Friday, April 11, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 11TH

1852 - Cap Anson, American baseball player (d. 1922) is born
1917 - Babe Ruth beats NY Yanks, pitching 3-hit 10-3 win for Red Sox
1921 - First sports broadcast on the radio takes place.
1961 - 15th NBA Championship: Bos Celtics beat St Louis Hawks, 4 games to 1
1962 - New York Mets make a losing debut
1966 - 30th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 288
1966 - Emmett Ashford becomes first black major league umpire
1975 - Hank Aaron returns as a Milwaukee player (Brewer)
1976 - 40th Golf Masters Championship: Ray Floyd wins, shooting a 271
1989 - First playoff goal scored by a goalie, Ron Hextall of Philadelphia
1996 - Detroit Red Wings become 2nd NHL team to win 60 games in a season

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