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July 2nd...On This Day In Sports History...
July 2nd...On This Day In Sports History...
This Day In Sports History is a new daily blog post that will feature the most significant sport events that occurred on this date in history. Click here to see what you missed yesterday. 1902 - John McGraw becomes manager of the NY Giants, he would hold this position for 30 years. 1903 - ...
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