TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY APRIL 8

2008  Chase Utley of Philadelphia is hit by a pitch 3 times in the game – ties MLB record

2003  NYY Hideki Matsui hits a grand slam in his 1^st game at Yankee Stadium

2003  Ivan Rodriguez of Florida gets walked 5 times in the game – ties NL record

1996  Chicago Bulls lose – end their 37 game home win streak to start the season

1995  Pat Riley of the NY Knicks gets his 750^th coaching win

1993  Don Nelson gets his 750^th NBA coaching win

1993  Carlos Baerga of Cleveland hit a HR from both sides of the plate in the same inning – 1^st to do so

1991  Jockey Willie Shoemaker is paralyzed in a car accident

1991  KC Jones gets his 500^th NBA coaching win

1990  54^th Golf Masters – Nick Faldo wins (278)

1989  One armed pitcher Jim Abbott makes his MLB debut – gets the loss, but ends the season 12-12 with a 3.92 ERA

1989  Alex English gets his 8^th straight season with 2,000 or more points

1975  Frank Robinson becomes the 1^st black manager in MLB

1974  Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth with his 715^th HR off of Al Downing

1966  The AFL Chooses Al Davis as commissioner

1963  Pete Rose makes his MLB debut and goes 0-3 – Career: .303 average, 4,256 hits, 2,165 runs, 3,562 games, 14,053 at bats in 24 seasons

1940  John Havlicek born