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 200^th win – ends with 216, 3.46 ERA

2002  Shawn Green of Dodgers gets his 10^th 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 loses 12^th straight game and 32 of last 36 – record 12-39

1993  Dale Murphy of Colorado announces his retirement - .265 average, 398 HRs, 1,266 RBI, 2 time MVP in 18 seasons

1988  Red Sox Dwight Evans gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 2,466

1985  Boston beats LA in game 1 of NBA finals 148-114 – 148 is finals record – Scott Wedman shot 11 for 11

1981  Julius Erving wins NBA MVP – 25.2 points, 8.2 rebounds, 4.6 assists, 2.2 steals – only MVP in both ABA and NBA

1975  Philadelphia wins Stanley Cup beating Buffalo in 6 games

1973  Milwaukee Bucks end NBA season with 14 straight wins (60-22)

1968  Montreal and San Diego are awarded MLB franchises

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 6-1 – played 5 prior 1 run games and will play next 11 one run games – 8-8 record in the 16

1961  Ralph Boston is the 1^st to long jump 17’

1955  Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBI in the game

1937  Carl Hubbell wins his 24^th straight game over 2 seasons – will be 48-14 in 1936 and 1937 combined

1873  1^st Preakness won by Survivor