Today In Sports History 4/15

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

Baseball

• In 1911 Walter Johnson pitches a record tying 4 strike outs in an inning

Golf

• In 1979 at the 43rd US Masters Tournament, Fuzzy Zoeller wins his only Masters with a birdie on the 2nd hole of a playoff with Ed Sneed and Tom Watson

Miscellaneous

• In 1901 the 5th Boston Marathon won for second straight year by Canadian Jim Caffrey in race record 2:29:23.6

NBA

• In 1991 Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assists with 9,898

NFL

• In 1965 the NFL changes penalty flag from white to bright gold

NHL

• In 1925 NHL’s New York Americans (formerly Hamilton Tigers) play their first game, lose 3-1

Olympics

• In 1896 the I Summer Olympic Games close in Athens, Greece, the USA wins gold medal count, 11, Greece wins total medal count, 46, IOC has retroactively assigned gold, silver & bronze medals to 3 best placed athletes in each event