Monday, April 29, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 29TH

1892 - Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter.
1922 - First official International Weightlifting Federation Champ (Tallinn, Estonia).
1922 - George Allen, football coach (LA Rams, Washington Redskins) is born.
1934 - Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday.
1934 - Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player, Hall of Fame induction in 1984 is born.
1936 - First pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5.
1944 - Jim Hart, Evanston, Ill, NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals 1966-83) is born.
1951 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001) is born.
1961 - ABC's "Wide World of Sports, debuts.
1965 - Reggie Miller, NBA Hall of Fame player (Indiana Pacers) is born.
1970 - Andre Agassi, Las Vegas Nev, tennis star (Oly-gold-96, US Open 1994) is born.
1981 - Phillie Steve Carlton is 1st lefty to strike out 3,000 batters.
1983 - Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears star quarterback is born.
1986 - Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners.
1987 - Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle.
1988 - Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses.
1995 - KC Royal John Nonely is 70th to HR on his 1st at bat.
1997 - KC Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 HRs.
2003 - Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2007) is born.
2007 - Josh Hancock, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher is killed in a car crash (b. 1978).

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