Sunday, April 28, 2013

THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 28TH

1901 - Cleveland's Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles 
as White Sox beat Blues (Cleveland Blues!) 13-1.
1923 - Wembley Stadium opens-Bolton Wanderers vs West Ham United (FA Cup).
1930 - First night organized baseball game (Independence KS).
1931 - Program for woman athletes approved for 1932 Olympics track & field.
1952 - St Louis Browns lend 2 black minor leaguers to Hankyu Braves of Japan.
1961 - Warren Spahn pitches 2nd no hitter at 41 beats SF Giants, 1-0.
1964 - Hall of Famer Barry Larkin, Cincinnati OH, infielder (Cin Reds) is born.
1967 - Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army & stripped of boxing title.
1985 - Billy Martin named NY Yankee manager for 4th time.
1987 - NBA announces expansion to Charlotte NC & Miami Fla
 in 1988 & Minneapolis Minn & Orlando Fla in 1989.
1988 - Baltimore Orioles lose AL record 21 games in a row.
1992 - Brewers beat Blue Jays 22-2 with AL record 31 hits in 9 innings.
1993 - Jim Valvano, basketball coach (NC State), dies of cancer at 47
1993 - Zambian plane crashes at Libreville, Gabon, 30 soccer players die.
1993 - NY Islanders beat Wash Caps 4 to 1 in playoffs, Caps Dale Hunter 
attacks Pierre Turgeon after scoring, in hockey's worst cheap shot.

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