TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 13

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