2009 Rangers Ian Kinsler goes 6 for 6 and hits for the cycle – 1st time since 1890 a player went 6 for 6 and cycled
2000 Cal Ripken Jr. gets his 3,000th hit
1997 Jackie Robinson’s #42 is retired throughout baseball
1995 Tom Chambers of Utah
1993 Andre Dawson hits his 400th HR 1991 Magic Johnson passes Oscar Robertson to become the all time NBA assist leader
1991 Sacramento Kings set NBA record with 35th straight road loss – they end at 37
1984 John Lucas of Spurs dishes out NBA record 14 assists in a quarter
1968 Astros beat Mets 1-0 in 24 innings – both teams had 79 at bats – 4 players had 10 at bats
1965 The NFL changes the penalty flag from white to yellow
1965 John Havlicek steals the ball with 5 seconds left to preserve a 110-109 Celtic win in game 7 of Eastern finals
1959 Bob Gibson made his MLB debut in relief for the St. Louis Cardinals – 251 wins, 2.91 ERA, 255 complete games, 2 time Cy Young winner, MVP
1954 Hank Aaron gets his 1st MLB hit – ends with 3,771
1947 Jackie Robinson makes his MLB debut – goes 0-3 – will win Rookie of the Year
1927 Babe Ruth hits the 1st of his 60 HRs for the season
1911 Grover Cleveland Alexander makes his debut – a loss – career: 373 wins, 2.56 ERA, 437 complete games in 20 seasons, 3 time 30 game winn
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