Sixers and Pistons Brawl in the Palace, the Exploding Scoreboard debuted at Comiskey, and Katherine Switzer first woman to run the Boston Marathon - This DiSH for April 19

About this episode

This episode covers significant sports events that occurred on April 19, including a brawl between the Sixers and Pistons, the debut of the exploding scoreboard at Comiskey Park, and Katherine Switzer's historic Boston Marathon run.

In 1990, the Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76ers got into an epic fight at the end of a 10-point Philly win. In 1960, the exploding scoreboard debuted at Chicago's Comiskey Park after Minnie Minoso's Grand Slam homer in the fourth inning. In 1967, Katherine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon even though women were not permitted to enter.

Topics covered

• sports brawl
• exploding scoreboard
• Boston Marathon
• women in sports
• sports history

Keywords

• Sixers
• Pistons
• brawl
• exploding scoreboard
• Katherine Switzer
• Boston Marathon
• sports history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers

Places: Comiskey Park

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