TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 17

2009  Gary Sheffield gets his 500^th HR

2006  Pedro Martinez of NY Mets gets his 200^th win

2001  Barry Bonds gets his 500^th HR – ends with 762

1999  John Stockton of Utah Jazz gets his 13,000^th assist – ends with 15,806

1995  Buck Williams of Portland is the 8^th player to have 15,000 points and 12,000 rebounds

1993  Detroit beats Seattle 20-3 – 2^nd time this week they score 20 – beat Oakland 20-4 on the 13^th

1993  Dominique Wilkins gets his 22,000^th point – 11^th to do so – ends 26,668

1988  Atlanta Braves win – had lost first 10 to set NL record

1983  Nolan Ryan gets his 3,500^th strikeout – ends with 5,714

1979  Only 653 fans see Oakland beat Seattle 6-5 at Oakland

1977  Celtics beat 76ers 113-111 in 1^st game of Eastern semifinals – made 27 of 28 free throws

1976  Mike Schmidt hits 4 straight HRs and has 8 RBI as Philadelphia beats Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings

1964  1^st game at Shea Stadium – Mets lose

1960  Eddie Mathews hits his 300^th HR -  ends with 512

1956  Don Drysdale makes his MLB debut – 209 wins, 2.95 ERA, Cy Young winner in 14 seasons

1956  Frank Robinson makes his MLB debut - .294 average, 586 HRs, 1,812 RBI, MVP in both leagues

1951  Mickey Mantle makes his MLB debut - .298 average, 536 HRs, 1,509 RBI, 3 time MVP

1947  Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1^st MLB hit

1934  Casey Stengell manages his 1^st MLB game – will end with 3,766