TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1903 — 7th Boston Marathon won by John Lorden of Massachusetts in 2:41:29.8.
1908 — 12th Boston Marathon won by Tom Morrissey of New York in 2:25:43.2.
1912 — Fenway Park officially opens, Boston Red Sox beat New York Highlanders 7-6 in 11.
1912 — Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland Naps 6-5.
1914 — 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2.
1916 — First National League game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Chicago Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7-6.
1920 — The Games of the VII Olympiad open in Antwerp, Belgium.
1920 — Philadelphia Phillies’ manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinch-hitter, hits a three-run homer and beats New York Giants 3-0.
1925 — 29th Boston Marathon won by Charles Mellor of Illinois in 2:33:00.6.
1931 — 35th Boston Marathon won by Jim Henigan of Massachusetts in 2:46:45.8.
1931 — British House of Commons agrees to allow sports to be played on Sunday.
1936 — 40th Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of Rhode Island in 2:33:40.8.
1944 — NFL legalizes coaching from the bench.
1946 — 50th Boston Marathon won by Stylianos Kyriakides of Greece in 2:29:27.
1949 — Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his first race of 8,833, in Albany, California.
1953 — 57th Boston Marathon won by Keizo Yamada of Japan in 2:18:51.
1957 — 61st Boston Marathon won by John J Kelley of Connecticut in 2:20:05.
1957 — New York Yankees’ Bill Skowron becomes third player to hit a ball out of Fenway Park.
1958 — Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to two for the Stanley Cup.
1959 — 63rd Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:22:42.
1964 — 68th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:19:59.
1970 — 74th Boston Marathon won by Ron Hill of Great Britain in 2:10:30 (new American marathon record).
1975 — 4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer.
1981 — 10th Boston Women’s Marathon won by Allison Roe of New Zealand in 2:26:46.
1985 — Karyn Marshall of New York City lifts 303 pounds in a clean-and-jerk lift.
1986 — Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game.
1987 — 16th Boston Women’s Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:21.
1987 — 91st Boston Marathon won by Toshihiko Seko of Japan in 2:11:50.
1988 — New York Yankees hit franchise home run 9,999 (Dave Winfield), 10,000 (Claudell Washington), and 10,001 (Jack Clark). 1990 — Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income.
1991 — Raghib “Rocket” Ismail signs with the Toronto Argonauts.