SPORTS HISTORY FOR MAY 16

2004  Ben Sheets of Milwaukee strikes out 18 Atlanta batters

2001  Rickey Henderson hits his 79^th leadoff HR – ends with 81

2001  Sammy Sosa hits his 400^th HR – ends with 609

1999  #8 seed NY Knicks beat #1 seed Miami Heat – only 2^nd time in NBA history (Seattle 1994)

1996  Sammy Sosa hits 2 HRs in one inning – 1^st Cub to do so

1987  Brewers lose 10^th straight game – started the season 18-2  

1986  Tony Phillips of Oakland goes 5 for 5 and hits for the cycle

1985  Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of the Year – 28.2 points, 6.5 rebounds. 5.9 assists, 2.4 steals

1983  Rookie Daryl Strawberry hits his 1^st HR – ends with 335

1981  Houston’s Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples in a game – will lead league with 12 this year

1980  With Kareem injured, Magic Johnson plays center and scores 42 points, 15 rebounds, and 7 assists as Lakers win NBA title – most points scored by a rookie in NBA finals

1976  The Stanley Cup is won by Montreal as they sweep the Flyers

1965  Jim Palmer gets his 1^st MLB win – ends with 268, 2.86 ERA and 3 Cy Young awards – also hit his 1^st HR (had 3 in his career)

1954  Ted Williams goes 8 for 9 in a double header with 7 RBI – Boston lost both

1951  Mickey Mantle hits his 1^st HR in Yankee Stadium – will hit 206 there

1928  Billy Martin born .257 career hitter, managed 2,267 games won 1,253