TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1911 — Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball Most Valuable Player.
1921 — Stanley Cup: Ottawa Senators (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2.
1929 — First Amateur Athletic Union Greco-Roman wrestling championships held.
1937 — 4th Golf Masters Championship: Byron Nelson wins, shooting a 283.
1938 — 5th Golf Masters Championship: Henry Picard wins, shooting a 285.
1948 — 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to first base; it ends in a tie.
1974 — Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s home-run record by hitting his 714th.
1976 — 5th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Judy Rankin.
1982 — 11th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sally Little.
1983 — 45th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: North Carolina State beats Houston 54-52.
1986 — Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season.
1988 — 50th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Kansas beats Oklahoma 83-79.
1988 — Eddie Hill becomes first to drag race a quarter mile in under 5 seconds.
1988 — New York Mets set Opening Day record with six home runs.
1989 — New York Yankees’ Tommy John ties record of playing 26 seasons; his 287th win puts him 19th overall as New York Yankees beat Minnesota Twins on opening day 4-2.
1992 — Game 1 of Mayor’s Challenge — New York Yankees beat New York Mets 6-4 at Yankee Stadium.
1993 — 12th NCAA Women’s Basketball Champion: Texas Tech beats Ohio State 84-82.
1993 — At Camden Yards, Bill Clinton becomes the first U.S. president to throw the first pitch of the baseball season from the pitcher’s mound.
1994 — 56th NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion: Arkansas Razorbacks beats Duke 76-72.
2005 — North Carolina defeats Illinois 75-70 to win the 2005 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship at the Edward Jones Dome in Saint Louis, Missouri.