TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

1912 Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat New York Highlanders 7-6 in 11. 1912 Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5. 1914 18th Boston Marathon won by James Duffy of Canada in 2:25:01.2. 1916 Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7-6. 1920 7th modern Olympic Games open in Antwerp, Belgium. 1920 Philadelphia Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as pinchhitter and his 3-run homer beats the New York Giants 3-0. 1931 British House of Commons agrees for sports play on Sunday. 1939 Boston Red Sox Ted Williams gets his first hit, a double, off of New York Yankee Red Ruffing. 1944 NFL legalizes coaching from bench. 1945 Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur “Mickey” McBride. 1949 Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, Calif. 1958 Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup. 1975 4th Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Sandra Palmer. 1985 Carlos Lopes runs world record marathon in 2:07:12. 1988 Baltimore Orioles set record for worst start to a season with their 14th loss, on the way to 21. 1990 Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income. 1996 Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season. 1996 1996 NFL Draft: Keyshawn Johnson from USC first pick by New York Jets. 1997 58th PGA Seniors Golf Championship won by Hale Irwin. 1997 Mark McGwire is 4th to hit a home run on Detroit’s Tiger Stadium left field roof (others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew and Cecil Fielder). 2002 2002 NFL Draft: David Carr from Fresno State first pick by Houston Texans. 2008 Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.