THIS DAY IN NY SPORTS HISTORY

Wednesday, July 3, 1912

Marquard wins 19th in a row

Rube Marquard extended his record of consecutive victories to 19 and the Giants pushed their winning streak to 16 when the lefty beat the Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-1, in the first game of a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds. The previous record for consecutive victories was 16, shared by Walter Johnson and Joe Wood. Marquard, a Hall of Famer, went 26-11 with a 2.57 ERA that year.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.  Credit: Newsday/Kendall Rodriguez

Inside look at NUMC's aging infrastructure President and CEO of Nassau University Medical Center Thomas Stokes explains the problems caused by the aging infrastructure within the hospital. Newsday Associate Editor Joye Brown reports.

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