Thursday, May 30, 2013
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 30
MAY 30
2001 Barry Bonds hits his 522nd HR to pass both Willie McCovey and Ted Williams on all time list – has 17 this month
1992 Minnesota Twins Bert Blyleven beats Angels – had wins as both a teenager and 40 year old in MLB
1991 Rickey Henderson
1987 Eric Davis of Cincinnati
1985 Edmonton Philadelphia
1982 Cal Ripken Jr. begins his consecutive games played streak
1977 Dennis Eckersley no hits Angels as Cleveland
1976 Rookie Alvan Adams scores 33 points and has 14 rebounds to beat Boston
1975 Willie McCovey hits his 16th grand slam and ties Hank Aaron for most in NL all time
1972 Manny Ramirez born
1971 Willie Mays passes Stan Musial’s NL record when he scored his 1,950th run – happened on his 638th HR – ends with 2,062 runs and 660 HRs
1967 Whitey Ford announces his retirement – 263 wins, 2.75 ERA – Cy Young in 1961 with 25-4 record
1962 Maury Wills hits a HR from both sides of the plate – only 7th at the time
1943 Gale Sayers born
1935 Babe Ruth plays in his final game – .342 average, 714 HRs, 2,213 RBI, 2,062 walks in 22 seasons – pitching record 94-46, 2.28 ERA, 107 complete games in 10 seasons
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 29
2000 Randy Velarde of Oakland
1997 Utah Houston
1995 Pitcher Chris Hammond of Florida
1994 Al Unser Jr. wins the Indy 500
1993 Jose Canseco pitches in the 8th inning of a 15-1 loss to the Red Sox – gave up 3 runs on 2 hits and 3 walks
1992 Tim Raines gets his 700th stolen base – ends with 808 for #5 all time
1990 Rickey Henderson steals his 893rd base to pass Ty Cobb – only Lou Brock with 938 is ahead of him – will end career with 1,406
1989 Mike Schmidt retires - .267/548/1,595, 3 time MVP
1984 Carmelo Anthony born
1980 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wins his 6th NBA MVP
1977 AJ Foyt wins the Indy 500 for 4th time
1976 Phil Niekro hits the 6th HR of his 22 season career – hit it off his brother Phil – had 7 HR, 1 triple, and 1 steal in his career
1975 Darryl Dawkins is drafted by the Philadelphia 76ers – High School player selected at #5
1971 Mets beat Padres in both games of a double header – Seaver struck out 10 in the 1st game and Ryan 15 in the 2nd – 9,354 strikeouts combined in their careers
1969 Hank Aaron is pinch hit for only 3rd time in his career
1952 Willie Mays enters the Army
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 28
2006 Barry Bonds hits his 715th HR to pass Babe Ruth
2004 Matt Clement of Cubs hits 3 batters in an inning
2003 Atlanta
1999 With Tim Wakefield 3 in one inning) – Boston
1998 Arizona
1995 White Sox beat Detroit 12 in 9 innings – teams combine to for MLB record 12 HRs and AL record 21 extra base hits in the game
1992 Terry Porter of Portland Utah
1988 Mariners beat NYY 6-1 – Seattle
1986 Larry Bird wins MVP – 25.8 points, 9.8 rebounds, 6.8 assists, 2.0 steals – it is his 3rd consecutive MVP award and he joins Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain as the only ones to win 3 in a row
1980 Oakland Oakland
1979 George Brett hit for the cycle plus added one more HR in the 16th to give KC a 5-4 win over Baltimore
1978 Al Unser wins Indy 500 for 3rd time
1978 Dennis Johnson of Seattle Washington
1951 Willie Mays gets his 1st MLB hit – career .302 average, 660 HRs, 1,903 RBI, 2 time MVP
1938 Jerry West born – 25,192 points, 5,336 rebounds, 6,238 assists, 14 time All-Star in 14 seasons
1930 Grover Cleveland Alexander makes his final MLB appearance – 373 wins, 2.56 ERA, 437 complete games in 20 seasons
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 27
MAY 27
2009 Red Sox pitchers tie MLB record with 6 wild pitches in 4-1 loss to the Twins
2006 Curt Schilling gets his 200th win – ends with 216, 3.46 ERA
2002 Shawn Green of Dodgers gets his 10th HR in 7 days
2000 Reds retire #24 uniform of Tony Perez -- .279 average, 279 HRs, 1,652 RBI
2000 Maurice Richard died – 8 time Stanley Cup winner – 544 career goals
1996 Detroit
1993 Dale Murphy of Colorado
1988 Red Sox Dwight Evans gets his 2,000th hit – ends with 2,466
1985 Boston
1981 Julius Erving wins NBA MVP – 25.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.2 steals – only MVP in both ABA
1975 Philadelphia Buffalo
1973 Milwaukee Bucks end NBA season with 14 straight wins (60-22)
1968 Montreal San Diego
1968 Frank Thomas born - .301 average, 521 HRs, 1,704 RBI, 2 time MVP
1968 Jeff Bagwell born - .297 average, 449 HRs, 1,529 RBI, MVP
1967 Reds beat Pittsburgh
1961 Ralph Boston is the 1st to long jump 17’
1955 Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBI in the game
1937 Carl Hubbell wins his 24th straight game over 2 seasons – will be 48-14 in 1936 and 1937 combined
1873 1st Preakness won by Survivor
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 26
2009 Zach Greinke beats Detroit
1999 “The Bill Russell Tribute” is held at Fleet Center
1999 Vince Carter named NBA Rookie of the Year – 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds. 3.0 assists
1997 Sammy Sosa of Cubs and Tony Womack of Pirates both hit inside the park HRs in the 6th inning of Cubs 2-1 win – 1st time it has happened in 20 years
1996 The White Sox hit 4 HRs in the 8th inning in a 12-1 win over Milwaukee – 16th time it has been done in the AL
1993 A long fly ball by Carlos Martinez bounces off the head of Jose Canseco and goes over the fence for a HR
1988 Edmonton Boston
1987 Larry Bird steals an inbound pass from Isiah Thomas and passes to Dennis Johnson for a 108-107 win
1969 Hank Aaron hits his 500th double – 3rd with 500 doubles and 500 HRs – ends with 624 doubles and 755 HRs
1966 Juan Marichal pitches a 14 inning shutout to beat Philadelphia – 6 hits, 1 walk, 10 strikeouts
1925 Ty Cobb is the 1st to get 1,000 extra base hits
Saturday, May 25, 2013
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 25
2008 Omar Vizquel of Giants plays in his 2,584th game at shortstop – passes Luis Aparicio for most all time
2002 Barry Bonds hits his 584th HR to move pass Mark McGwire for #5 all time
2002 Shawn Green of Dodgers hits 2 HRs – has 7 in 3 games to set MLB record
2002 Robert Hernandez of KC gets his 300th save – ends with 326
1997 Minnesota Twins retire #34 of Kirby Puckett - .318 average, 207 HRs, 1,085 RBI, 10 time All-Star in 12 seasons
1993 Charles Barkley named NBA MVP – 25.6 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.1 assists
1991 Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota
1989 Stanley Cup won by Calgary Montreal
1986 George Brett gets his 2,000th hit – ends with 3,154
1984 Red Sox trade Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner
1983 Kirk Gibson (Tigers) and Jorge Orta (Blue Jays) hit inside the park HRs in the same inning
1983 Pirates pitchers combine to walk 7 straight batters in an inning – tie MLB record
1982 Ferguson Jenkins gets his 3,000th strikeout – ends with 3,192
1982 Jim Palmer gets his 250th win – ends with 268, 2.86ERA and 3 Cy Youngs
1981 Carl Yastrzemski plays in his 3,000th game – joins Cobb, Musial and Aaron – ends with 3,308 in 23 seasons
1975 Dennis Eckersley of Indians beats Oakland
1975 Golden State Washington
1965 Twins beat Red Sox 17-5 – 9 different players hit a HR in the game to tie MLB record
1965 Muhammad Ali KOs Sonny Liston in 1 for heavyweight title
1951 Willie Mays makes his MLB debut – goes 0-5 - .302 average, 660 HRs, 1,903 RBI, 2 time MVP, 20 time All-Star
1935 Babe Ruth hits his 714th and last HR – hit 1st May 6, 1915
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 24
2007 John Smoltz gets his 200th win – 1st pitcher in MLB history with 200 wins and 150 saves – ends with 213 wins and 154 saves
2002 Shawn Green hits his 5th HR in 2 games to tie MLB record, but Dodgers lose 14-3 to Arizona
2000 Isiah Thomas and Bob McAdoo inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
2000 Mark McGwire hits his 20th HR in his 35th game
1995 White Sox and Rangers play longest double header in MLB history – 7 hours 39 minutes
1995 Dennis Eckersley gets his 300th save – 6th to do so – ends with 390 and 197 wins
1994 Philadelphia St. Louis
1993 Luis Polonia of Angels is caught stealing 3 times to tie AL
1992 Al Unser Jr. wins the Indy 500
1990 Edmonton Boston
1988 A power outage in Boston Garden
1987 Al Unser Sr. wins the Indy 500
1984 Tigers tie MLB record with 16th straight road win – record 35-5 – will end 104-58 and win World Series
1972 Pitcher Don Rose of Angels gets his 1st MLB win and hits his 1st HR – will not win or HR again – ends career 1974 with 1-4 record and will manage just one more hit
1969 Rookie Joe Sipin of San Diego makes his MLB debut and gets 2 triples – played only 68 games with 229 at bats – these are his only triples
1964 Lou Brock steals home for the 1st time in his career
1957 Cubs rookie Frank Ernaga hits a HR and triple in his 1st 2 at bats – will play 29 games in his career and have 2 HRs and 2 triples
TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 23
2002 Shawn Green of Dodgers goes 6 for 6 with 4 HRs and 7 RBI – MLB record 19 total bases
2000 Rickey Henderson gets his 2,000th walk – 3rd all time (Ruth and Williams) – will end with 2,190
1999 Tom Gordon gets his 50th straight save in 50 chances – had MLB best 46 saves in 1998
1999 Baltimore Texas
1996 Roger Clemens of Red Sox gets his 1st MLB hit – 1st by a Boston
1991 Baltimore
1984 Tigers beat Angels – record now 34-5 with 16 straight road wins
1982 Philadelphia
1980 Ferguson Jenkins wins his 250th game – ends with 284, 3.34 ERA
1978 AL
1978 Bill Walton named NBA MVP – 18.9 points, 13.2 rebounds
1976 Dave Cowens scores 25 points and has 21 rebounds in game 1 of NBA finals win over Phoenix
1975 Golden State Washington
1969 Rookie Al Oliver of Pittsburgh
1962 Rookie Joe Pepitone of NY Yankees hits 2 HRs in the 1st inning – 6th in AL
1958 Wilt Chamberlain says he will leave his final year at Kansas
1954 “Marvelous” Marvin Hagler born – middleweight champion 1980-87 – 62 wins, 3 losses, 2 draws, 52 KOs
1948 Joe DiMaggio gets 3 consecutive HRs in a 6-5 win
1924 Walter Johnson gets his 103rd career shutout – ends with 110
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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