Sunday, May 5, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 5TH

1883 - Charles Bender, only American Indian in baseball's Hall of Fame is born.
1904 - Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Phila A's (3-0).
1917 - St Louis Brown Ernie Koob no-hits Chic White Sox, 1-0.
1919 - Tony Canadeo, Chicago, NFL Hall of Fame halfback (Green Bay Packers) is born.
1925 - Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6, (16 total bases).

1935 - Jessie Owens of US, sets then Long Jump record at 26' 8½".
1938 - Phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, 

both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning.
1952 - Ron Necciai of Pittsburgh Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team, 
strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base.
1962 - LA Angel Bo Belinsky no-hits Baltimore Orioles, 2-0.
1973 - 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4.
1978 - Cincinnati Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits.
1995 - Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics).

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