THIS WEEKEND IN SPORTS HISTORY
Saturday 1955 Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0. 1960 Baltimore manager Paul Richards devises oversized catcher’s mitt 1961 Fiorentina of Italy wins 1st European Cup Winner’s Cup against Glasgow Rangers 4-2 in Florence (2nd leg). 1964 9th European Cup: Internazionale beats Real Madrid 3-1 at Vienna. 1965 10th European Cup: Internazionale beats Benfica 1-0 at Milan. 1968 NL awards Montreal and San Diego major league franchises. 1968 George Halas retires from coaching, finishing with 318 regular-season wins and 6 NFL titles. 1972 Indianapolis 500: Mark Donohue wins. 1975 Stanley Cup: Philadelphia Flyers beat Buffalo Sabres, 4 games to 2. 1979 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins. 1981 25th European Cup: Liverpool beats Real Madrid 1-0 at Paris. 1984 Indianapolis 500: Rick Mears wins. 1987 31st European Cup: Porto beats Bayern Munich 2-1 at Vienna. 1997 Indianapolis 500: Arie Luyendyk wins his 2nd Indy 500. 1997 Major league revenue sharing begins, New York Yankees pay out most at $28 million. 2001 Indianapolis 500: Hélio Castroneves wins. 2007 Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins. 2009 17th UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona beats Manchester United 2-0 at Rome. 2012 Indianapolis 500: Dario Franchitti wins. Sunday 1951 After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his 1st major league home run. 1955 80th Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6. 1955 Indianapolis 500: Bob Sweikert wins. 1957 NL approves Brooklyn Dodgers’ and NY Giants’ move to west coast. 1958 3rd European Cup: Real Madrid beats Milan 3-2 at Brussels. 1960 59th Men’s French Championships: Nicola Pietrangeli beats Luis Ayala (3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3). 1960 59th Women’s French Championships: Darlene Hard beats Yola Ramirez (6-3, 6-4). 1962 Wide World of Sports with Chris Schenkel premieres on CBS radio. 1969 13th European Cup: Milan beats Ajax 4-1 at Madrid. 1973 Indianapolis 500: Gordon Johncock wins. 1975 19th European Cup: Bayern Munich beats Leeds United 2-0 at Paris. 1978 Indianapolis 500: Al Unser became 5th to win the race 3 times. 1980 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest beats Hamburg 1-0 at Madrid. 1989 Indianapolis 500: Emerson Fittipaldi wins. 1995 Indianapolis 500: Jacques Villeneuve wins. 1997 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund beats Juventus 3-1 at Munich. 2000 Indianapolis 500: Juan Pablo Montoya wins. 2002 NHL Eastern Conference Final: Carolina Hurricanes beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 2. 2003 Patrick Roy officially announces his retirement from the NHL. 2003 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan beats Juventus (0-0, 3-2 on penalties) at Manchester. 2006 Indianapolis 500: Sam Hornish Jr wins. 2011 19th UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona beats Manchester United 3-1 at London.