SPORTS HISTORY FOR MAY 11

2006  Floyd Patterson died – 55 career wins, 8 losses, 1 draw, 2 time heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medal winner

2003  Rafael Palmiero hits his 500^th HR

2001  Vince Carter scores 8 three point field goals in one half in a playoff win – NBA playoff record

2000  Elton Brand of Bulls (20.1 points, 10 rebounds, 1.9 assists) and Steve Francis of Rockets (18 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.6 assists) share NBA Rookie of the Year award

2000  Milwaukee beats Cubs 14-8 in 9 innings – NL record 4 hours 22 minutes – 35 hits, 19 walks, 11 strikeouts, and 421 pitches thrown

1998  Kerry Wood strikes out 13 Arizona batters – had 20 last game – the 33 back to back is MLB record. The record was previously held by Luis Tiant, Nolan Ryan, Dwight Gooden, and Randy Johnson.

1996  Al Leiter of Marlins no hits Colorado 11-0 – gave up 2 walks that resulted in double plays

1992  Bob Lanier and Connie Hawkins inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

1992  Portland beats Phoenix 153-151 in 2 OTs – highest scoring NBA playoff game

1984  Detroit beats Angels 8-2 – record is now 26-4

1981  Rick Miller of Red Sox goes 5 for 5 – had 4 doubles to tie record

1980  Pete Rose steals 2^nd, 3^rd, and home in one inning

1972  Boston wins Stanley Cup as they beat Blackhawks 4 games to 2

1972  Willie Mays is traded to NY Mets

1972  Tom Seaver wins his 100^th game – ends with 311 with 2.86 ERA in 20 seasons

1971  Steve Dunning of Indians hits a grand slam – last grand slam hit by a pitcher in the AL until 2008. Felix Hernandez hit the grand slam in 2008.

1968  Montreal wins Stanley Cup by sweeping St. Louis

1963  Sandy Koufax no hits the Giants – 2^nd of the 4 he had in his career

1946  Red Sox lose to NYY – 1^st loss after 15 straight wins