TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 9TH

1901 - Cleveland's Earl Moore no-hits

Chicago White Sox 9 innings but loses in 10th 4-2.

1928 - Barbara Ann Scott, Ottawa Ontario, figure skater

(Olympic-gold-1948), (d. 2012) is born.
1928 - Richard A "Pancho" Gonzalez, tennis star

(US 1948-49), born in Los Angeles, California is born.

1937 - Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6).

1945 - New balata ball used in baseball, 50% livilier.
1959 - Dorothy Rigney, husband John, & Hank Greenberg resign from White Sox.

1960 - Tony Gwynn, American MLB outfielder

(San Diego Padres), is born in LA, CA, (d. 2014).
1961 - Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2

grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minnesota Twins.

1965 - Steve Yzerman, Cranbrook British Columbia,

NHL forward (Team Canada, Detroit) is born.
1971 - Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42).

1973 - For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game.

1984 - White Sox & Brewers play 8:06, game, longest timed baseball game.
1987 - Oriole Eddie Murray is 1st to switch hit HRs in 2 consecutive games.
1989 - NY Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop.
1989 - NY Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher.

1997 - San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones.

2001 - In Ghana 129 football fans die in what became known as the

Accra Sports Stadium Disaster. The deaths were caused by a stampede

(caused by the firing of teargas by police personnel at the stadium)

that followed a controversial decision by the referee handling a crucial

match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.

2002 - Dan Devine, American football coach (b. 1924) dies.

2009 - Chuck Daly, American basketball coach (b. 1930) dies.

2014 - Mel Patton, American sprinter, double Olympic champion, dies at 89.