Tuesday, April 30, 2013
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 1
2005 Johan Santana loses – had won 17 straight over 2 seasons
2004 Barry Bonds sets MLB record by being intentionally walked 4 times in a game
2003 Detroit Tigers lose a double header – record now 3-23
2002 Trevor Hoffman gets his 321st save – MLB record most with one team
1992 Rickey Henderson
1991 Nolan Ryan pitches his 7th no hitter – oldest to do so at age 44
1991 Rickey Henderson
1991 Darryl Strawberry of the Dodgers strikes out NL record 5 times
1988 Michael Jordan scores 55 against Cleveland
1980 Dallas
1974 Doc Ellis of Pittsburgh
1969 Don Wilson of Houston Houston
1925 17 year old Jimmie Foxx makes his MLB debut – career: .325 average, 534 Hrs, 1,922 RBI in 20 seasons
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 30
2002 Alex Rodriguez hits his 250th HR
2002 Angels beat Cleveland
2000 Randy Johnson wins his 6th game of the month – only 3rd in MLB history to do so
2000 St. Louis Cardinals end the month with 55 HRs – most ever for April
1998 Texas Rangers score their 180th run of the month – record for April
1997 Tino Martinez of NY Yankees gets his 34th RBI of the month – MLB record for April
1988 Houston’s Sleepy Floyd (42) and Hakeem Olajuwon (41) become only the 2nd teammates in playoff history to score 40 or more points in a game
1986 Seattle Boston
1974 Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox to tie MLB record
1971 Milwaukee Bucks led by Oscar Robertson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar win the NBA championship
1970 Billy Williams of Cubs plays in his 1,000th straight game – 1st in NL to do so
1961 Willie Mays hits 4 HRs in a game
1961 Isiah Thomas is born
1958 Ted Williams gets his 1,000th extra base hit
1946 Bob Feller no hits NYY – 2nd of his career 3 no hitters
Saturday, April 27, 2013
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 29
2007 Troy Tulowitski of Colorado turns 13th unassisted triple play in MLB history
2006 Jonathon Papelbon gets his 10th save in 10 chances for the month
2006 Albert Pujols hits 14th HR for the month – MLB record
2005 300 game winner Greg Maddux beats 300 game winner Roger Clemens 3-2
1996 John Franco gets his 300th save – 1st lefthander to get 300 – got his 1st save 12 years ago
1990 Pat Riley gets his 100th NBA playoff coaching win – passes Red Auerbach (99) – in the same game Hakeem Olajuwon had 10 blocks to tie playoff record
1988 Baltimore
1986 Roger Clemens sets MLB record with 20 strikeouts in the game – also tied AL
1981 Steve Carlton of Philadelphia
1962 Minnesota Cleveland
1962 Frank Thomas of the Mets is hit by a pitch twice in one inning – MLB record
1923 NYY sign 20 year old Lou Gehrig - $2,000 and $1,500 bonus
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 28
2007 Trevor Hoffman pitches his 803rd game for San Diego
2001 Seattle
1998 Juan Gonzalez of Rangers gets his 36th RBI of the month – MLB record
1998 Tony Gwynn of Padres goes 5 for 5 in a win over the Cubs – 9th time he has gone 5 or more – only Ty Cobb (14) and Pete Rose (10) have more
1993 Jim Valvano died
1989 Rickey Henderson
1988 Baltimore Orioles lose their 21st straight game to start the season – set AL
1985 NYY hire Billy Martin for the 4th time
1982 Pete Rose goes 5 for 5 – 9th time he has done so
1975 Bill Russell inducted into NBA Hall of Fame – 14,522 points, 21,620 rebounds, 4,100 assists, 5 time MVP, 11 time NBA champion, 2 NCAA championships, Olympic gold medal winner
1961 40 year old Warren Spahn no hits San Francisco
1956 Frank Robinson hits his 1st HR – ends with 586
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 27
2003 NY Mets lose a double header to Arizona
2003 Kevin Millwood of Philadelphia San Francisco
2002 Derek Lowe of Red Sox no hits Tampa Bay Fenway Park
2000 Jose Lima of Houston
1999 Rickey Henderson
1998 Tim Duncan named NBA Rookie of the Year – 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 2.51 blocks
1996 Barry Bonds hits his 300th HR – only 4th player with 300 HRs and 300 steals – Willie Mays, Andre Dawson and his father Bobby
1994 Joe Carter of Toronto
1993 Tim Wakefield of Pittsburgh 2 in 11 innings – he threw 172 pitches
1987 Red Sox Don Baylor gets his 2,000th hit – ends with 2,135
1983 Nolan Ryan gets his 3,509th strikeout – passes Walter Johnson to become #1 all time – ends with 5,714 - Johnson’s record had stood for 56 years
1971 Hank Aaron hits his 600th HR – joins Ruth and Mays
1969 Harmon Killebrew hits his 400th HR – ends career with 573
1950 Red Auerbach named coach of the Boston Celtics
1947 “Babe Ruth Day” is celebrated in every major league baseball park in the country
Thursday, April 25, 2013
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