THIS WEEKEND IN SPORTS HISTORY
Saturday
1940 — Third American Football League plays first game (Milwaukee 14, Columbus 2).
1946 — Brooklyn Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs 2-0 in five innings, games called because of gnats.
1950 — New York Yankees’ player Johnny Mize hits three homers (sixth time he has done that).
1962 — Australia’s first entry in America’s Cup yacht race (U.S. wins).
1962 — Kansas City Athletics’ Bill Fischer sets record of 69 1/3 innings without a walk.
1969 — St. Louis Cardinals’ pitcher Steve Carlton strikes out 19 batters of the New York Mets, establishing a new major league mark for strikeouts in a single game.
1978 — Muhammad Ali beats WBA heavyweight champion Leon Spinks.
1978 — New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 4-0. Ron Guidry wins his 22nd.
1979 — Boston Red Sox player Bob Watson is first to hit for the cycle in American League and National League (Houston Astros).
1985 — European team beats U.S. team for golf’s Ryder Cup (first since 1957).
1988 — Lillehammer, Norway to host 1994 Winter Olympics.
1991 — South Dakota State freshman Marshall Faulk sets NCAA rushing record of 386 yards.
2000 — The Games of the XXVII Olympiad open in Sydney, Australia. 2003 — Barry Bonds walks for the 2,063rd time in his career, passing Babe Ruth on the all-time walks list to become No. 2 on the list. Sunday 1885 — Sailing ship Puritan (US) beats Genesta (England) in 6th running of America’s Cup. 1887 — The first game of softball is played in Chicago, Ill. 1924 — St. Louis Cardinals’ Jim Bottomley has 12 RBI in one game. 1927 — René Lacoste beats Bill Tilden for U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title. 1930 — Philadelphia Phillies, trailing 10-5, score 5 in 9th inning, then Pittsburgh Pirates score four in top of 10th, so Philadelphia Phillies score 5 in bottom of 10th to win 15-14. 1939 — New York Yankees clinch pennant No. 11. 1950 — Cleveland Rams (formerly AAFC) play first NFL game, beat Philadelphia Eagles 35-10). 1951 — Betsy Rawls wins the U.S. Women’s Open Golf title. 1955 — The New York Yankees’ Hank Bauer and Yogi Berra homer in the 9th inning beating Boston Red Sox 5-4 taking over first place in the league. 1955 — U.S. Auto Club forms to oversee four major auto racing categories. 1960 — Amos Alonzo Stagg retires as a football coach at age 98. 1960 — Milwaukee Braves’ player Warren Spahn no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 4-0.
1973 — Buffalo Bills’ OJ Simpson rushes for 250 yards (two touchdowns), beating New England Patriots 31-13.
1975 — Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago Cubs 22-0, Rennie Stennett is third to go 7 for 7.
1988 — Tom Browning of the Cincinnati Reds pitches a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, in his 1-0 victory.