Today In Sports History: April 28, 2011

1901 – 1st soccer game between Belgium (8) & Netherlands (0)

1901 – Cleveland’s Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1

1930 – 1st night organized baseball game (Independence KS)

1931 – Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track & field

1961 – Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 beats SF Giants, 1-0

1967 – Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title

1985 – Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 4th time

1987 – NBA announces expansion to Charlotte NC & Miami Fla in 1988 & Minneapolis Minn & Orlando Fla in 1989

1988 – Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row

1990 – NBA Boston Celtics score most points in a playoff, beat NY Knicks 157-128

1992 – Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings

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