Today In Sports History 4/19

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

Baseball

• 1900 – Highest-scoring opening game, Philadelphia Phillies beat Boston Braves 19-17 in 10 innings.
• 1928 – New York Yankees are out of first place in Major League Baseball for first time since May 1926.
• 1938 – Philadelphia Phillies’ Emmett Mueller and Brooklyn Dodgers’ Ernie Koy both homer in their first at bat.
• 1946 – New York Yankees switch from third base to first base dug out.
• 1949 – New York Yankees dedicate a plaque for Babe Ruth.
• 1956 – First major league baseball game in New Jersey: Brooklyn Dodgers beat Philadelphia Phillies in Roosevelt Stadium.
• 1960 – Baseball uniforms begin displaying player’s names on their backs.
• 1960 – Comiskey Park’s famed “exploding” scoreboard begins operating.
• 1966 – In first regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, California Angels lose 3-1 to Chicago Cubs.
• 1968 – National League owners approve expansion for two new teams.
• 1973 – George Steinbrenner replaces Mike Burke with Gabe Paul as New York Yankees’ president.
• 1974 – Baltimore Orioles’ player Al Bumbry hits an inside-the-park homerun against the New York Yankees
• 1979 – Following a 6-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, New York Yankees’ Goose Gossage and Cliff Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his left thumb.
• 1981 – With a 6-1 opening day victory over the Seattle Mariners, the Oakland Athletics establish a major league record by winning eleven consecutive season openers.
• 1987 – Milwaukee Brewers score five runs in 9th to win 6-4 and record 12th straight American League win.
• 1989 – Kevin Elster (New York Mets), sets errorless shortstop mark at 73.
• 1996 – Texas Rangers score 16 in 8th inning versus Baltimore Orioles.

Basketball

• 1987 – Los Angeles Clippers end season with a terrible 12-70 record.
• 1990 – Detroit Pistons and Philadelphia 76’ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 in fines (an NBA record).

Boxing

• 1986 – Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
• 1991 – Battle of the Ages: Heavyweight champion Evander Hollyfield beats 42-year old George Foreman in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.

Golf

• 1953 – Louise Suggs wins LPGA San Diego Golf Open.
• 1959 – Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
• 1964 – Mickey Wright wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Invitational.
• 1970 – Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies Golf Invitational.
• 1981 – Beth Daniel wins LPGA Florida Lady Citrus Golf.
• 1987 – Jan Stephenson wins LPGA Santa Barbara Golf Open.
• 1992 – Dottie Mochrie wins LPGA Sega Women’s Golf Championship.

Hockey 

• 1947 – NHL Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2.

Running

• 1897 – John J. McDermott of New York wins the first Boston Marathon (15 runners, 24.5 miles) with a time of 2:55:10.
• 1898 – Second Boston Marathon won by Ron McDonald of Massachusetts in 2:42:00.
• 1899 – Third Boston Marathon won by Lawrence Brignolia of Massachusetts in 2:54:38.
• 1900 – 4th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:39:44.4.
• 1901 – 5th Boston Marathon won by Jim Caffrey of Canada in 2:29:23.6.
• 1902 – 6th Boston Marathon won by Sam Mellor of New York in 2:43:12.
• 1904 – 8th Boston Marathon won by Michael Spring of New York in 2:38:04.4.
• 1905 – 9th Boston Marathon won by Fred Lorz of New York in 2:38:25.4.
• 1906 – 10th Boston Marathon won by Tim Ford of Massachusetts in 2:45:45.
• 1907 – 11th Boston Marathon won by Tom Longboat of Canada in 2:24:24.
• 1909 – 13th Boston Marathon won by Henri Renaud of New Hampshire in 2:53:36.8.
• 1910 – 14th Boston Marathon won by Fred Cameron of Canada in 2:28:52.4.
• 1911 – 15th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:21:39.6.
• 1912 – 16th Boston Marathon won by Mike Ryan of New York in 2:21:18.2.
• 1913 – 17th Boston Marathon won by Fritz Carlson of Minnesota in 2:25:14.8.
• 1915 – 19th Boston Marathon won by Edouard Fabre of Canada in 2:31:41.2.
• 1916 – 20th Boston Marathon won by Arthur Roth of Massachusetts in 2:27:16.4.
• 1917 – 21st Boston Marathon won by Bill Kennedy of New York in 2:28:37.2.
• 1919 – 23rd Boston Marathon won by Carl Linder of Massachusetts in 2:29:13.4.
• 1920 – 24th Boston Marathon won by Peter Trivoulidas of Greece in 2:29:31.
• 1921 – 25th Boston Marathon won by Frank Zuna of New Jersey in 2:18:57.6.
• 1922 – 26th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:18:10.
• 1923 – 27th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:23:37.4.
• 1924 – 28th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:29:40.2.
• 1926 – 30th Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:25:40.4.
• 1927 – 31st Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:40:22.2.
• 1928 – 32nd Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar of Massachusetts in 2:37:07.8.
• 1929 – 33rd Boston Marathon won by Johnny Miles of Canada in 2:33:08.6.
• 1930 – 34th Boston Marathon won by Clarence DeMar (his 7th win) of Massachusetts in 2:34:48.2.
• 1932 – 36th Boston Marathon won by Paul de Bruyn of Germany in 2:33:36.4.
• 1933 – 37th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of Rhode Island in 2:31:01.6.
• 1934 – 38th Boston Marathon won by Dave Komonen of Canada in 2:32:53.8.
• 1935 – 39th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Massachusetts in 2:32:07.4.
• 1937 – 41st Boston Marathon won by Walter Young of Canada in 2:33:20.
• 1938 – 42nd Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of Rhode Island in 2:35:34.8.
• 1939 – 43rd Boston Marathon won by Ellison Brown of Rhode Island in 2:28:51.8.
• 1940 – 44th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:28:28.6.
• 1941 – 45th Boston Marathon won by Leslie Pawson of Rhode Island in 2:30:38.
• 1942 – 46th Boston Marathon won by Joe Smith of Massachusetts in 2:26:51.2.
• 1943 – 47th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:28:25.8.
• 1945 – 49th Boston Marathon won by John A Kelley of Massachusetts in 2:30:40.2.
• 1947 – 51st Boston Marathon won by Yun Bok Soh of Korea in 2:25:39.
• 1948 – 52nd Boston Marathon won by Gerard Coté of Canada in 2:31:02.
• 1949 – 53rd Boston Marathon won by Gosta Leandersson of Sweden in 2:31:50.8.
• 1950 – 54th Boston Marathon won by Kee Yong Ham of Korea in 2:32:39.
• 1951 – 55th Boston Marathon won by Shigeki Tanaka of Japan in 2:27:45.
• 1952 – 56th Boston Marathon won by Doroteo Flores of Guatemala in 2:31:53.
• 1954 – 58th Boston Marathon won by Veikko Karvonen of Finland in 2:20:39. Seven-time winner of the Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th.
• 1955 – 59th Boston Marathon won b
• 1956 – 60th Boston Marathon won by Antti Viskari of Finland in 2:14:14.
• 1958 – 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalic of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54.
• 1958 – 62nd Boston Marathon won by Franjo Mihalic of Yugoslavia in 2:25:54.
• 1960 – 64th Boston Marathon won by Paavo Kotila of Finland in 2:20:54.
• 1961 – 65th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:39.
• 1962 – 66th Boston Marathon won by Eino Oksanen of Finland in 2:23:48.
• 1963 – 67th Boston Marathon won by Aurele Vandendriessche of Belgium in 2:18:58.
• 1965 – 69th Boston Marathon won by Morio Shigematsu of Japan in 2:16:33.
• 1966 – 70th Boston Marathon won by Kenji Kimihara of Japan in 2:17:11.
• 1967 – 71st Boston Marathon won by Dave McKenzie of New Zealand in 2:15:45.
• 1968 – 72nd Boston Marathon won by Amby Burfoot of Connecticut in 2:22:17 (first American to win since 1957).
• 1971 – 75th Boston Marathon won by Alvaro Mejia of Colombia in 2:18:45.
• 1976 – 5th Boston Women’s Marathon won by Kim Merritt of Wisconsin in 2:47:10.
• 1976 – 80th Boston Marathon won by Jack Fultz of Washington DC in 2:20:19.
• 1982 – Rosie Ruiz, marathon race cheater, arrested for forgery.
• 1982 – 11th Boston Women’s Marathon won by Charlotte Teske of Germany in 2:29:33.
• 1982 – 86th Boston Marathon won by Alberto Salazar of Oregon in 2:08:51.
• 1993 – 22nd Boston Women’s Marathon won by Olga Markova of Russia in 2:25:27.
• 1993 – 97th Boston Marathon won by Cosmas N’deti of Kenya in 2:09:33.