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- The Stanley Cup has a number of misspelled words engraved on it. “BOSTON BRUINS” is spelled as “BQSTQN BRUINS”. “TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS” is “TORONTO MAPLE LEAES” and a number of misspelled players names have been added over the years.
- Before Babe Ruth, the MLB’s career home run record was 138. When he retired the record was 714.
- Nolan Ryan had seven no-hitters in his career but never a perfect game. His 2795 career walks are almost 1,000 more than the next closet pitcher.
- The credit for breaking the racial barrier was not really Jackie Robinson. In 1879, Moses Fleetwood Walker played a full season in 1884, 63 years before Robinson.
- The only team in the NFL to score three TD’s in a minute was the New England Patriots and they’ve done it twice.
- The very first pick in the NFL draft never played a single game in the league. Jay Berwanger never signed with any team due to salary concerns.
- Major League Baseball uses approximately 900,000 balls every season.
- Wilt Chamberlain once averaged over 50 points a game for an entire season.
20,000 WOMEN (YIKES)