TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 14

2005   Washington Nationals win 5-3 in 1^st MLB game in Washington, DC in 33 years

2002  Tiger Woods wins Masters consecutively

2002  Rookie Ron Wright of Mariners makes his MLB debut – struck out, hit into a double play, hit into a triple play – only appearance in a MLB game – Seattle won anyway

1999  Jose Canseco hits his 400^th HR

1996  The Detroit Tigers win their NHL record 62^nd game of the season

1997  Deion Sanders steals 4 bases in a loss to Atlanta

1991  The Chicago Blackhawks lose in the 1^st round of the playoffs – 1^st time in 20 years a regular season champion had lost in the 1^st round

1985  Mark Eaton of Utah ends the season with 456 blocks (5.56 per game) – NBA record

1982  Angels beat Seattle 4-3 in 20 innings – game called yesterday after 17 innings and resumed today

1976  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wins 4^th NBA MVP

1975  Golden State Warriors sets playoff record with 22 steals in a win over Seattle

1974  Gary Player (278) wins the 38^th Masters

1969  Expansion team Montreal Expos play their 1^st game in Canada – they win

1968  NY Mets Nolan Ryan gets his 1^st MLB win – ends with 324 wins, 3.19 ERA, 5,714 strikeouts, 7 no hitters

1966  Greg Maddux born – 355 wins, 3.16 ERA, 4 straight Cy Young awards in 23 seasons

1962  Elgin Baylor scores NBA finals record 61 points as Lakers beat Boston 126-121

1955  Elston Howard made his MLB debut – 1^st black NY Yankee player

1941  Pete Rose Born - .303 average, 4,256 hits, 3,562 games played in 24 seasons

1925  Lefty Grove makes his MLB debut – 300 wins, 3.06 ERA in 17 seasons

1910  President Howard Taft is the first President to throw out a baseball on Opening Day