Sports History 365: June 2013

Tuesday, June 18, 2013

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 19

2000 NYY beat Boston 22-1 – scored 9 runs in the 8^th and 7 in the 9^th

2000 Shaquille O’Neal NBA Finals MVP – averaged 38 points, 16.7 rebounds and 2.67 blocks in 6 games as Lakers win their 1^st title in 12 years’

1999 Women’s World Cup soccer opens at Giants Stadium – 78,992 fans see the US win

1999 Trevor Hoffman gets his 200^th MLB save

1996 John Smoltz of Braves beats Padres 5-1 – his 14^th straight win – record is 14-1, 2.26 ERA – ends the season 24-8, 2.94 ERA and wins Cy Young award

1992 Evander Holyfield beats Larry Holmes in 12 for heavyweight title

1989 NY Mets Dwight Gooden gets his 100^th win – record now is 100-37 – ends career 194-112, 3.51 ERA

1988 Detroit loses to LA Lakers despite 43 points by Isiah Thomas (25 in 3^rd quarter) as series is tied 3-3

1988 Jeff Reardon of Minnesota gets his 20^th save for the 7^th straight season – will do it 12 times in his 16 year career for a total of 367

1986 Len Bias, 1^st round selection of the Boston Celtics, dies of a cocaine induced seizure

1984 Chicago Bulls select Michael Jordan with the 3^rd pick in NBA draft – Hakeem Olajuwon #1 and Sam Bowie #2

1977 Red Sox hit 5 HRs in a 11-1 win over NYY – 16 in 3 days MLB record

1973 Pete Rose gets his 2,000^th hit and Willie Davis of Dodgers does the same – Rose ends with 4,256 and Davis 2,561

1969 Dave McNally of Baltimore improves his record to 10-0 – he will end the season 20-7

1961 Roger Maris hits his 25^th HR – 7 ahead of the pace Babe Ruth set in 1927

1936 Max Schmeling KOs Joe Louis

1903 Lou Gehrig born - .340 average, 493 HRs, 1,995 RBI, 2,164 games played in his career

1867 1^st running of the Belmont – was won by Ruthless and purse was $1,800

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 18

2005 Derek Jeter gets his 1^st grand slam – 5,770 at bats

2000 Colorado beats Arizona 19-2 – Mike Lansing hits for the cycle by the 4^th inning

2000 Oakland beats KC 21-3 – every starter had at least 1 hit and 1 RBI – totaled 21 hits and 10 walks

1993 Expos Dennis Martinez gets his 200^th win – ends with 245

1991 NYY pick off 3 Toronto Blue Jays runners in a 4-2 win

1990 Hale Irwin wins the US Open

1986 Don Sutton wins his 300^th game – ends with 324, 3.26 ERA in 23 seasons

1982 Reggie Jackson gets his 2,000^th hit – ends with 2,584

1975 Fred Lynn of Red Sox gets 10 RBI in a 15-1 win

1961 Boston Red Sox are down 12-5 to Washington with one out in the 9^th inning – win the game 13-12

1960 Arnold Palmer (280) wins the 60^th US Open – shot a 65

1953 Red Sox beat Detroit 23-3 – they score 17 runs in the 7^th inning – Gene Stephens ties AL record with 3 hits in an inning

1950 Cleveland Indians score 14 runs in the 1^st inning – beat A’s 21-2

1924 George Mikan was born – NBA pioneer

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 17

2009 Ivan Rodriguez catches his 2,227^th game passing Carlton Fisk

2008 Celtics beat LA Lakers to win 17^th NBA title – Paul Pierce MVP

2001 Blake Stein of KC strikes out 8 straight Milwaukee hitters to tie AL record – MLB record is 10 by Tom Seaver

1994 Patrick Ewing tied NBA finals record with 8 blocks in game 5 of NBA finals – Walton, Olajuwon, and O’Neal

1994 Ken Griffey Jr. hits his 30^th HR of the season – only 2^nd player to hit 30 before the end of June (Babe Ruth in 1928 and 1930)

1992 Philadelphia trades Charles Barkley to Phoenix – he will win MVP in 1993

1983 Bob Welch of Dodgers blanks Reds 1-0 – the one run was his 1^st MLB HR – had 2 HRs in his 17 seasons

1980 Venus Williams was born

1978 NYY Ron Guidry strikes out 18 Angels in a 4-0 win – record now is 11-0 with 1.45 ERA – ends season 25-3, 1.73 ERA and wins Cy Young award

1976 ABA (Nets, Pacers, Nuggets, and Spurs) merge with NBA

1973 Johnny Miller (279) wins 73^rd US Open

1970 Chicago Cubs beat San Francisco as Willie Mays hit his 615^th HR and Ernie Banks his 504^th

1962 Jack Nicklaus (283) wins 62^nd US Open

1960 Ted Williams hits his 500^th HR – joins Babe Ruth, Jimmie Foxx, and Mel Ott as the only ones to do so – ends career with 521

1954 Rocky Marciano beats Ezzard Charles in 15 for heavyweight championship – it is his 47^th straight win

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 16

2005 46 year old Julio Franco gets 2 steals in a game vs. Reds

2001 John Olerud of Seattle hits for the cycle for the 2^nd time of his career

1999 LA Lakers name Phil Jackson as head coach

1997 Chicago Cubs beat White Sox 8-3 – 1^st meeting between them since 1906

1996 Bulls beat Seattle to win NBA title for the 4^th time in 6 years – Michael Jordan is the first player ever to win 4 NBA Finals MVP awards

1995 St. Louis Cardinals fire manager Joe Torre

1995 Andre Dawson hits his 400^th NL HR – hit #400 to 428 with Red Sox

1993 Michael Jordan scores 55 points in a Bulls win over Phoenix in game 4 of NBA finals – 2^nd most ever (61 by Elgin Baylor in 1962)

1991 Otis Nixon ties MLB record with 6 steals in the game (set in 1902)

1979 Carl Yastrzemski gets his 1,000^th extra base hit – 15^th to do so

1978 Tom Seaver of Reds gets his 1^st and only no hitter of his 311 wins

1975 Milwaukee trades Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Walt Wesley to LA Lakers for 4 players

1969 Rod Carew steals home for the 6^th time this season

1968 Lee Trevino (275) wins the 68^th US Open

1951 Ben Hogan (287) wins his 3^rd US open

1938 Boston’s Jimmie Foxx is walked MLB record 6 times in the game

Thursday, June 13, 2013

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 15

2003 San Antonio beats NJ Nets to win NBA finals in 6 games
2002 Rafael Palmeiro of Texas gets his 1,000th extra base hit
2001 LA Lakers beat Philadelphia 108-96 to win NBA title – Lakers were 15-1 in playoff games this year – Shaquille O’Neal MVP
1999 Jim Abbot of Brewers records his 1st MLB hit – he was born without a right hand – 10 seasons 87-108, 4.25 ERA, 31 complete games
1998 Sammy Sosa hits his 15th HR in the last 16 games – ends season with 66
1997 Ernie Els (276) wins 97th US Open
1996 LA Dodgers record their 1st triple play in 47 years
1995 Mike Benjamin of Giants gets his 15th hit in last 4 games – career .229 hitter in 13 seasons
1994 NY Giants cut Phil Simms – 15 years, 2 Super Bowls
1980 Jack Nicklaus (272) wins US Open
1977 NY Mets trade Tom Seaver to Cincinnati – won 3 Cy Young awards while with Mets
1976 A game at a domed stadium is rained out? Pittsburgh at Astros game is rained out when severe weather prevented umpires and stadium personnel from arriving – only both teams were present
1968 Tommy John hits 4 batters in the game
1963 Juan Marichal no hits Houston for a 1-0 win – gave up 2 walks
1962 Pirates beat Atlanta 9-8 – both Hank Aaron and Roberto Clemente hit a grand slam in the game
1960 Jockey Angel Cordero wins his 1st race – ends with 7,054
1958 Wade Boggs born - .328 average in 18 seasons, led league 5 times, 15 seasons with .300 or better
1928 Ty Cobb steals home for the last time in his career – did it 54 times

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 14

2007 San Antonio beats Cleveland for NBA title
2006 Steve Finley of Giants hits his 300th HR – 6th ever to have 300 HRs and 300 steals
2005 Ichiro Suzuki gets his 1,000th hit in 696 games
2004 Jim Thome hits his 400th HR
2002 Shawn Green hits 2 consecutive HRs – hit 2 consecutive in prior game and ties MLB record with 4 straight
2001 Mark McGwire hits his 563rd HR to pass Reggie Jackson
1998 Chicago Bulls get their 6th NBA title in 8 years – Michael Jordan wins record 6th Finals MVP with 33.5 average
1996 Jeff Bagwell of Houston ties MLB record with 4 doubles vs. Giants
1995 Houston wins NBA title sweeping Orlando – 1st six seed to win it
1994 NY Rangers beat Vancouver 4 games to 3 to win Stanley Cup
1992 Chicago beats Portland 97-93 to win NBA championship – Michael Jordan is MVP with 35.8 average – 1ST player to win it in consecutive years – Portland set NBA record by making 21 of 21 free throw attempts
1990 Detroit beats Portland to win back to back NBA titles – only 3rd team to do so (Boston and Lakers)
1987 Mike Schmidt gets his 2,000th hit – ended with 2,234
1987 LA Lakers beat Boston in 6 games to win NBA title – Magic Johnson MVP
1979 Willie Aikens of KC hits a grand slam for the 2nd straight day – 8th to do so
1979 Willie McCovey hits his 513th HR – passes Eddie Mathews and Ernie Banks amd becomes the all-time NL leader left handed batter
1978 Pete Rose gets 2 hits – the start of his 44 game hitting streak
1974 Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Boston hitters in 13 innings – Cecil Cooper struck out 6 straight times – Angels win in 15 with a no decision for Ryan
1876 George Hall of the Philadelphia Athletics becomes the 1st major leaguer to hit for the cycle

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY JUNE 13

2004 Catcher Pat Borders of Seattle steals a base – last one was 1994
2003 Roger Clemens wins his 300th and gets his 4,000th strikeout – ends with 354 wins and 4,672 strikeouts, 3.12 ERA, and 7 Cy Young awards
1998 Javy Lopez and Andruw Jones hit back to back HRs twice in consecutive innings (2nd and 3rd)
1997 Bulls beat Utah to win NBA title on Steve Kerr’s jumper with 5 seconds to go in the game
1997 Detroit pitcher Omar Olivares hits a triple – 1st pitcher to hit a triple in AL in 24 years
1994 Jose Canseco of Texas has 5 hits (3 HRs and 8 RBI) in win over Seattle
1993 Phoenix Suns beat Chicago 129-121 in 3 OTs of NBA finals – 2nd 3 OT finals game (1976)
1990 Willie Wilson of KC steals his 600th base – ends with 668
1990 Steve Avery makes his MLB debut – 8 runs in 2 1/3rd innings
1989 Detroit Pistons beat LA Lakers to win their 1st NBA title – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s last game
1989 John Dopson of Boston commits 4 balks in just 3 2/3rd innings – Red Sox beat Detroit 8-7
1989 Jack Clark of Padres sets MLB record with 9 strikeouts in 2 games
1973 Garvey-Lopes-Cey-Russell play together for the 1st time for LA Dodgers – lasted 8 seasons
1962 Sandy Koufax hits his 1st MLB HR (off of Warren Spahn) – ends career with 2 HRs in 858 plate appearances
1948 Babe Ruth’s final appearance at Yankee Stadium – had his # retired – career .342 average, 714 HRs, 2,213 RBI
1947 First night game at Fenway Park – Red Sox beat White Sox 5-3
1935 James Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 for heavyweight championship
1912 Christy Mathewson gets his 300th win – ends with 373 wins, 2.13 ERA in 17 seasons – won over 30 games 4 times and over 20 eight other times

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