TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1897 1st Boston Marathon won by John J. McDermott in 2:55:10.
1900 4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4.
1901 5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6.
1907 11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24.
1910 14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4.
1915 19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2.
1926 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4.
1929 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6.
1934 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8.
1937 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20.
1940 44th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:28.6.
1943 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:28:25.8.
1947 Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2.
1947 After scoring 45 goals during the regular season, Montreal Canadien Maurice Richard is named the MVP.
1948 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:02.
1949 New York Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth.
1954 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th.
1960 Major League Baseball uniforms begin displaying players’ names on their backs.
1966 Roberta Bignay becomes 1st woman to run in the Boston Marathon.
1982 Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery.
1986 Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1987 Milwaukee Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 and record 12th straight AL win.
1987 Gregory Robertson does 200mph free fall to save unconscious skydiver.
1987 LA Clippers end season with a terrible 12-70 record.
1990 Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76’ers get into a fight accruing an NBA record $162,500 in fines.
1991 Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
1997 1997 NFL Draft: Orlando Pace from Ohio State first pick by St. Louis Rams.