{"podcast":{"title":"This Day in Sports History","slug":"this-day-in-sports-history-6689837","podcast_index_feed_id":6689837,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/this-day-in-sports/","website_url":"https://this-day-in-sports.captivate.fm/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/5eb2dbe9-f8dc-469c-a54e-13027969a1e5/sdRm17uM50HzQXlzNhfTIvLj.png","author":"Thrive Sweet Productions","episode_count":958,"summary":"Relive the greatest moments in sports every day of the year. From the triumphs to the tragedies, the first to do it to the last time it happened, the unbelievable to the strange, This Day in Sports History is a 365-day journey remembering those significant events that made a lasting impact.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-26T04:20:25.739405+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837"},"episode":{"title":"Richard Petty Horrific Darlington Crash, Longest Game in the MLB History, and one bird helped another Bird - This DiSH for May 9","slug":"richard-petty-horrific-darlington-crash-longest-game-in-the-mlb-history-and-one-bird-helped-another-bird-this-dish-for-may-9","published_at":"2026-05-09T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/richard-petty-horrific-darlington-crash-longest-game-in-the-mlb-history-and-one-bird-helped-another-bird-this-dish-for-may-9","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837","url":"https://thisdayinsportshistory.sportshistorynetwork.com/captivate-podcast/richard-petty-horrific-darlington-crash-longest-game-in-the-mlb-history-and-one-bird-helped-another-bird-this-dish-for-may-9","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/c83f2c2c-d02b-438f-9b18-21c813ad4f91.mp3","summary":"In 1970, Richard Petty had a horrible wreck at Darlington that resulted in NASCAR mandating window nets as a safety feature. In 1984, the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers played a 25 inning marathon game that is still the longest game in terms of innings in American League history and is the longest game in Major League Baseball history in terms of time. In 1991, a pigeon landed on the court a couple of times during Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals between the Boston Celtics and Detroit Pistons. Larry Bird started to play better after, leading Boston to the win. In 2002, former Notre Dame football coach Dan Devine died.","meta_description":"In 1970, Richard Petty had a horrible wreck at Darlington that resulted in NASCAR mandating window nets as a safety feature. In 1984, the Chicago White So…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":451,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/episodes/richard-petty-horrific-darlington-crash-longest-game-in-the-mlb-history-and-one-bird-helped-another-bird-this-dish-for-may-9/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-day-in-sports-history-6689837/richard-petty-horrific-darlington-crash-longest-game-in-the-mlb-history-and-one-bird-helped-another-bird-this-dish-for-may-9.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}