TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1915 Honus Wagner becomes the 1st player in MLB history to connect on 100 HRs — ends career with 101. 1960 Floyd Patterson KOs Ingemar Johansson in 5 rounds for the heavyweight championship. 1965 Al Kaline gets his 1,000th RBI — ends with 1,583. 1968 St. Louis beats Chicago Cubs 1-0 — it is the Cubs’ 5th consecutive shutout loss in a row. 1970 Brooks Robinson gets his 2,000th hit — ends with 2,848. 1973 Bobby Bonds hits a leadoff HR for NL record 22nd time — Rickey Henderson holds all time record with 81. 1980 Roberto Duran beats Sugar Ray Leonard to win the WBC welterweight title in a 15 round unanimous decision. 1982 Pete Rose plays in his 3,000th game — only Ty Cobb, Stan Musial, Hank Aaron, and Carl Yastrzemski had done so — Rose ended with 3,562. 1985 Reggie Jackson hits his 513th HR to move pass Ernie Banks and Eddie Mathews on all time list — ends with 563. 1993 Chicago Bulls win 3rd straight NBA title by beating Phoenix Suns in 6 games — Michael Jordan MVP with average of 41 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.3 assists. 1997 Aaron Boone makes his MLB debut — has a hit, RBI, and stolen base — was also ejected from the game in 6th inning. 1998 Sammy Sosa hits his 21st HR in 30 days — unprecedented in MLB history. 2001 Barry Bonds hits his 38th HR — most ever before All-Star break — ends season with 73. 2004 Ken Griffey Jr. gets his 500th HR. 2006 Miami Heat beat Dallas to win NBA title — Dwyane Wade MVP. 2007 Sammy Sosa hits his 600th HR — joins Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds and Willie Mays.