Today In Sports History 4/22

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

Baseball

• 1876 – First National League baseball game, 3000 fans, Boston Red Stockings beat Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 in Philadelphia; Athletics’ Wes Fisler scores league’s first run.
• 1898 – Baltimore Orioles’ pitcher James Hughes no-hits Boston Beaneaters 8-0.
• 1898 – Cincinnati Reds’ pitcher Theodore Breitenstein no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0.
• 1906 – New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all US Major League Baseball game balls.
• 1915 – New York Yankees don pinstripes and hat-in-the-ring logo for first time.
• 1955 – Kansas City Athletic’s first game, they beat Detroit Tigers 6-2.
• 1957 – All National League teams integrate, John Irwin Kennedy is first black on Philadelphia Phillies.
• 1959 – Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City Athletics 20-6, in one inning Sox score 11 runs on one hit, ten walks, and three errors.
• 1959 – New York Yankees’ player Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Washington Senators 1-0 in 14 innings.
• 1962 – New York Mets tie a National League record by losing 9 straight to start season.
• 1962 – Pittsburgh Pirates tie record of ten straight wins to start season.
• 1966 – Atlanta Braves win their first game, beating New York Mets 8-4.
• 1970 – New York Mets’ Jerry Grote sets record of 20 put-outs by a catcher.
• 1970 – New York Mets’ Tom Seaver consecutively strikes out ten San Diego Padres, for a total of 19.
• 1970 – Washington Senators beat New York Yankees 2-1 in 18 innings.
• 1981 – Los Angeles Dodgers’ rookie Fernando Valenzuela tosses his third shutout in four starts.
• 1982 – Atlanta Braves lose after winning first 13 games of season.
• 1989 – Nolan Ryan strikes out his 5,000th batter (Rickey Henderson).
• 1991 – Frank Thomas is first Chicago White Sox player to homer at new Comiskey Park.
• 1993 – Seattle Mariner Chris Basio no-hits Boston Red Sox.
• 2008 – John Smoltz of the Atlanta Braves becomes the 16th Major League Baseball pitcher to record 3000 career strikeouts.

Basketball

• 1947 – First NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags, 4 games to 2.
• 1954 – NBA adopts the 24-second shot clock and six team-foul rule.

Boxing

• 1969 – Joe Frazier knocks out Dave Zyglewick in 1:36 for heavyweight boxing title.
• 1994 – Michael Moorer beats Evander Holyfield in 12 for heavyweight boxing title.
• 1995 – George Foreman beats Axel Schulz in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

Golf

• 1956 – Patty Berg wins LPGA Dallas Golf Open.
• 1962 – Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Sunshine Golf Open.
• 1979 – Jane Blalock wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf Tournament.
• 1984 – Vicki Fergon wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic.

Hockey 

• 1945 – NHL Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3.
• 1962 – Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2.
• 1983 – New York Rangers 2-New York Islanders 5-Patrick Division Finals-Islanders win series 4-2.
• 1988 – New Jersey Devils’ Patrik Sundstrom ties NHL playoff record of eight points in a playoff game (hat trick and five assists) in 10-4 rout over the Washington Capitals.

Misc

• 1823 – R J Tyers patents roller skates.

Olympics

• 1906 – (to May 2) The Intercalated Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece.