TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1852 — First intercollegiate rowing race in U.S.A., Harvard beats Yale by four lengths.
1921 — Due to a technicality, eight Chicago White Sox players accused in the Black Sox scandal are acquitted, however, commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis throws them out of baseball.
1930 — Second time in 1930, Chuck Klein of Philadelphia Phillies hits in 26 straight games.
1933 — New York Yankees are shut out for first time in 308 games. 1949 — Basketball Association of America and National Basketball League merge to form the National Basketball Association.
1952 — Games of the XV Olympiad close in Helsinki, Finland.
1955 — Automobile Association of America ends support of auto racing.
1956 — Willie Williams of the U.S.A. sets 100 metre dash record at 10.1 seconds.
1970 — Four-day NFL strike ends. 1975 — Louisiana Superdome is dedicated.
1979 — Fastest jai-alai shot registered at 188 mph by Jose Arieto at Newport Jai Alai, Rhode Island. 1980 — Duke Snider and Al Kaline enter baseball’s Hall of Fame.
1985 — “Nihilator” sets harness pacing mile (1:49.6) in East Rutherford, N.J.
1989 — Jorge Valesquez becomes the 5th jockey to win 6,000 races. 1989 — Cincinnati Reds send record 20-men to the plate with a record 16 hits in one inning as they score 14 runs in the first inning. 1989 — Rickey Henderson sets American League mark of 50 steals in nine seasons.
1990 — For the third time in 1990, a no-hitter is broken up with two outs in the 8th inning. Doug Drabek of Pittsburgh Pirates still beats Philadelphia Phillies 11-0.
1990 — New York Yankees’ player Kevin Mass sets record with 10th home run in first 72 at bats.
1991 — Pan Am Games open in Havana, Cuba.