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1999  Bulls select Elton Brand #1 in NBA draft, Manu Ginobili goes #57

1999  Randy Johnson strikes out 17 Reds hitters and loses 2-0, last game he struck out 14 and lost

1998  Sammy Sosa hits his 20^th HR of the month and 33^rd of the season, Mark McGwire hits his 37^th

1997  Mike Mussina of Baltimore wins his 100^th game – ends with 270

1996  Eric Young of Colorado ties MLB record with 6 steals in the game including 2^nd, 3^rd, and home in an inning

1995  Eddie Murray gets his 3,000^th hit – ends with 3,225

1993  Orlando chooses Chris Webber #1 in NBA draft – will trade his rights to Golden State

1978  Willie McCovey hits his 500^th HR – ends with 521

1975  Dave Duncan of Orioles hits 4 consecutive doubles to tie MLB record – had 7 all season

1969  Bill Russell announces his retirement – 14,522 points, 21,620 rebounds, 4,100 assists, 5 time MVP, 11 NBA titles, 2 NCAA titles, Olympic gold medal

1966  Mike Tyson born

1961  Whitey Ford sets AL record with his 8^th win this month

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2005  Craig Biggio hit by a pitch for the 268^th time – MLB record

2004  Randy Johnson gets his 4,000^th strikeout – ends with 4,875

2003  Tigers lose to Arizona – record now 18-61, end season 43-119

1996  Oakland A’s hit 3 HRs – have 18 in last 4 games to tie MLB record

1994  Milwaukee chooses Glenn Robinson #1 in NBA draft, Jason Kidd #2, and Grant Hill #3

1990  Oakland’s Dave Stewart no hits Toronto in AL and Dodgers Fernando Valenzuela no hits St. Louis in NL

1987  NYY Dave Winfield hits an 8^th inning grand slam to beat Toronto 15-14 – Don Mattingly also hit one in the game

1986  Sparky Anderson wins his 600^th AL game – only manager to win 600 in each league – ends with 1,331 in AL and 863 in NL

1984  Pete Rose passes Carl Yastrzemski by playing in his 3,309^th game – will end with 3,562

1983  Angel Cordero wins his 5,000^th horse race – 4^th to do so

1977  Willie Stargell hits his 400^th HR – ends with 475

1968  Jim Northrup of Detroit hits his 3^rd grand slam of the month – ties MLB record – it is his 3^rd this week

1958  Brazil beats Sweden to win World Cup

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2009  Mariano Rivera gets his 500^th save and 1^st RBI – walked with bases loaded

2009  Colorado wins their 20^th game of the last 23

2007  Frank Thomas hits his 500^th HR – ends with 521

2007  Craig Biggio gets his 3,000th hit – ends with 3,060 in 20 seasons

2003  NYY and NY Mets play a unique doubleheader – NYY win 7-1 at Yankee Stadium and 9-8 at Shea Stadium

2000  NJ Nets choose Kenyon Martin #1 in NBA draft

1999  Damian Jackson of Padres steals 5 bases including home

1995  Golden State chooses Joe Smith #1 in NBA draft, Kevin Garnett goes #5

1991  Barry Larkin of Reds hits 3 straight HRs in game vs. Astros

1988  LA Clippers choose Danny Manning #1 in NBA draft

1975  Lee Trevino is struck by lightning at the Western Open

1960  John Elway born – 51,475 passing yards, 300 TDs

1939  NYY play a doubleheader – hit 8 HRs in 1^st game and 5 in the 2^nd to set MLB record

1922  Walter Johnson throws his 3^rd straight shutout and 97^th overall – career 417 wins and 110 shutouts

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2008  Carlos Delgado of NY Mets has 9 RBI in 16-6 win over NYY

2003  Boston beats Florida 25-8 – get 28 hits – score 14 in 1^st inning with 10 before there was an out (MLB record) – Johnny Damon had 3 hits in the inning

2001  Kwame Brown picked #1 in NBA draft, Tony Parker #29, Gilbert Arenas #31

1996  Oakland beats Angels 18-2 – they have 8 HRs in the game by 7 different hitters

1994  Randy Meyers of Cubs gets his 200^th save – ends with 347 in 14 seasons

1993  NY Mets pitcher Anthony Young loses his record 24^th straight game – 2-14 in 1992 and 1-16 in 1993 – career 15-48, 3.89 ERA

1990  Dave Parker gets his 2,500^th hit – ends with 2,712

1989  Pervis Ellison selected #1 in NBA draft – career 9.5 points per game and 6.7 rebounds

1988  Mike Tyson KOs Michael Spinks in 91 seconds

1986  Robby Thompson of Giants sets MLB record caught stealing 4 times in the game – ends season with 21 steals and caught 15 times

1984  Dusty Baker of Giants steals 2^nd, 3^rd, and home in game vs. Reds – has 4 steals all season

1980  Jerry Reuss no hits San Francisco 8-0 – no walks, 2 errors, had only 2 strikeouts

1977  Willie McCovey hits 2 HRs in one inning – one was a grand slam his 17^th which is NL record

1914  Jack Johnson beats Frank Moran in 20 for heavyweight title

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2009  Alex Rodriguez hits his 564^th HR to pass Reggie Jackson

2005  Manny Ramirez hits his 19^th career grand slam

2002  Yao Ming selected #1 in NBA draft by Houston

1999  Red Sox beat White Sox 17-1 – scored 11 in 1^st inning

1996  Allen Iverson selected #1 in NBA draft by Philadelphia

1993  Roy Campanella died – 3 time NL MVP winner in 10 seasons

1991  Charlotte Hornets choose Larry Johnson #1 in NBA draft – will be named Rookie of the Year

1987  Wade Boggs 25 game hitting streak comes to an end – was walked intentionally 2 times

1983  Rusty Staub of NY Mets gets his 8^th straight pinch hit – ties MLB record

1980  Michael Vick was born

1974  Derek Jeter was born

1970  Frank Robinson of Baltimore hits 2 consecutive grand slams in the game – 7^th to do so

1968  Bob Gibson throws his 5^th straight shutout – record now 9-5, 1.14 ERA – ends season 22-9, 1.12 ERA, 13 shutouts, 268 strikeouts – will win Cy Young award and MVP

1962  Red Sox pitcher Earl Wilson no hits the Angels

1960  Ron Santo makes his MLB debut – 14 years with the Cubs and 1 with White Sox - .277 average, 342 HRs, 1,331 RBI

1959  Ingemar Johansson TKOs Floyd Patterson in 3 for heavyweight title

1938  Carl Hubell wins his 200^th game – ends with 253, 2.96 ERA and 2 time MVP in 16 seasons

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2009  John Smoltz plays his first game for the Red Sox – 1^st in 21 seasons for a team other than Atlanta – loses 9-3

1999  San Antonio beats NY Knicks 4 games to 1 to win NBA title – Tim Duncan MVP with 27.4 points and 14 rebounds per game

1999  Cards rookie Jose Jimenez no hits Arizona 1-0 – Randy Johnson gets the loss despite striking out 14 including the 2,500^th of his career

1997  San Antonio chooses Tim Duncan #1 in NBA draft

1996  Mark McGwire hits his 300^th HR – ends with 583

1995  Andres Galarraga of Colorado hits 3 HRs in consecutive innings (6^th, 7^th, 8^th) – only 4^th to do so

1988  Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000^th consecutive game

1986  Steve Carlton is released by Philadelphia – won 4 Cy Young awards with them

1976  Rangers and White Sox play a doubleheader – Texas’ shortstop Toby Harrah goes through both games without a fielding chance                     

1969  Philadelphia beats NY Mets 6-5 in 10 innings – teams combine for 27 strikeouts

1968  Bobby Bonds makes MLB debut – hit a grand slam

1961  Baltimore and California both use 8 pitchers in a game – the 16 total is a MLN record

1948  Joe Louis KOs Jersey Joe Walcott in 11 for heavyweight title

1942  Willis Reed was born – 2 time NBA champion, Rookie of the Year, 2 time NBA finals MVP

1926  Bobby Jones wins the British Open with a 292

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2000  Mark McGwire hits his 550^th HR – ends with 583

1998  Milwaukee trades Dirk Nowitzki to the Dallas Mavericks

1997  Mariners Randy Jones strikes out 19 Oakland A’s but loses the game 4-1

1996  John Smoltz loses to St. Louis 9-2 – record now 14-2, 2.71 ERA – ends season 24-8, 2.94 ERA and wins Cy Young award

1995  New Jersey sweeps the Red Wings to win the Stanley Cup

1994  Jeff Bagwell hits 2 HRs in one inning and 3 for the day as Astros beat Dodgers 16-4

1992  Steve Howe is permanently banned from baseball for drug use

1989  Vince Coleman steals his 40^th straight base over 2 seasons without being caught for MLB record – ends career with 752 in 13 seasons

1983  Don Sutton of Braves gets his 3,000^th strikeout – ends with 3,574

1979  Rickey Henderson makes his MLB debut – goes 2 for 4 with 1^st career stolen base – will play 25 years, 3,081 games, 3,055 hits, 2,190 walks, and 1,406 steals

1968  Jim Northrup of Tigers hits grand slam HRs in consecutive innings

1962  NYY beat Detroit 9-7 in 22 innings – Rocky Colavito of Tigers gets 7 hits – 14 pitchers used

1955  Harmon Killebrew hits his 1^st MLB HR – ends with 573

1947  Jackie Robinson steals home for the 1^st time in his career – will do it 18 more times

1933  Sam Jones born – won 10 NBA titles with the Boston Celtics

1895  Jack Dempsey born – heavyweight champion 1919 to 1926 – 61 wins, 5 losses, 9 draws

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2008  Felix Hernandez of Seattle hits a grand slam off of Johan Santana of Mets – 1^st AL pitcher to hit a grand slam since 1971

2005  San Antonio beats Detroit in game 7 of NBA finals – Tim Duncan MVP

2003  Barry Bonds steals his 500^th base – only player in MLB history with 500 HRs and 500 steals – ends with 762 HRs and 514 steals

1988  George Steinbrenner fires Billy Martin for the 5^th time – Lou Piniella takes over

1986  San Francisco beats San Diego 18-1 – 14 Giants get a hit and 13 score to tie MLB record

1986  Atlanta beats Dodgers 6-5 in 9 innings, but leave 18 runners on base

1985  Laffit Pincay Jr. becomes the 2^nd jockey to win $100 million in purses

1981  The longest game in professional baseball came to an end. Minor league teams Pawtucket and Rochester played 33 innings. Game began April 18 and ended tied after 32 innings. The next time Rochester was in town was today and it took just one inning and a total of 18 minutes for Pawtucket to win

1974  Mike Marshall gets his 3^rd win over Giants in last three games – 21^st, 22^nd, and today

1972  Houston Rockets trade Elvin Hayes to Baltimore Bullets – will average 21.2 points per game and 12.7 rebounds for them in 9 seasons – will trade him back to Houston June 8, 1981

1971  Rick Wise of Philadelphia no hits Reds 4-0 – also hit 2 HRs

1967  Jim Ryan sets the mile record of 3:51:1 in Bakersfield, Ca.

1954  Harmon Killebrew makes his MLB debut as a pinch hitter – will be .256/573/1,584 and MVP in 22 seasons

1927  Lou Gehrig hits 3 HRs vs. Boston – 1^st time 3 HRs by one player at Fenway

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2000  Indiana Pacers announce that Larry Bird will not return as coach – his record was 147-67 in 3 years

1995  Reds pinch hitters Eric Anthony and Eddie Taubensee each hit a HR in the 8^th inning – 1^st time pinch hitters hit a HR in same inning in NL in 20 years

1994  Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 31^st HR of the season – at the time was most HRs before the end of June ever

1994  Houston beats NY Knicks in game 7 of NBA finals – Hakeem Olajuwon MVP – 26.9 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3.86 blocks

1990  Bobby Cox takes over as manager of Atlanta                     

1987  Tom Seaver retires – 311 wins, 2.86 ERA, Rookie of the Year, 3 time Cy Young winner

1987  Chicago Bulls choose Scotty Pippen with 5^th pick in NBA draft

1985  Curt Flood makes his MLB debut with St. Louis – gets a single to win the game 2-1 over Cubs

1982  Pete Rose gets his 3,772^nd hit to move pass Hank Aaron as second all-time – trails only Ty Cobb (4,189) – ends with 4,256

1982  Rookie Wade Boggs hits his 1^st MLB HR to give Boston a 5-4 win over Tigers in 11 innings – he improves his average to .258 – will end the season .349

1976  Randy Jones ties NL record of 68 innings without giving up a walk – will not break the record when he issues a walk in the 8^th

1947  Pete Maravich born – averaged 44.2 points per game in college (before 3 point line existed) and 24 points in 10 year NBA career

1908  Honus Wagner gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 3,420

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2009  Tony LaRussa of St. Louis wins his 2,500^th game as manager – only 3^rd to ever do so

2005  NYY down 11-7 score 13 runs in the 8^th to beat Tampa Bay 20-11 – 77 combined total bases ties AL record

1994  Steffi Graf loses in the first round at Wimbledon – 1^st time a defending champion lost in the first round of a major

1988  LA Lakers beat Detroit 108-105 in game 7 of NBA finals – James Worthy had triple double with 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 10 assists – all three Lakers series went to a game 7

1986  Heisman Trophy winner Bo Jackson signs with the Kansas City Royals

1974  Braves fire manager Eddie Mathews – played 15 years with the franchise – record 149-161 as manager

1973  Dave Winfield of San Diego hits his 1^st HR – ends with 465

1971  Ken Harrelson announces his retirement from baseball to play pro golf

1970  Brazil beats Italy 4-1 to win World Cup

1970  In 2^nd game of a doubleheader, Cesar Gutierrez goes 7 for 7 in a 12 inning game to tie MLB record set in 1892 – he will have 7 total hits in 1971 and 128 for his career

1968  Cubs beat Reds 3-2 – they are Chicago’s first runs in 48 innings to tie MLB record

1964  Philadelphia’s Jim Bunning pitches a perfect game vs. Mets – Mets get only 3 hits in the doubleheader

1959  Hank Aaron hits 3 HRs as Braves beat Giants 13-3 – surprisingly this is his only 3 HR game of his career total of 755 HRs

1950  Joe DiMaggio gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 2,214

1941  Red Sox lose to Browns 13-9 – it is Lefty Grove’s 1^st loss at Fenway in 20 straight games

1939  NYY announce that Lou Gehrig will retire

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2007  Sammy Sosa hits his 600^th HR – joins Aaron, Ruth, Bonds, and Mays

2006  Miami Heat beat Dallas to win NBA title – Dwayne Wade MVP

2004  Ken Griffey Jr. gets his 500^th HR

2001  Barry Bonds hits his 38^th HR – most ever before All-Star break – ends season with 73

1998  Sammy Sosa hits his 21^st HR in 30 days – unprecedented in MLB history

1997  Aaron Boone makes his MLB debut – has a hit, RBI, and stolen base – was also ejected from the game in 6^th inning

1993  Chicago Bulls win 3^rd straight NBA title by beating Phoenix in 6 games – Michael Jordan MVP with average of 41 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists

1985  Reggie Jackson hits his 513^th HR to move pass Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews on all time list – ends with 563

1982  Pete Rose plays in his 3,000^th game – only Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, and Carl Yastrzemski had done so – Rose ended with 3,562

1980  Roberto Duran beats Sugar Ray Leonard to win the WBC welterweight title in a 15 round unanimous decision

1973  Bobby Bonds hits a leadoff HR for NL record 22^nd time – Rickey Henderson holds all time record with 81

1970  Brooks Robinson gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 2,848

1968  St. Louis beats Chicago Cubs 1-0 – it is the Cubs 5^th consecutive shutout loss in a row

1965  Al Kaline gets his 1,000^th RBI – ends with 1,583

1960  Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 rounds for the heavyweight championship

1915  Honus Wagner becomes the 1^st player in MLB history to connect on 100 HRs – ends career with 101

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2000  NYY beat Boston 22-1 – scored 9 runs in the 8^th and 7 in the 9^th

2000  Shaquille O’Neal NBA Finals MVP – averaged 38 points, 16.7 rebounds and 2.67 blocks in 6 games as Lakers win their 1^st title in 12 years’

1999  Women’s World Cup soccer opens at Giants Stadium – 78,992 fans see the US win

1999  Trevor Hoffman gets his 200^th MLB save

1996  John Smoltz of Braves beats Padres 5-1 – his 14^th straight win – record is 14-1, 2.26 ERA – ends the season 24-8, 2.94 ERA and wins Cy Young award

1992  Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight title

1989  NY Mets Dwight Gooden gets his 100^th win – record now is 100-37 – ends career 194-112, 3.51 ERA

1988  Detroit loses to LA Lakers despite 43 points by Isiah Thomas (25 in 3^rd quarter) as series is tied 3-3

1988  Jeff Reardon of Minnesota gets his 20^th save for the 7^th straight season – will do it 12 times in his 16 year career for a total of 367

1986  Len Bias, 1^st round selection of the Boston Celtics, dies of a cocaine induced seizure

1984  Chicago Bulls select Michael Jordan with the 3^rd pick in NBA draft – Hakeem Olajuwon #1 and Sam Bowie #2

1977  Red Sox hit 5 HRs in a 11-1 win over NYY – 16 in 3 days MLB record

1973  Pete Rose gets his 2,000^th hit and Willie Davis of Dodgers does the same – Rose ends with 4,256 and Davis 2,561

1969  Dave McNally of Baltimore improves his record to 10-0 – he will end the season 20-7

1961  Roger Maris hits his 25^th HR – 7 ahead of the pace Babe Ruth set in 1927

1936  Max Schmeling KOs Joe Louis

1903  Lou Gehrig born - .340 average, 493 HRs, 1,995 RBI, 2,164 games played in his career

1867  1^st running of the Belmont – was won by Ruthless and purse was $1,800

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2005  Derek Jeter gets his 1^st grand slam – 5,770 at bats

2000  Colorado beats Arizona 19-2 – Mike Lansing hits for the cycle by the 4^th inning

2000  Oakland beats KC 21-3 – every starter had at least 1 hit and 1 RBI – totaled 21 hits and 10 walks

1993  Expos Dennis Martinez gets his 200^th win – ends with 245

1991  NYY pick off 3 Toronto Blue Jays runners in a 4-2 win

1990  Hale Irwin wins the US Open

1986  Don Sutton wins his 300^th game – ends with 324, 3.26 ERA in 23 seasons

1982  Reggie Jackson gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 2,584

1975  Fred Lynn of Red Sox gets 10 RBI in a 15-1 win

1961  Boston Red Sox are down 12-5 to Washington with one out in the 9^th inning – win the game 13-12

1960  Arnold Palmer (280) wins the 60^th US Open – shot a 65

1953  Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3 – they score 17 runs in the 7^th inning – Gene Stephens ties AL record with 3 hits in an inning

1950  Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in the 1^st inning – beat A’s 21-2

1924  George Mikan was born – NBA pioneer

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2009  Ivan Rodriguez catches his 2,227^th game passing Carlton Fisk

2008  Celtics beat LA Lakers to win 17^th NBA title – Paul Pierce MVP

2001  Blake Stein of KC strikes out 8 straight Milwaukee hitters to tie AL record – MLB record is 10 by Tom Seaver

1994  Patrick Ewing tied NBA finals record with 8 blocks in game 5 of NBA finals – Walton, Olajuwon, and O’Neal

1994  Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 30^th HR of the season – only 2^nd player to hit 30 before the end of June (Babe Ruth in 1928 and 1930)

1992  Philadelphia trades Charles Barkley to Phoenix – he will win MVP in 1993

1983  Bob Welch of Dodgers blanks Reds 1-0 – the one run was his 1^st MLB HR – had 2 HRs in his 17 seasons

1980  Venus Williams was born

1978  NYY Ron Guidry strikes out 18 Angels in a 4-0 win – record now is 11-0 with 1.45 ERA – ends season 25-3, 1.73 ERA and wins Cy Young award

1976  ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets, and Spurs) merge with NBA

1973  Johnny Miller (279) wins 73^rd US Open

1970  Chicago Cubs beat San Francisco as Willie Mays hit his 615^th HR and Ernie Banks his 504^th

1962  Jack Nicklaus (283) wins 62^nd US Open

1960  Ted Williams hits his 500^th HR – joins Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Mel Ott as the only ones to do so – ends career with 521

1954  Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight championship – it is his 47^th straight win

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2005  46 year old Julio Franco gets 2 steals in a game vs. Reds

2001  John Olerud of Seattle hits for the cycle for the 2^nd time of his career

1999  LA Lakers name Phil Jackson as head coach

1997  Chicago Cubs beat White Sox 8-3 – 1^st meeting between them since 1906

1996  Bulls beat Seattle to win NBA title for the 4^th time in 6 years – Michael Jordan is the first player ever to win 4 NBA Finals MVP awards

1995  St. Louis Cardinals fire manager Joe Torre

1995  Andre Dawson hits his 400^th NL HR – hit #400 to 428 with Red Sox

1993  Michael Jordan scores 55 points in a Bulls win over Phoenix in game 4 of NBA finals – 2^nd most ever (61 by Elgin Baylor in 1962)

1991  Otis Nixon ties MLB record with 6 steals in the game (set in 1902)

1979  Carl Yastrzemski gets his 1,000^th extra base hit – 15^th to do so  

1978  Tom Seaver of Reds gets his 1^st and only no hitter of his 311 wins

1975  Milwaukee trades Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to LA Lakers for 4 players

1969  Rod Carew steals home for the 6^th time this season

1968  Lee Trevino (275) wins the 68^th US Open

1951  Ben Hogan (287) wins his 3^rd US open

1938  Boston’s Jimmie Foxx is walked MLB record 6 times in the game

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2003  San Antonio beats NJ Nets to win NBA finals in 6 games

2002  Rafael Palmeiro of Texas gets his 1,000^th extra base hit

2001  LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 108-96 to win NBA title – Lakers were 15-1 in playoff games this year – Shaquille O’Neal MVP

1999  Jim Abbot of Brewers records his 1^st MLB hit – he was born without a right hand – 10 seasons 87-108, 4.25 ERA, 31 complete games

1998  Sammy Sosa hits his 15^th HR in the last 16 games – ends season with 66

1997  Ernie Els (276) wins 97^th US Open

1996  LA Dodgers record their 1^st triple play in 47 years

1995  Mike Benjamin of Giants gets his 15^th hit in last 4 games – career .229 hitter in 13 seasons

1994  NY Giants cut Phil Simms – 15 years, 2 Super Bowls

1980  Jack Nicklaus (272) wins US Open

1977  NY Mets trade Tom Seaver to Cincinnati – won 3 Cy Young awards while with Mets

1976  A game at a domed stadium is rained out? Pittsburgh at Astros game is rained out when severe weather prevented umpires and stadium personnel from arriving – only both teams were present

1968  Tommy John hits 4 batters in the game

1963  Juan Marichal no hits Houston for a 1-0 win – gave up 2 walks

1962  Pirates beat Atlanta 9-8 – both Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente hit a grand slam in the game

1960  Jockey Angel Cordero wins his 1^st race – ends with 7,054

1958  Wade Boggs born - .328 average in 18 seasons, led league 5 times, 15 seasons with .300 or better

1928  Ty Cobb steals home for the last time in his career – did it 54 times

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2007  San Antonio beats Cleveland for NBA title

2006  Steve Finley of Giants hits his 300^th HR – 6^th ever to have 300 HRs and 300 steals

2005  Ichiro Suzuki gets his 1,000^th hit in 696 games

2004  Jim Thome hits his 400^th HR

2002  Shawn Green hits 2 consecutive HRs – hit 2 consecutive in prior game and ties MLB record with 4 straight

2001  Mark McGwire hits his 563^rd HR to pass Reggie Jackson

1998  Chicago Bulls get their 6^th NBA title in 8 years – Michael Jordan wins record 6^th Finals MVP with 33.5 average

1996  Jeff Bagwell of Houston ties MLB record with 4 doubles vs. Giants

1995  Houston wins NBA title sweeping Orlando – 1^st six seed to win it

1994  NY Rangers beat Vancouver 4 games to 3 to win Stanley Cup

1992  Chicago beats Portland 97-93 to win NBA championship – Michael Jordan is MVP with 35.8 average

1990  Detroit beats Portland to win back to back NBA titles – only 3^rd team to do so (Boston and Lakers)

1987  Mike Schmidt gets his 2,000^th hit – ended with 2,234

1987  LA Lakers beat Boston in 6 games to win NBA title – Magic Johnson MVP

1979  Willie Aikens of KC hits a grand slam for the 2^nd straight day – 8^th to do so

1979  Willie McCovey hits his 513^th  HR – passes Eddie Mathews and Ernie Banks

1978  Pete Rose gets 2 hits – the start of his 44 game hitting streak

1974  Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Boston hitters in 13 innings – Cecil Cooper struck out 6 straight times – Angels win in 15 with a no decision for Ryan

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2004  Catcher Pat Borders of Seattle steals a base – last one was 1994

2003  Roger Clemens wins his 300^th and gets his 4,000^th strikeout – ends with 354 wins and 4,672 strikeouts, 3.12 ERA, and 7 Cy Young awards

1998  Javy Lopez and Andruw Jones hit back to back HRs twice in consecutive innings (2^nd and 3^rd)

1997  Bulls beat Utah to win NBA title on Steve Kerr’s jumper with 5 seconds to go in the game

1997  Detroit pitcher Omar Olivares hits a triple – 1^st pitcher to hit a triple in AL in 24 years

1994  Jose Canseco of Texas has 5 hits (3 HRs and 8 RBI) in win over Seattle

1993  Phoenix Suns beat Chicago 129-121 in 3 OTs of NBA finals – 2^nd 3 OT finals game (1976)

1990  Willie Wilson of KC steals his 600^th base – ends with 668

1990  Steve Avery makes his MLB debut – 8 runs in 2 1/3^rd innings

1989  Detroit Pistons beat LA Lakers to win their 1^st NBA title – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s last game

1989  John Dopson of Boston commits 4 balks in just 3 2/3^rd innings – Red Sox beat Detroit 8-7

1989  Jack Clark of Padres sets MLB record with 9 strikeouts in 2 games

1973  Garvey-Lopes-Cey-Russell play together for the 1^st time for LA Dodgers – lasted 8 seasons

1962  Sandy Koufax hits his 1^st MLB HR (off of Warren Spahn) – ends career with 2 HRs in 858 plate appearances

1948  Babe Ruth’s final appearance at Yankee Stadium – had his # retired – career .342 average, 714 HRs, 2,213 RBI

1947  First night game at Fenway Park – Red Sox beat White Sox 5-3

1935  James Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 for heavyweight championship

1912  Christy Mathewson gets his 300^th win – ends with 373 wins, 2.13 ERA in 17 seasons – won over 30 games 4 times and over 20 eight other times

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2007  Justin Verlander of Detroit no hits Milwaukee – gave up 4 walks

2004  San Francisco beats Baltimore 9-6 – in the game Barry Bonds hit his 675^th HR and Rafael Palmeiro hit his 537^th to pass Mickey Mantle

2002  LA Lakers sweep New Jersey to win 3^rd straight NBA title

1997  1^st inter league game played – San Francisco beats Rangers 4-3

1991  Chicago Bulls win NBA championship for 1^st time

1991  Steve Avery of Braves beats NY Mets 6-1 – he also had 4 hits

1984  Boston beats LA Lakers 111-102 to win 15^th NBA title – Cedric Maxwell scored 24

1981  Larry Holmes TKOs Leon Spinks in 3 rounds for heavyweight title

1975  Billy Williams hits his 400^th HR – ends career .290 average, 426 HRs, 1,475 RBI

1967  Longest night game in MLB history (22 innings, 6 hours 38 minutes) – Washington beats White Sox 6-5

1959  Casey Stengel gets his 1,000^th win as NYY manager – career 3,766 games, 1,905 wins

1954  Bob Feller gets his 2,500^th strikeout – ends with 2,581

1948  Citation wins the Belmont and is the 8^th Triple Crown winner

1939  Hall of Fame dedicated in Cooperstown – among those present were Ty Cobb, Grover Cleveland Alexander, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, and Cy Young

1928  Lou Gehrig hits 2 HRs and 2 triples for 5 RBI in 15-7 win over White Sox

1920  Man O’ War wins the Belmont

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2003  Six Astros pitchers no hit the New York Yankees – first no hitter for Yankees since 1958 – New York ties record with 8 straight strikeouts

1999  NY Knicks advance to NBA finals – 1^st #8 seed to ever advance

1993  Bulls beat Suns in NBA finals game – Jordan and Barkley each score 42 – first time in finals history opposing players score 40 or more

1990  Nolan Ryan pitches his 6^th no hitter

1987  Celtics beat LA in game 5 of NBA finals – Boston ties record with 5 players scoring 20 or more

1966  Ernie Banks ties NLB record with 3 triples in the game

1956  Joe Montana born – 40,551 yards passing, 273 TDs, 4 Super Bowls

1913  Vince Lombardi born – 96-34-6 – 5 NFL championships, 2 Super Bowls

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2008  Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 600^th HR – joins Mays, Aaron, Ruth, Mays, and Sosa

2006  Reggie Sanders of Royals hits his 300^th HR – 5^th to have 300 HRs and 300 steals (Barry and Bobby Bonds, Mays, and Andre Dawson) – ends career 305 HRs and 304 steals

1998  Tim Raines of NYY steals his 800^th base – ends with 808

1997  Kevin Brown of Florida no hits Giants 9-0 – only miscue for a perfect game was one hit batter

1996  Colorado sweeps Florida to win  Stanley Cup

1992  Mark McGwire hits his 200^th HR – ends with 583

1981  Pete Rose gets his 3,630^th hit to tie Stan Musial for best in NL all time

1978  Affirmed wins the Triple Crown – Alydar is the only horse to finish 2^nd in all 3 races

1972  Hank Aaron hits his 14^th career grand slam and ties Gil Hodges NL record

1966  Mets pitcher Dick Rustek makes his MLB debut and beats Reds 5-0 – only career win – ends career 1-2 with 3.00 ERA

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 9

2000  Shaquille O’Neal sets NBA playoff record with 39 free throw attempts – made 18 – one short of record

1988  Angels beat Arizona 10-8 – Cecil Fielder of Angels and Yamil Benitez of Arizona hit a grand slam in the 3^rd inning

1996  Atlanta’s John Smoltz beats Colorado 8-3 – record now is 12-1 2.54 ERA – ends season 24-8 2.94 ERA and wins Cy Young award

1995  Houston Rockets win their 7^th straight road playoff win – NBA record – Robert Horry gets 7 steals in the game

1993  Montreal beats LA Kings 4 games to 1 to win Stanley Cup

1990  Dodgers Eddie Murray hits a HR from both sides of the plate for the 10^th time – ties Mickey Mantle’s MLB record                                               

1989  Darryl Strawberry hits his 200^th HR – ends with 335

1985  LA Lakers beat Boston to win NBA title – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar MVP

1980  Red Auerbach works a trade that gets the Celtics Robert Parrish and a pick that will turn out to be Kevin McHale

1978  Larry Holmes beats Ken Norton in 15 for heavyweight title

1975  Carl Yastrzemski hits his 500^th double – ends with 646

1973  Secretariat wins the Belmont by 31 lengths and the Triple Crown – 1^st winner in 25 years

1966  Minnesota beats KC 9-4 – Twins hit 5 HRs in the 7^th inning

1963  Catcher Tim McCarver of St. Louis hits an inside the park HR

1914  Honus Wagner gets his 3,000^th hit – ends with 3,420 at time only 2^nd in MLB history with 3,000