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Today In Sports History: June 7, 2011

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1892 – John J Doyle of Cleveland Spiders is 1st to pinch hit in a baseball game

1906 – Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating NY Giants 19-0

1932 – Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) & bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2

1939 – Cleveland Indians sets AL record of 16 inning game without striking out, however lose game 5-4 to NY Yankees

1966 – NY Mets pass up Reggie Jackson to draft Steve Chilcott #1

1970 – Jockey Willie Shoemaker passes Johnny Longden with his 6,033 win

1982 – NY Mets draft Dwight Gooden, Roger McDowell & Randy Myers

1989 – Wayne Gretzky wins his 9th NHL Hart (MVP) Trophy in 10 years

1989 – 1st Baseball game to start outdoors & end indoors, as Toronto Blue Jays stadium closes roof during game at 8:48, & beat Brewers 4-2

1994 – A’s outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base

1997 – The Detroit Red Wings won their first NHL championship in 42 years. They swept the series with the Philadelphia Flyers.

1998 – The Baltimore Orioles retired Eddie Murray’s #33.

Today In Sports History: May 21, 2011

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1819 – 1st bicycles (swift walkers) in US introduced in NYC

1881 – US Nation Lawn Tennis Association forms

1891 – Boxers Peter Jackson & Jim Corbett fight to a draw in 61 rounds

1926 – White Sox Earl Sheely hits a record 6th consecutive double

1930 – NY Yankee Babe Ruth hits 3 consecutive homers

1943 – Fastest 9 inning AL baseball game (89 mins), White Sox beat Senators

1948 – NY Yankees Joe DiMaggio hits for cycle (single, double, triple, HR)

1952 – Brooklyn Dodgers score 15 runs in 1st inning & beat Cin Reds, 19-1

1966 – Muhammad Ali TKOs Henry Cooper in 6 for Heavyweight boxing title

1968 – Cubs Billy Williams sets outfielder record of 695 straight game

1969 – After 9,015 at bats Hank Aaron is lifted for a pinch hitter, Mike Lum, who doubled in a 15-3 victory over NY Mets

1977 – SD Padres beat Mont Expos, 11-8, in 21 innings

1994 – Reds bat out of order against Dodgers in 2nd inning

1996 – Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens beats Yankees for his 200th win

2006 – The Swedish ice hockey team Tre Kronor takes gold in the World Championship, becoming the first nation to hold both the World and Olympic titles separately in the same year.

Today In Sports History: May 13, 2011

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1953 – NY Giants Willie Mays & Darryl Spencer each hit 2 HRs & a triple

1955 – Mickey Mantle hits 3 consecutive HRs of at least 463′

1958 – Stan Musial, is 8th to get 3,000 hits

1960 – Phillies lose 3rd consecutive 1-0 game

1967 – NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career HR #500 off Stu Miller

1967 – Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries

1972 – Milwaukee Brewers beat Minn Twins, 4-3, in 22 innings (started 5/12)

1980 – Cincinnati Red Ray Knight hits 2 HRs in 5th inning vs NY Mets

1982 – Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros)

1983 – Reggie Jackson is 1st major leaguer to strike out 2,000 times

1989 – Minnesota Twin Kirby Puckett becomes 35th to hit 4 doubles in a game

1992 – Frank Stallone beats Geraldo Rivera in boxing on Howard Stern Show

1993 – KC Royal George Brett hits his 300th HR

1997 – Eddie Murray is 6th baseball player to play in 3,000 games

Today In Sports History: May 11, 2011

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1893 – Henri Desgrange establishes 1st bicycle-world record (35.325 km)

1919 – Yanks’ Jack Quinn & Senators’ Walter Johnson, 12 inning 0-0 tie

1923 – 10 HRs hit in Phillies 20-14 victory over St Louis Cardinals

1946 – 1st night game at Boston Braves Field (Giants 5, Braves 1)

1959 – Yankee catcher Yogi Berra’s errorless streak of 148 games ends

1963 – LA Dodger Sandy Koufax 2nd no-hitter beats NY Giants, 8-0

1972 – Giants trade Willie Mays to Mets for pitcher Charlie Williams & cash

1977 – Ted Turner manages an Atlanta Braves game

1980 – Pete Rose, 39, steals second, third, & home in one inning for Phillies

1985 – Dave Concepcion becomes 4th Cincinnati Reds teammate to get 2,000 hits, others include Pete Rose, Tony Perez & Cesar Cedeno

1990 – NY Yankees trade Dave Winfield to Angels for Mike Witt

1997 – NY Mets C Everett & Butch Huskey are 9th to hit consecutive pinch HRs

Today In Sports History: April 20, 2011

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1910 – Cleveland Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0

1912 – Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11

1912 – Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5

1916 – Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cin Reds 7-6

1920 – 7th modern Olympic games opens in Antwerp Belgium

1931 – British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday

1939 – Ted Williams’ 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double

1941 – Dodgers start to wear liners in their caps

1943 – Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg

1944 – NFL legalizes coaching from bench

1945 – Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur “Mickey” McBride

1946 – 1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs

1950 – Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium opens – Orioles of International League

1967 – NY Met Tom Seaver’s 1st victory, beats Cubs, 6-1

1982 – Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season

1986 – Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game

1988 – Balt Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21)

1988 – NJ Devils 1st playoff hat trick-Eric Broten

1990 – Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income

1996 – Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season

1997 – 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader

1997 – Cubs beat NY Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games

2008 – Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race