ON THIS DATE

1905: First official soccer game between neighboring countries Belgium-Netherlands; The Dutch win, 4-1in Antwerp.

1939: Lou Gehrig played in his 2,130th consecutive and final game for the New York Yankees. Two days later he asked manager Joe McCarthy to be benched because of a slump and weakening body. He was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) later in the spring and died barely two years later at the age of 37.

1946: The Cleveland Indians’ Bob Feller pitched his second career nohitter; beating the Yankees, 1-0

1958: Boston Red Sox slugger Ted Williams becomes the 10th major league player to get 1,000extrabase hits

1961: Mickey Wright wins her fifth major title, the LPGA Titleholders Championship. Wright wins the tournament on the same day a year later, for major title No. 8of what would end up being 13in her career.

1961: The Giants’ Willie Mays hits four home runs in a 14-4victory over the Braves in Milwaukee.

1969: Cal product Jim Maloney, pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, throws his second no-hitter in a 10-0, 13-strikeout performance against the Houston Astros.

1970: Chicago Cubs outfielder Billy

Williams becomes the first player in the National League to play in 1,000consecutive games.

1976: Muhammad Ali beats Jimmy Young in 15rounds by unanimous decision, the second of his four successful title defenses that year.

1985: Virginia Tech defensive end Bruce Smith is the top overall draft pick by the Buffalo Bills

1986: The Seattle Mariners strike out 16times in a 9-4loss to the Red Sox, setting a major league record of 36strikeouts in two consecutive games. Roger Cleme ns struck out 20M’s the previous day.

1986: Bill Elliott sets all-time NASCAR qualifying record, winning pole for the Winston 500at Talladega Superspeedway; 212.809mph (342.483 km/h; 44.998 seconds)

1987: New York Islanders star Mike Bossy plays his final game because of chronic back pain. Bossy, only 30 at the time, was an All-Star in each of his 10seasons in the NHL and scored at least 50goals nine times.

1989: The U.S. men’s soccer team beats Costa Rica 1-0in third round of 1990World Cup.

2012: Manchester City defeat Manchester United 1-0in what is claimed to be the biggest match in the English Premier League’s history.