Wednesday, April 30, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 30TH

1910 - Cleveland Indians Addie Joss wins 2nd no-hitter beating White Sox.
1916 - Chicago Cubs play first game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds.
1922 - Chicago White Sox Charles Robertson perfect games Detroit Tigers, 2-0.
1940 - Brooklyn Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cin Reds, 3-0.
1946 - Cleveland Indians Bob Feller's 2nd no-hitter beats NY Yankees, 1-0.
1953 - Little-Bigger League changes its name to Babe Ruth League.
1958 - Ted Williams is 10th major league player to get 1,000 extra-base hits.
1961 - Isiah Thomas, NBA forward (Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP) is born.
1967 - NY Met pitcher Tom Seaver wins his 1st game.
1967 - Orioles' Stu Miller & Steve Barber lose 2-1 despite no-hitting Tigers.
1969 - Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 3rd no-hitter beats Houston Astros, 10-0.
1970 - Cubs Billy Williams is first NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games.
1971 - 25th NBA Championship: Milwaukee beats Baltimore Bullets in 4 games.
1987 - NY Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game.

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