TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1908 Tommy Burns KOs Jewy Smith in 5 for heavyweight boxing title. 1918 Cleveland centrefielder Tris Speaker turns an unassisted double-play. 1942 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3. 1944 48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:50.4. 1945 St. Louis Brown Pete Gray, a onearmed outfielder, plays his first game and goes 1 for 4. 1946 Jackie Robinson debuts as 2nd baseman for the Montreal Royals. 1950 Sam Jethroe is the first black player with the Boston Braves. 1950 New York Yankees win 15-10 after trailing Boston Red Sox 9-0 in 6th. 1959 Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1. 1962 16thth NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3. 1963 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1. 1966 Bill Russell becomes the first black coach in NBA history, with the Boston Celtics. 1977 81st Boston Marathon: Jerome Drayton of Canada 1st man in 2:14:46 and Miki Gorman of United States 1st woman in 2:48:33. 1981 The Pawtucket Red Sox tie Rochester Red Wings 2-2 in 32 innings (game resumed June23) in the longest game ever played in professional baseball. 1982 Atlanta Braves win record 11th straight opening game (beat the Houston Astros). 1983 87th Boston Marathon: Greg Meyer of United States 1st man in 2:09:00 and Joan Benoit of United States 1st woman in 2:22:43. 1984 Joan Benoit runs world record female marathon in 2:22:43. 1988 92nd Boston Marathon: Ibrahim Hussein of Kenya 1st man in 2:08:43 and Rosa Mota of Portugal 1st woman in 2:24:30. 1990 Birmingham Fire issued an original franchise in the World League of American Football. 1993 54th PGA Seniors Golf Championship won by Tom Wargo. 1994 98th Boston Marathon: Cosmas Ndeti of Kenya 1st man in 2:07:15 and Uta Pippig of Germany 1st woman in 2:21:45. 1995 Quarterback Joe Montana announces his retirement from the NFL. 1998 1998 NFL Draft: Peyton Manning from University of Tennessee first pick by Indianapolis Colts. 1999 Wayne Gretzky plays his last game in the NHL, as his New York Rangers lose 2-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins. 2005 109th Boston Marathon: Hailu Negussie of Ethiopia 1st man in 2:11:44 and Catherine Ndereba of Kenya 1st woman in 2:25:12. 2011 115th Boston Marathon: Geoffrey Mutai of Kenya 1st man in 2:03:02 (course record) and Caroline Kilel of Kenya 1st woman in 2:22:36.