SPORTS HISTORY FOR MAY 15

2005  Manny Ramirez hits his 400^th HR

2003  Cubs beat Milwaukee 4-2 in 17 innings – Brewers strike out 24 times, Cubs 14 – 492 pitches thrown

2001  Allen Iverson named NBA MVP – 31.1 points, 2.6 assists, 2.5 steals

1997  Chicago beats Padres 8-2 – Cubs had 4 triples in the game including 3 in one inning

1995  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar inducted into Hall of Fame – 38,387 points, 17,440 rebounds, 5,660 assists, 3,189 blocks, 6 time MVP

1990  Dave Bing, Elvin Hayes, and Earl “The Pearl” Monroe inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame

1984  Magic Johnson dishes out playoff record 24 assists vs. Phoenix

1982  LA Lakers beat San Antonio to advance to NBA finals – swept both 7 game series – 1^st to do so

1981  Len Barker of Cleveland pitches a perfect game vs. Toronto – 11^th in MLB history

1980  Flyers score 8 goals vs. NY Islanders in the playoffs

1973  Nolan Ryan pitches his 1^st no hitter – ends with 7

1971  Billy Williams of Cubs hits his 300^th HR ends with 426

1969  Emmitt Smith born – 18,355 rushing yards, 21,579 total yards from scrimmage, 175 TDs

1954  Ted Williams plays 1^st game of the season – broke collarbone on 1^st day of spring training

1953  George Brett born - .305 average, 3,154 hits, 1,595 RBI

1953  Rocky Marciano KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in the 1^st for heavyweight title

1952  Johnny Longden is the 2^nd jockey to win 4,000 races

1951  Ted Williams hits his 300^th HR – ends with 521

1948  Citation wins the Preakness on way to Triple Crown

1941  Joe DiMaggio begins his 56 game hitting streak

1935  Lou Gehrig steals home for the 15^th time in his career

1911  Ty Cobb begins a 40 game hitting streak

1876  Vagrant wins the 2^nd Kentucky Derby