TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1929 The first legal forward pass was thrown in Canadian senior football (Calgary). 1934 St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Paul Dean no-hits the Brooklyn Dodgers, 3-0. 1956 The New York Yankees set a dubious record, stranding 20 men on base; Mickey Mantle hits a 500-foot plus homer, but the Boston Red Sox win, 13-9, in Fenway Park. 1964 Constellation (US) beats Sovereign (England) in the 20th America’s Cup. 1964 Cincinnati Reds’ Chico Ruiz steals home, beats Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0. The Phillies start a 10-game losing streak that gives the St. Louis Cardinals the pennant. 1970 ABC-TV debuts “Monday Night Football” with Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and Keith Jackson. 1971 The American League approves the Washington Senators’ move to Arlington (Texas Rangers). 1973 Nate Archibald signs a seven-year contract with the NBA’s Kansas City Kings for $450,000 US. 1980 Los Angeles Rams’ Johnnie Johnson scores on a 99-yard interception. 1981 Steve Carlton strikes out a National League record 3,118th (Andre Dawson) career batter. 1982 2,251 turn out to see the Montreal Expos play the New York Mets at Shea Stadium. 1982 The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Rangers, 3-2, in exhibition play; the first hockey played in Meadowlands (New Jersey). 1982 NFL players begin a 57-day strike. 1986 Miami Dolphins’ Dan Marino passes for six touchdowns versus the Jets, but New York wins, 51-45 in overtime; the teams combine for a record 884 passing yards. 1986 New Orleans Saints’ Mel Gray returns a kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown. 1990 Faye Vincent turns down the Chicago White Sox bid to reinstate Minnie Minoso, 68, (so he can play in six decades) because it is a publicity stunt. 1990 Oakland Athletics’ Bob Welch becomes the first 25-game winner in 10 years.