THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - FEBRUARY 4TH

1968 - Bowie Kuhn replaces William Eckert as 5th commissioner of baseball.

1969 - 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost.

1969 - John Madden is named head coach of the NFL's Oakland Raiders.

1971 - Baseball announces a special hall of fame wing for blacks

1987 - Stars & Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup.
1987 - Sacramento Kings score only 4 points in1st quarter against Lakers; 

fewest in a period since introduction of 24 second shot-clock in 1954.

1990 - St Petersburg Pelicans beat West Palm Beach Tropics 12-4 to win 1st Senior Professional Baseball Association Championship.
1991 - Hall of Fame's board of directors vote 12-0 to bar Pete Rose.
1993 - Marge Schott suspended from baseball for 1 year due to racism.

1997 - Mario Lemieux is 7th NHL player to score 600 goals.