Today In Sports History 3/30
- Updated: March 30, 2019
Our past has shaped present by many things in history including sports, here is how sports marked our history.
Baseball
- 1991 – First exhibition baseball games at Joe Robbie Stadium (New York Yankees versus Baltimore Orioles).
- 1993 – Peanuts comic strip character Charlie Brown hits a baseball game-winning home run, his first in 43 years.
- 1996 – New York Mets beats New York Yankees 5-3 in an exhibition game.
- 2006 – Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig appoints George Mitchell to head an investigation into the use of steroids in baseball.
Basketball
- 1940 – Second NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Indiana University beats Kansas 60-42.
- 1943 – 5th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: University of Wyoming beat Georgetown 46-34.
- 1981 – 43rd NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Indiana beats North Carolina 63-50.
- 1986 – 5th NCAA Women Basketball Championship: Texas beats Southern California 97-81.
- 1997 – 16th NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship: Tennessee beats Old Dominion 68-59.
- 1998 – 60th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, at Alamodome, San Antonio. Kentucky beats Utah 78-69.
Golf
- 1889 – John T Reid opens first US golf course (Yonkers, New York).
- 1952 – Patty Berg wins LPGA New Orleans Women’s Golf Open.
- 1969 – Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Port Malabar Golf Invitational.
- 1980 – Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Women’s Kemper Golf Open.
- 1990 – Jack Nicklaus makes his debut in the “Seniors” golf tournament.
- 1994 – ABC Masters Tournament won by Hobo Boothe.
- 1997 – 26th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King.
- 1997 – Steve Elkington wins Golf’s Players Championship.
Hockey
- 1916 – Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens (NHA) beat Portland Rosebuds (PCHA), 3 games to 2.
- 1918 – Stanley Cup: Toronto Arenas (NHL) beat Vancouver Millionaires (PCHA), 3 games to 2.
- 1925 – Stanley Cup: Victoria Cougars (WCHL) beat Montréal Maroons (NHL), 3 games to 1.
- 1970 – USSR wins its 8th straight world hockey championship.
- 1975 – Ron Lalonde scores the first hat trick by a Washington Capitals’ player.
- 1991 – 44th NCAA Ice Hockey Chanmpionship: Northern Michigan beats Boston University 8-7; Northern Michigan’s first NCAA hockey title.
