Today In Sports History 5/5

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

Baseball

• 1904 – Cy Young of Boston Red Sox pitches perfect game against Philadelphia Athletics (3-0).
• 1917 – Saint Louis Browns’ Ernie Koob no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0.
• 1922 – Construction begins on Yankee Stadium (The Bronx, New York).
• 1925 – New York Yankees’ player Everett Scott is benched, ending his 1,307-game playing streak.
• 1938 – Philadelphia Phillies’ Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th inning, as Chicago Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are National League records off one pitcher in a single inning.
• 1949 – Detroit Tigers’ second baseman Charlie Gehringer selected to Hall of Fame.
• 1952 – Ron Necciai of Pittsburgh Pirates’ Bristol Twins Class D farm team, strikes out 27, as he no-hits the Welch Minors, four Minors do reach base.
• 1962 – Los Angeles Angels’ Bo Belinsky no-hits Baltimore Orioles, 2-0.
• 1966 – Willie Mays hit his 512th home run.
• 1975 – Oakland Athletics release pinch runner Herb Washington (played 104 games without batting, pitching, or fielding – He stole 30 bases, and scored 33 runs).
• 1981 – 16th and final Mayor’s Trophy Game, New York Mets beat New York Yankees 4-1, hold 8-7-1 edge.
• 1986 – Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum announced to be built in Cleveland, Ohio.
• 2004 – Mike Piazza of the New York Mets hits his 352nd home run, passing Carlton Fisk for most home runs hit by a catcher.
• 2004 – After pitching his 4136th strikeout, Roger Clemens moves ahead of Steve Carlton into second place on the career strikeouts list.

Basketball

• 1969 – 23rd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 3.
• 1995 – Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Orlando Magic beats Boston Celtics).

Boxing

• 1863 – Joe Coburn knocks out Mike McCoole for US boxing title in 63rd round.
• 1978 – Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds gets his 3,000th major league hit (14th player to do so).

Golf

• 1957 – Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
• 1963 – Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
• 1968 – Carol Mann wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational.
• 1974 – Sandra Spuzich wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic.
• 1985 – Amy Alcott wins LPGA Moss Creek Women’s Golf Invitational.
• 1991 – Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic.
• 1996 – Karrie Webb wins LPGA Sprint Titleholders Golf Championship.

Hockey

• 1966 – NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadians beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2.
• 1982 – Stanley Cup: New York Islanders beat Vancouver Canucks, 4 games to 0.

Soccer

• 1976 – Anderlecht wins 16th soccer Europe Cup II.