TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 1

2005  George Mikan died – NBA pioneer who played from 1948 to 1956

1997  Rookie pitcher John Thomson gets his 1^st MLB win also had 4 hits and 3 RBI

1997  Michael Jordan wins game 1 of NBA finals with his last second jump shot 84-82 – scored 32 points in the game

1995  Darin Erstad selected #1 in MLB draft - .282 average, 699 RBI, 1,697 hits in 1,654 games in 14 seasons

1994  Reggie Miller scored 5 three point field goals in the 4^th quarter in win over NY Knicks – total 39 points

1993  Dan Majerle of Suns gets NBA record 8 three point field goals in win over Seattle

1992  Penguins sweep Chicago for Stanley Cup

1987  Phil Niekro gets his 314^th win – with brother Joe they have 530 to pass Gaylord and Jim Perry as #1 brother combination

1979  Seattle beats Washington 97-93 to win their only NBA championship

1977  Dennis Eckersley gives up a run in the 5^th to Seattle – had gone 22 1/3^rd without doing so

1975  Angels’ Nolan Ryan gets his 100^th win – it is his 4^th no hitter to tie Sandy Koufax

1941  Mel Ott gets his 400^th HR and 1,500^th RBI – ends 511 and 1,860

1939  1^st boxing match on TV – Lon Nova beats Max Baer

1925  Lou Gehrig pinch hits for NYY – begins his 2,130 consecutive game streak played