TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1903 — New York Highlanders win their first game beating Washington Senators 7-2.
1921 — Charles Paddock runs world record 100 metre of 10.4 seconds. 1950 — First major league baseball day game completed under lights (Philadelphia Phillies 6, Boston Braves 5).
1950 — 4th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals, 4 games to 2.
1950 — NHL Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat New York Rangers, 4 games to 3.
1952 — Bob Cain of St. Louis Browns and Bob Feller of Cleveland Indians each pitch a one-hitter. 1952 — New York Giants’ Hoyt Wilhelm wins his first relief game and hits his only career home run. 1958 — Gil Hodges hits his 300th home run and Pee Wee Reese plays in 2,000th game.
1962 — New York Mets win their first game ever, after going 0-9, beat Pittsburgh Pirates 9-1.
1964 — Houston Colt 45s’ Ken Johnson becomes first major league pitcher to lose a 9-inning no-hitter. Cincinnati Reds win 1-0. 1969 — Los Angeles Lakers’ Jerry West scores 53 points.
1978 — Cincinnati Reds’ Joe Morgan ends record streak of 91 consecutive errorless games at second base.
1989 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game with the Los Angeles Lakers.
1994 — General Tire World Bowling Tournament of Champions won by Norm Duke.