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Today In Sports History 4/26

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

Baseball

  • 1900 - American League baseball opener in Cleveland, Ohio draws 6,500.
  • 1905 - Chicago Cubs' Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out three runners at the plate in one game, all were ends of a double play.
  • 1912 - First home run hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Boston Red Sox).
  • 1931 - Lou Gehrig hits a home run but is called out for passing a runner, the mistake costs him American League home run crown; he and Babe Ruth tie for season.
  • 1941 - A tradition begins, first organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs).
  • 1962 - Boston Red Sox Bill Monbouquette no-hits Chicago White Sox 1-0.
  • 1974 - New York Yankees trade Peterson, Beene, Kline and Buskey to Cleveland Indians for Chambliss, Tidrow and Upshaw.
  • 1975 - Philadelphia Phillies' Mike Schmidt's two home runs ties National League record of 11 home runs in April.
  • 1980 - Philadelphia Phillies' Steve Carlton pitches his sixth one-hitter (beats Saint Louis Cardinals).
  • 1982 - Gene Michaels becomes the New York Yankees' manager for the second time.
  • 1988 - New York Mets' Davey Johnson becomes second manager to record 400 victory in first four years (Al Lopez did it first).
  • 1990 - Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 one-hitters.
  • 1992 - Ozzie Smith steals his 500th base.
  • 1995 - American baseball season begins after lengthy strike.
  • 1995 - Coors Field opens in Denver; Colorado Rockies beat New York Mets 11-9 in 14 innings.
  • 2010 - First baseman Ryan Howard agrees to a $125 million five-year contract extension with the Philadelphia Phillies.

Basketball

  • 1964 - 18th NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors, 4 games to 1.
  • 1966 - Arnold "Red" Auerbach retires as Boston Celtics' coach.
  • 1983 - San Antonio spurs beat Denver Nuggets 152-133 in NBA playoff game.
  • 1988 - NBA approves addition of third referee in the 1988-89 season.

Golf

  • 1959 - Wiffi Smith wins LPGA Betsy Rawls Golf Open.
  • 1964 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship.
  • 1981 - Beth Solomon wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
  • 1992 - Maggie Will wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic.

Hockey 

  • 1935 - Frank Boucher is given the NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years.