TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 16TH

1869 - Cincinnati Reds play their 1st baseball game, win 41-7.

1894 - Fire in Boston destroys baseball stadium & 170 other buildings.
1914 - Ewing Field baseball park opens near Masonic Street,

San Francisco. Relocated a year later.

1927 - NY Yankee Bob Meusel steals 2nd, 3rd & home.

1928 - Billy Martin, 2nd baseman/manager (NY Yankees, Oakland A's) is born.

1941 - 1st US/radio performance of Bennett's "Symphony in D for the Dodgers".
1953 - Phillies Curt Simmons gives up a single, then retires next 27 in a row.
1954 - Ted Williams gets 8 hits in 1st game (DH) since breaking collarbone.

1955 - Olga Korbut, Grodno Belorussia, gymnist (Olympic-2 golds-1972) is born.
1955 - Rocky Marciano TKOs Don Cockell in 9 for heavyweight boxing title.

1970 - Gabriela Sabatini, Argentina, tennis player (Olympic-silver-1988) is born.

1975 - Muhammad Ali TKOs Ron Lyle in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title.

1977 - Muhammad Ali beats Alfredo Evangelist in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1979 - NL approves Astros sales from Ford Motors to John J McMullen for $19M.

1981 - Houston Astro Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples beating Cubs 6-1.

1984 - Phillie pitcher Steve Carlton hits a grand slam homer.
1984 - Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets to keep Twins in

Minnesota Twins sell 51,863 tickets but only 6,346 fans show up for the game.
1985 - Michael Jordan named NBA Rookie of Year.

1996 - Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 HRS in 1 inning.

2013 - Dick Trickle, American race car driver, commits suicide by gunshot at 71.

2014 - Paris Saint-Germain F.C. & Manchester City F.C. are each

fined €60 million for breaching Fair Play Regulations.