April 23 On This Day in Sport
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1869 1st professional baseball exhibition game - Cincinnati Red Stockings 24, Cincinnati amateurs 151903 NY Highlanders (Yankees) win their first game; beat Washington Senators, 7-2 at American League Park1914 MLB Chicago Federals host the Kansas City Packers in the 1st game played at Weeghman Park (now Wrigley Field)
1919 US Major League Baseball opens a reduced 140-game season1921 Charles Paddock runs world record 100m (10.4 secs)1933 Dovo soccer team forms in Veenendaal1937 New York Giants pitcher Carl Hubbell 's first start of season, a 3-0 win over the Boston Bees, is his 17th straight win; streak continues for league record 24 victories in a row1939 Boston Red Sox Ted Williams hits his 1st HRMore Events in Sport
1982 Professional boxer George Foreman (33) divorces Sharon Goodson after 7 months of marriage 
Jim Bottomley
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Chloe Kim
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