TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MARCH 15TH

1869 - Cincinnati Red Stockings become the 1st pro baseball team.

1901 - Horse racing is banned in San Francisco, last race Mar 16th.
1912 - Pitcher Cy Young retires from baseball with 511 wins.

1926 - Norm Van Brocklin, NFL QB/coach (LA Rams), hall of famer is born.

1945 - Dodgers open spring training at Bear Mountain NY.

1946 - Bobby Bond, baseball player (Giants, Yankees, etc) is born.

1958 - Oscar Robertson of Cin scores a NCAA midwest region-record 56 pts.
1958 - Royals basketball star Maurice Stokes collapsed during a playoff

game with encephalitis; He goes into a coma & is permanently disabled.

1962 - Wilt Chamberlain is 1st to score 4,000 pts in an NBA season.
1968 - Bob Beamon sets indoor Long Jump record (27'2-3/4").

1985 - Larry Holmes TKOs David Bey in 10 for Heavyweight boxing title.

1988 - NFL's St Louis Cardinals officially move to Phoenix.
1989 - NY Rangers retire goalie Eddie Giacomin's #1 uniform.
1991 - Sergei Bubka pole vaults world record 6.14m (20 feet 1 3/4).

1997 - Pitts Penguins' Joe Mullen, is 1st American to score 500 NHL goals.