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Today In Sports History 4/27

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

Baseball

  • 1903 - First New York Highlanders shut-out, Philadelphia Athletics win 6-0.
  • 1918 - Brooklyn Dodgers get first victory after worst major league start (0-9).
  • 1935 - New York Yankees pull a first inning triple-play and beat Philadelphia Athletics 9-8.
  • 1944 - Boston Braves' Jim Tobin no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0.
  • 1947 - Babe Ruth Day celebrated at Yankee Stadium and throughout the US.
  • 1968 - Baltimore Orioles' player Tom Phoebus no-hits Boston, 6-0.
  • 1971 - Curt Flood resigns from Washington Senators after 13 games and departs for Denmark.
  • 1973 - Kansas City Royals' Steve Busby no-hits Detroit Tigers, 3-0.
  • 1978 - 14th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees beat New York Mets 4-3 in 11 innings.
  • 1983 - Houston Astros' pitcher Nolan Ryan breaks Walter Johnson's 56-year old record by striking out Brad Mills for his 3,509th career strikeout.
  • 1984 - Cleveland Indians beat Detroit Tigers, 8-4, in 19 innings.
  • 1990 - Los Angeles Dodgers' Orel Hershiser undergoes career-threatening shoulder surgery.
  • 1994 - Minnesota Twins right hander Scott Erickson no-hits Milwaukee Brewers 6-0.

Boxing

  • 1956 - Heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano, retires undefeated from boxing.
  • 1968 - Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title.

Football

  • 1961 - NFL officially recognizes Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio.

Golf

  • 1969 - Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational.
  • 1975 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Charity Golf Classic.
  • 1980 - Barbara Barrow wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
  • 1986 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA S&H Golf Classic.
  • 1997 - Frank Nobilo wins Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic at Forest Oaks.
  • 1997 - Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Chick-fil-A Charity Championship.

Hockey 

  • 1994 - 7th longest NHL game: New Jersey Devils beat Buffalo Sabres (125 minutes 43 seconds).

Olympics

  • 1908 - (to October 31) The Games of the IV Olympiad are held in London, England. Women compete in the modern Olympics for the first time.