Today In Sports History 4/10

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

Baseball

• 1961 – New Washington Senators loses first regular-season game 4-3 to Chicago White Sox.
• 1962 – First baseball game at Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium, the Dodgers lose 6-3 to Cincinnati Reds.
• 1962 – First major league game in Houston, Texas, Colt 45s beat Chicago Cubs, 11-2.
• 1962 – New York Yankees’ Mickey Mantle hits his 375th homerun.
• 1971 – First baseball game at Philadelphia’s Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia Phillies beat Montreal Expos 4-1.
• 1973 – Kansas City opens its new park, Royals Stadium, with 12-1 rout of Texas Rangers.
• 1976 – Milwaukee Brewers’ Don Money’s grand slammer disallowed-New York Yankees win 9-7.
• 1977 – Cleveland Indians set club record for longest, 9 inning game (3:17).
• 1979 – J R Richard throws major league record six wild pitches in Astrodome.
• 1983 – Baltimore Orioles’ Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit.

Basketball

• 1953 – 7th NBA Championship: Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks, 4 games to 1.
• 1955 – 9th NBA Championship: Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3.
• 1976 – Cleveland Cavaliers win their first NBA Central Division title.
• 1984 – John Long (Detroit Pistons) ends NBA free throw streak of 51 games.

Football

• 1945 – NFL’s Boston Yankees and Brooklyn Tigers merge.

Golf

• 1916 – First professional golf tournament held.
• 1924 – Tubular steel golf club shafts approved for championship play.
• 1949 – 13th Golf Masters Championship: Sam Snead wins, shooting a 282.
• 1955 – 19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279.
• 1960 – 24th Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 282.
• 1960 – Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open.
• 1961 – 25th Golf Masters Championship: Gary Player wins, shooting a 280.
• 1977 – 41st Golf Masters Championship: Tom Watson wins, shooting a 276.
• 1977 – Beverly Klass wins LPGA Women’s International Golf Satellite.
• 1983 – Nancy Lopez wins LPGA J&B Scotch Pro-Am Golf Tournament.
• 1988 – 52nd Golf Masters Championship: Sandy Lyle wins, shooting a 281.
• 1988 – Ayako Okamoto wins LPGA San Diego Inamori Golf Classic.
• 1993 – BPAA US Open by Del Ballard Junior.
• 1994 – 58th Golf Masters Championship: Jose M Olazabal wins, shooting a 279.

Hockey 

• 1913 – President Woodrow Wilson throws out first ball, Washington Senators beat New York Yankees 2-1.
• 1934 – NHL Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 3 games to 1.
• 1956 – Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 1.
• 1982 – Los Angeles Kings losing 5-0 to Edmonton Oilers in the third period, win in overtime 6-5.
• 1988 – New York Islanders beat New Jersey Devils 5-4 (overtime) first round tied at 2-2.
• 1991 – Los Angeles Kings player Wayne Gretzky scores NHL record 93rd playoff goal.
• 1992 – NHL strike ends after ten days.
• 1993 – Ottawa Senators win first road game (New York Islanders) after 38 straight loses.
• 1993 – Pittsburgh Penguins win their NHL record 17 game winning streak.

Olympics 

• 1896 – Greek runner Spiridon Loues wins first modern Olympic marathon in Athens (2:58:50).

Soccer

• 1978 – Formation of the Major Indoor Soccer League is announced.

Swimming

• 1991 – Martin Zubero swims world record 200 meter backstroke (1:52.51).