TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1900 — Fire in Cincinnati, Ohio, nearly destroys Cincinnati Reds’ grandstand.
1941 — First night game at Washington D.C., Griffith Stadium (New York Yankees 6, Senators 5).
1946 — First night game at Yankee Stadium (Washington Senators 2, New York Yankees 1).
1951 — After going 0-for-12, Willie Mays connects for his first home run (also his first major league hit). 1955 — Bob Sweikert wins Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 128.213 mph.
1957 — National League approves Brooklyn Dodgers’ and New York Giants’ move to west coast.
1958 — Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Land of Sky Golf Open.
1968 — American League announces it is splitting into two divisions.
1968 — National League grants San Diego a baseball franchise, the San Diego Padres.
1975 — Bayern München wins 20th Europe Cup 1 in Paris, France.
1978 — The 62nd Indianapolis 500 race is held. A 1978 Corvette is the official pace car, driven by Jim Rathmann. Al Unser is fifth to win the race three time (average speed of 161.363 mph).
1983 — Hamburger ZV wins 28th Europe Cup 1 in Athens, Greece. 1986 — Chicago White Sox player Joe Cowley sets record striking out first seven Texas Rangers he faces. 1989 — Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Indianapolis 500 with an average speed of 167.581 mph.
1991 — The Pittsburgh Penguins defeat the Minnesota North Stars, 8-0, in Game 6 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. 1994 — Julius Boros, pro golfer (U.S. Open 1952), dies of heart attack at age 74.
1994 — Minnesota Twins’ Dave Winfield passes Rod Carew into 15th hit list (3,054).
1995 — The 79th Indianapolis 500 race is held. A 1995 Corvette performs the role of Official Pace Car, driven by Jim Perkins.
2003 — AC Milan defeats fellow Italian rival Juventus, 3-2, on penalties after a scoreless tie to win the UEFA Champions League, their sixth European title. 2006 — At AT&T Park, Barry Bonds passes Babe Ruth for number of home runs as he hits the 715th homer of his major-league career. Bonds is now in second place, behind Hank Aaron.