TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 20TH

1908 - Opening day of competition of the New South Wales Rugby League.
1910 - Cleveland Indians Addie Joss 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago, 1-0
1912 - Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11
1912 - Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 6-5

1916 - Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cincinnati Reds 7-6

1920 - Phillies manager Gravvy Cravath puts himself in as 

pinch hitter, his 3- run homer beats NY Giants 3-0

1939 - Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double

1943 - Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg

1945 - Cleveland Browns organization formed by Arthur "Mickey" McBride

1946 - First baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs
1946 - 50th Boston Marathon won by Stylianos Kyriakides of Greece in 2:29:27
1949 - Jockey Bill Shoemaker wins his 1st race, in Albany, California
1950 - Balt's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League

1961 - Don "Hitman" Mattingly, Evansville, Indiana, American 

MLB 1st baseman (NY Yankees/MVP 1985) is born

1967 - NY Met Tom Seaver's 1st victory, beats Cubs, 6-1

1986 - Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game

1996 - Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season

1997 - Mark McGwire is 4th to HR on Detroit Tiger left field roof 

(others are Frank Howard, Harmon Killibrew, & Cecil Fielder)
2008 - Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first

female driver in history to win an Indy car race.