TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 25

2001  Rickey Henderson gets his 2,063^rd career walk -  breaks record held by Babe Ruth – ends with 2,190

1998  Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 2,500^th consecutive game

1997  Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 13^th HR of the month – MLB record

1995  The 257 game MLB strike comes to an end as first games are played

1993  Michael Jordan wins NBA scoring title for 7^th straight year – ties Wilt Chamberlain’s record

1993  The Cleveland Cavaliers end the season with league in FG % (.497), FT % (.802), and 3 point FG % (.381) – 1^st NBA team to do so

1993  Michael Williams of Minnesota ends the season with NBA record 84 consecutive free throws made – will end with 97 when he plays next year

1982  George Steinbrenner fired manager Bob Lemon after only 14 games

1975  LA Dodgers pitcher Andy Messersmith ties MLB record for pitchers with 3 doubles in the game – it is 10% of his number of doubles in his 12 year career

1965  Jerry West of Lakers became the 1^st NBA player to score 40 or more points in each game of a playoff series – a six game series win over Baltimore

1961  Gene Conley of the Red Sox got his 1^st American League win – two weeks earlier he was the reserve center for the champion Boston Celtics