TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

1908 — Chicago Cubs’ Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout (against Brooklyn Dodgers).

1911 — Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston.

1920 — Vern Bradburn of Winnipeg Victorias kicks 9 singles in a game. 1926 — NHL grants franchises to Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings.

1934 — Lou Gehrig plays in his 1,500th consecutive Major League Baseball game.

1934 — Rainbow (U.S.A.) beats Endeavour (England) in 16th America’s Cup.

1949 — Louis Suggs wins U.S. Woman’s Golf championship. 1956 — Brooklyn Dodgers’ pitcher Sal Maglie no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0.

1962 — Sonny Liston knocks out Floyd Patterson in first round for heavyweight title.

1962 — Weatherly (U.S.A.) beats Gretel (Australia) in 19th running of America’s Cup.

1965 — At age 34, Willie Mays becomes the oldest Major League Baseball player to hit 50 home runs in a season. The Giants’ centrefielder was also the youngest to accomplish the feat hitting 51 homers in 1955.

1966 — Smallest Yankee stadium crowd, 413 see Chicago White Sox win 4-1.

1973 — Willie Mays night at Shea Stadium.

1976 — Montreal Expos’ last game at Montreal’s Jarry Park.

1986 — Houston Astros’ Mike Scott no-hits San Francisco Giants, 2-0.

1988 — Florence Griffith Joyner runs Olympic record 100 m in 10.54 seconds.

1990 — First eight New York Yankees players hit safely versus Baltimore Orioles to tie record.

1998 — Sammy Sosa hits home run No. 66 to take the lead in the Major League Baseball home run race. Less than an hour later Mark McGwire also hits his 66th.

2004 — Port Adelaide Power wins its first premiership against the Brisbane Lions in AFL Grand Final.

Chicago Cubs’ Sammy Sosa hits his 66th home run, and last, of the season to give him the home run lead over St. Louis Cardinals’ Mark McGwire. McGwire hit his 66th an hour later (and finished the season with a record 70 home runs), 20 years ago today.