Sports Fact of the Day 1/13/2007

1/13/1982:
Frank Robinson and Hank Aaron are named to the Baseball Hall of Fame. A winner of MVP awards in both leagues, Robinson enjoyed a Triple Crown season in 1966 (.316, 49, 122) while leading Baltimore to its first world championship. Aaron surpassed Babe Ruth's home run record of 714 in 1974 and finished his career with 755. Both players debuted in the mid-1950s and helped form a vanguard of African Americans that gave the National League a clear dominance over the American League for a full generation.

Birthdays:
Tom Gola b. 1933
Bob Baffert b. 1953
Mark O'Meara b. 1957
Kelly Hrudey b. 1961
Kevin Mitchell b. 1962