TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 26

2006  Tampa Bay beats NYY 4-2 despite giving up 14 walks   

2006  Mike Piazza hits his 400^th HR – ends with 427

2005  New York Yankees beat Angels 12-4 as Alex Rodriguez drives in 10 runs – 11^th player to do so

2001  Luis Gonzalez hits his 13^th HR of the month – ties record

1997  With his 267^th HR, Ryne Sandberg of Cubs passes Joe Morgan to be the second baseman with the most HRs in MLB history

1990  Nolan Ryan of Texas beats White Sox 1-0 on one hit pitching – 12^th of his career to tie MLB record holder Bob Feller                                

1985  Mark Eaton of Utah blocks NBA playoff record 10 shots

1984  NJ Nets beat Philadelphia to advance to NBA finals

1982  Wade Boggs of Red Sox gets his 1^st MLB hit – ends with 3,010

1981  Oakland beats Seattle 9-4 – their record now is 17-1

1961  Roger Maris hits his 1^st HR of the season – will end with 61