THIS WEEKEND IN SPORTS HISTORY
Saturday
1928 — 44-year old New York Rangers’ General Manager Lester Patrick replaces his injured goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, and beats Montréal Maroons 2-1.
1940 — 7th Golf Masters Championship: Jimmy Demaret beats Lloyd Mangrum, shooting a 280.
1946 — 10th Golf Masters Championship: Herman Keiser wins, shooting a 282.
1951 — 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280. 1956 — 10th NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1.
1957 — 21st Golf Masters Championship: Doug Ford wins, shooting a 283.
1963 — 27th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 286.
1963 — Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors.
1977 — Toronto Blue Jays’ first game. They beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in the snow at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium.
1983 — WIBC Championship Tournament in Las Vegas, Nevada, attracts 75,480 women bowlers for 83-day event.
1985 — 14th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Alice Miller.
1985 — New Jersey Generals’ Hershel Walker runs for USFL record 233 yards.
2003 — Syracuse wins the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship, defeating Kansas 81-78.
2008 — In San Antonio, Texas, the Kansas Jayhawks defeat the Memphis Tigers 75-68 in overtime to win their first NCAA basketball national championship in 20 years.
Sunday
1935 — Second Golf Masters Championship: Gene Sarazen wins, shooting a 282.
1941 — Joe Louis TKOs Tony Musto in 9 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1943 — Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings sweep Boston Bruins in four games.
1956 — 20th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Burke Junior wins, shooting a 289.
1963 — Detroit Tigers claim young pitcher Denny McLain from the Chicago White Sox for US$25,000.
1966 — AFL chooses 36-year-old Al Davis as commissioner.
1966 — At the Astrodome in Houston, Texas, USA, the Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers play baseball’s first game on synthetic grass. The Monsanto chemical company provided the experimental playing surface of nylon grass, dubbed Astro Turf.
1974 — Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves hits his 715th career home run, breaking Babe Ruth’s record of 714 homers.
1979 — People’s Republic of China joins International Olympic Committee.
1981 — New York Islanders score nine goals against Toronto Maple Leafs in playoffs.
1982 — Tracy Caulkins (19) wins her 36th US swimming title.
1990 — 54th Golf Masters Championship: Nick Faldo wins, shooting a 278.
1991 — Jockey Bill Shoemaker paralyzed in a car accident.
1991 — Oakland Athletics Stadium becomes first outdoor arena to ban smoking.
2007 — Zach Johnson wins the 2007 Masters Tournament.