa
Kansas City
Earl Weaver
Manny Alexander
Anaheim
Seattle Mariners
New York
Orlando Hernandez
Inus Las
Cleveland Indians
Skip Away Eyes History in Belmont Gold Cup Try
New York AP Skip Away, after a Woodward Stakes win, eyes the Belmont Park Jockey Club Gold Cup on October 10 as trainer Sonny Hine weighs another race before the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Churchill Downs November 6. The 5-year-old, aiming to become the all time money winner, trails Cigar by about 400000 with two races left before stud duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Skip Away
Tustle
Churchill Downs
Sonny Hine
Belmont
Cigar
Hopewell Farn
Kentucky
Marshall Mathsen win Great Freder ick Fair 5K Run
Tim Marshall and Michele Mathsen led the Freder ick fair 5K with Marshall captaining the men in 17 02 and Mathsen the women in 19 02. Masters titles went to Brent Philips and Karen Hawthorne, with a field of age group winners across under 19 to 65 plus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall
Mathsen
Fair
Tim Marshall
Michele Mathsen
Frederick Fair
Brent Philips
Karen Hawthorne
Wiew
Jon Engel
Bo Mulls
Rodney Grimm
Richard Dennington
Dwayne Late
Brent Ayer
James Moreland
Byron Stay
Tommy Shankle
Robert Smith
George Waxter
Bill Green
Michele Mathien
Lancer boys win after double overtime against South Carroll
In a Central Maryland Conference clash, Lancers beat Cavaliers 2-1 with Mike Long scoring in the second overtime after a 1-0 early tally by Todd Muschik. South Carroll’s Ben Carr tied on a second-half goal. keeper saves highlighted both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Long
Lancers
Cavaliers
Hodkin ties assist record in NEC opener win
Simon Hodkin tied his school record with three assists as Mount St Mary’s beat St Francis (Pa) 4 1 in the Northeast Conference men’s soccer opener at Stokes Soccer Complex Greg Loftus Duncan Gladwin and Greg Forte scored the goals Gladwin had two tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annapolis
Robin Coveleski
Mount St Mary's
Howard
Navy
Dewey Field
Mount
Naval Academy
Mountaineers
Nickie Trumpler
Pepper Leads U S To Solheim Cup Victory In Dramatic Finish
Dottie Pepper earned her 4th win of the week and Sherri Steinhauer sealed the American triumph as the United States held off Europe 16 12 at Muirfield Village. Pepper praised team play while Europe pressed back with early singles wins before a late U S surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Ohio
Dottie Pepper
Sherri Steinhauer
United States
Pepper
Europe
Dalmahoy
Scotland
Muirfield Village Golf Club
Trish Johnson
Rosie Jones
Catrin Nusmark
Perry
Nolan Henke
Curt Byrum
Robert Allenby
Ted Tryba
Bruce Fleisher
Henke
Indianapolis
Golf Center
Kings Island
Cincinnati
Baiocchi
Bob Charles
Larry Nelson
Bruce Summerhays
Da Costa Breaks Marathon Record In Berlin Run
Brazil's Ronal do da Costa ran 2 hours 6 minutes 5 seconds at the Berlin Marathon to set a new world best, breaking Belayneh Densimo's 1988 record by 45 seconds. Kenya's Kiprono finished second in 2:07:26, with Kandie and Chebutich close behind. Women's winner Marleen Renders posted 2:25:22, as Berlin drew about 28 000 starters and around 1 million spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Brazil
Ronaldo da Costa
Ethiopia
Belayneh Densimo
Rotterdam
da Costa
Kenya
Tegla Loroupe
Josephat Kiprono
Samson Kandie
Reuben Chebutich
Kiprono
Kandie
Prague
Chebutich
Belgrade
Belgium
Marleen Renders
Susan Chepkemei
Renata Kepkowska
Poland
London
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Skip Aes
Samantha Lawrence
Michelle Mikesell
Morrison
Monika Bracken
Jenny Marino
Shang-Leng Granger
Teresa Aleshire
Beverly Rudolph
Dee Nelson
Yvone Aasen
Lancer Boys
South Carroll
Thomas Johnson
Frederick
Katie Roberts
Patriots
Cadets Roberts
TJ Mallie Merkel
Lauren Grittee
Erin Gaeng
Jeanine Celalu
Lyndal Hegameyer
Melissa Deveney
Carol Cool
Middletown
Boonsborou
Urbana
Frank Keyser
Boonsborough School
Brunswick
North Hagerstown
Hawks
Walkersville
Catoctin
Karl McCarty
Randy Buzzell
Elizbeth Lowrie
Molly
James W. Robinson
Fairiax Va
Cassy Crouse
Stephanie Hayes
Rachel Sigsbury
Linganore
Robinson
Scott Herrick
Altoona. Pa
Shawn Day
TJ i
James Kowalek
Lake Forest
Felton
Del
Marty Culver
Erin Fitzhenry
St John's
Prospect Hall
Killens Pond State Park
Culver
Viking
Fitzhenry
Becca Sisson
Jesse Nolan
Singapore
Alex Herbert
Josh Brown
Chris O'Conner
Brown
Mount ST. Mary's
Hodkin
Lewisburg
Rutgers
Nick Montemarano
Dan Delaney
Manassas
Bull Run Regional Park
Discovery Flights
Eagle Air Inc
Jan Cewindys
Cellular One
Jenkins Motors
Nils Olson
Faith House
Wynne
Ceresville Mansion
Spires
Jrrest
Daanatta Fleth
Woodsboro
Sheetz
Mast Cars
U.S
IDEAL
Hyundai
Great
Kelew
USA
West Seventh Street
Maryland
Neal McCoy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!