TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY
1922 — Babe Ruth suspended one day and fined $200 for throwing dirt on an umpire.
1935 — Babe Ruth hits his last three home runs, for Boston Braves versus Pittsburgh Pirates.
1935 — Jesse Owens equals or breaks six world athletics records in one hour.
1941 — Ted Williams raises his batting average over .400 for first time in 1941.
1948 — 30th PGA Championship: Ben Hogan at Norwood Hills Country Club in St. Louis, Mo.
1953 — Milwaukee Braves’ pitcher Max Surkont strikes out record eight Cincinnati Reds’ players in a row.
1959 — U.S. Supreme Court rules that Louisiana prohibiting blackwhite boxing is unconstitutional. 1963 — Early Wynn wins his 300th baseball game.
1965 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Sonny Liston in first round for heavyweight boxing title.
1966 — Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima, Peru; 248 die. 1967 — Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon.
1970 — Third ABA Championship: Indiana Pacers beat Los Angeles Stars, 4 games to 2.
1975 — 29th NBA Championship: Golden State Warriors sweep Washington Bullets in four games. 1976 — Heavyweight boxer Muhammad Ali knocks out Richard Dunn in five rounds for heavyweight boxing title in Munich, Germany.
1977 — Liverpool wins 22nd Europe Cup 1 in Rome.
1978 — Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 2.
1980 — Indianapolis 500: Johnny Rutherford wins for a third time. 1982 — Chicago Cubs’ Fergie Jenkins becomes the seventh pitcher in major league history to strike out 3,000 batters.
1984 — Boston Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Chicago Cubs for Bill Buckner.
1989 — The Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League win their first Stanley Cup with a 4-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.
1991 — NHL Stanley Cup: Pittsburgh Penguins beat Minnesota North Stars, 4 games to 2.
1995 — The Quebec Nordiques (NHL) are sold and move to Denver, Colo.
2005 — Liverpool F.C. wins the UEFA Champions League of soccer by defeating AC Milan 3-2 in a penalty shootout in Istanbul.