Tuesday, May 5, 2015

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 5TH

1863 - Joe Coburn KOs Mike McCoole for US boxing title in 63rd round.
1904 - Cy Young of Boston pitches perfect game against Philadelphia A's (3-0).
1917 - St Louis Brown Ernie Koob no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0.
1919 - Tony Canadeo, NFL hall of fame halfback
(Green Bay Packers), born in Chicago, Illinois is born.
1954 - John Greg Adams, Scottsdale AZ, PGA golfer (1982 Hall of Fame-2nd) is born.
1925 - Ty Cobb goes 6 for 6, (16 total bases).
1935 - Jesse Owens of US sets 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.
1951 - Leo Diegel, American golfer, dies of throat and lung cancer at 52.
1952 - Ron Necciai of Pitts Pirate's Bristol Twins Class D farm team,
strikes out 27, as he no-hits Welch Minors, 4 Minors do reach base.
1956 - World championships of judo are 1st held, in Tokyo.
1962 - LA Angel Bo Belinsky no-hits Baltimore Orioles, 2-0.
1966 - Willie Mays hit his 512th HR.
1973 - 99th Kentucky Derby: Ron Turcotte aboard Secretariat wins in 1:59.4.
1978 - Cin Red Pete Rose becomes 14th player to get 3,000 hits.
1979 - 105th Kentucky Derby: Ron Franklin on Spectacular Bid wins in 2:02.4.
1987 - Detroit Tigers are 11 games back in AL, but go on to win AL East.
1995 - Last basketball game at Boston Gardens (Magic beats Celtics).

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