Statistics for This Day in Sports (August 17)

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Question	Answer	% Correct
1969: The Jets and Giants play their first game against each other in what city, where they share a stadium?	New York City	100%
1933: This MLB legend plays his 1,308th consecutive game, setting the record.	Lou Gehrig	86%
1987: This boxer is elected to “Ring” magazine’s Boxing Hall of Fame.	Muhammad Ali	86%
2008: Rafael Nadal wins the mens’ tennis singles gold medal. What country was he from?	Spain	86%
1957: This MLB player hits a fan twice in the same at bat, one ball breaks her nose, and the other hits her while she was on a stretcher.	Richie Ashburn	57%
1950: Two MLB players do this on the same day.	Inside the park home runs	43%
2007: NBA player, Eddie Griffin, dies from what?	Car crash	29%
1969: This golfer wins the first of his four majors.	Ray Floyd	29%