Neil Scherer Sports History Posts

Sports History & Memorabilia: Bucky Dents the Boston Red Sox

Sports History & Memorabilia: Bucky Dents the Boston Red Sox
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Neil Scherer

  It would take 27 years after Thomson’s dramatic Polo Grounds Home Run before baseball would experience another playoff home run that would be almost as memorable. The 1978 season ended with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees tied with 99-63 records. By winning a coin toss the Red Sox would host the […]

Sports History & Memorabilia: Michael Phelps Splashes Into the Olympic Record Books

Sports History & Memorabilia: Michael Phelps Splashes Into the Olympic Record Books
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Neil Scherer

Michael Phelps became an Olympic legend in the summer of 2008 when the American swimmer won eight gold medals in the Beijing pools en route to what many regard as one of the greatest performances in sports history. Sports historian and sports/art dealer Neil Scherer takes us back to those exciting days in China and […]

Sports History & Memorabilia: Remembering Babe Ruth’s Three Home Run World Series Games

Sports History & Memorabilia: Remembering Babe Ruth’s Three Home Run World Series Games
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Neil Scherer

On Oct 6, 1926, Babe Ruth, “The Bambino,” would put on one of the greatest exhibitions of batting, hitting a trio of home runs agains the St. Louis Cardinals at Sportsman Park in Game 4 of the World Series. The New York Yankees trailed 2 games to 1 and finally broke out of their scoring […]

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