TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 27

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