TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY MAY 19

2008  John Lester of Red Sox no hits KC – Jason Varitek catches his 4^th no hitter

2001  Ichiro Suzuki’s 23 game hitting streak ends

1999  Cincinnati beats Colorado 24-12 – Reds have 28 hits with 7 players 3 or more – Sean Casey reaches base all 7 times to tie MLB record – 28 hits ties MLB record set in 1902

1999  Arizona’s Luis Gonzalez has his 30 game hitting streak end

1996  Fred McGriff hits his 300^th HR – ends with 493

1996  White Sox beat Detroit 14-3 – Sox had 2 grand slams in the game

1991  Willy Ribbs is the 1^st black driver to reach the Indy 500

1987  Magic Johnson named NBA MVP – 23.9 points, 12.2 assists

1987  Milwaukee loses their 12^th straight game – had started the season with 13 straight wins – now are 20-15

1979  Spectacular Bid wins the Preakness on the way to Triple Crown

1976  Carl Yastrzemski plays in his 2,293^rd game with Boston to pass Ted Williams as #1 all time – will play in 3,308 for them

1976  Kevin Garnett born

1974  Philadelphia wins Stanley Cup 4 games to 2 over Boston

1973  Secretariat wins the 99^th Preakness on the way to the Triple Crown

1962  Stan Musial gets his 3,431^st hit - #1 in NL passing Honus Wagner

1935  The NFL announces a college draft will begin in 1936

1910  Cy Young wins his 500^th game – ends with 511, 2.63 ERA, 749 complete games in 22 seasons