Today In Sports History 4/11

Our past has shaped present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history.

Baseball

1907 – New York Giants’ Roger Bresnahan becomes first catcher to wear shin guards.
1917 – Babe Ruth beats New York Yankees, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Boston Red Sox.
1959 – Los Angeles Dodgers’ pitcher Don Drysdale hits his second Opening Day homerun.
1962 – New York Mets make a losing debut.
1963 – Warren Spahn beats New York Mets 6-1 for his 328th win (most by a lefty).
1970 – San Francisco Giants beat Cincinnati Reds 2-1, only day Cincinnati Reds aren’t in first place in 1970.
1975 – Hank Aaron returns as a Milwaukee Brewers’ player.
1987 – New York Yankees score 12 runs in 7th inning versus Kansas City Royals.
1990 – California Angels’ Mark Langston and Mike Witt, no-hit Seattle Mariners, 1-0.
1992 – Cleveland Indians set team record for long game lose to Boston Red Sox (19 innings – 6.5 hours).
2006 – US Vice President Dick Cheney throws out the ceremonial first pitch at the home opener at RFK Stadium.

Basketball

1961 – 15th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Saint Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1.

Boxing

1921 – KDKA broadcasts the first radio sporting event, a boxing match (Johnny Ray vs Johnny Dundee).
1981 – Larry Holmes beats Trevor Holmes in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

Golf

1948 – 12th Golf Masters Championship: Claude Harmon wins, shooting a 279.
1954 – Marlene Bauer wins LPGA New Orleans Golf Open.
1965 – 29th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 271.
1966 – 30th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 288; Jack Nicklaus is the first man to win consecutive Masters.
1971 – 35th Golf Masters Championship: Charles Coody wins, shooting a 279.
1976 – 40th Golf Masters Championship: Ray Floyd wins, shooting a 271.
1982 – 46th Golf Masters Championship: Craig Stadler wins, shooting a 284.
1983 – 47th Golf Masters Championship: Seve Ballesteros wins, shooting a 280.
1993 – 57th Golf Masters Championship: Bernhard Langer wins, shooting a 277.
1999 – 63rd Golf Masters Championship.
2004 – Phil Mickelson wins The Masters Tournament, his first Men’s major golf championship.
2010 – American golfer Phil Mickelson scores a 16-under-par 272 victory in the Masters.

Hockey

1936 – NHL Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Toronto Maple Leafs, three games to one.
1989 – First playoff goal scored by a goalee, Ron Hextall of the Philadelphia Flyers.
1989 – Philadelphia Flyers score short-handed into an empty net beating Washington Capitals 8-5.
1990 – New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 6-1, Rangers lead 3-1 in preliminary.
1996 – Detroit Red Wings become second NHL team to win 60 games in a season.

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