2008 Omar Vizquel of Giants plays in his 2,584th game at shortstop – passes Luis Aparicio for most all time
2002 Barry Bonds hits his 584th HR to move pass Mark McGwire for #5 all time
2002 Shawn Green of Dodgers hits 2 HRs – has 7 in 3 games to set MLB record
2002 Robert Hernandez of KC gets his 300th save – ends with 326
1997 Minnesota Twins retire #34 of Kirby Puckett - .318 average, 207 HRs, 1,085 RBI, 10 time All-Star in 12 seasons
1993 Charles Barkley named NBA MVP – 25.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists
1991 Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota 4 games to 2 to win Stanley Cup
1989 Stanley Cup won by Calgary as they beat Montreal 4 games to 2
1986 George Brett gets his 2,000th hit – ends with 3,154
1984 Red Sox trade Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner
1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside the park HRs in the same inning
1983 Pirates pitchers combine to walk 7 straight batters in an inning – tie MLB record
1982 Ferguson Jenkins gets his 3,000th strikeout – ends with 3,192
1982 Jim Palmer gets his 250th win – ends with 268, 2.86ERA and 3 Cy Youngs
1981 Carl Yastrzemski plays in his 3,000th game – joins Cobb, Musial and Aaron – ends with 3,308 in 23 seasons
1975 Dennis Eckersley of Indians beats Oakland in his 1st MLB start – will win 197, 390 saves, 3.50 ERA in 24 seasons
1975 Golden State sweeps Washington to win NBA title
1965 Twins beat Red Sox 17-5 – 9 different players hit a HR in the game to tie MLB record
1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight title
1951 Willie Mays makes his MLB debut – goes 0-5 - .302 average, 660 HRs, 1,903 RBI, 2 time MVP, 20 time All-Star
1935 Babe Ruth hits his 714th and last HR – hit 1st May 6, 1915
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