Monday, April 7, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 7TH

1873 - John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (d. 1934) is born.
1928 - 44-yr old NY Ranger GM Lester Patrick replaces his injured 
goaltender in a Stanley Cup game, & beats Montreal Maroons 2-1.
1951 - 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280.
1954 - Tony Dorsett, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy) is born.
1958 - Dodgers erect 42-foot screen in left field at LA Coliseum to cut down 
on home runs, since it is only 250 feet down the line.
1963 - Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn 
after only 13,000 shares are sold to 1,600 new investors.
1968 - Jim Clark, two-time F1 World Champion and winner of the Indianapolis 500, 
dies in a racing accident during a Formula 2 race at Hockenheim, Germany at 32.
1969 - Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with first official save, against Reds.
1969 - Ted Williams begins managing Wash Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4.
1970 - Milwaukee Brewers (former Seat Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0.
1975 - Ronde Barber, cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) & Tiki Barber, 
running back (NY Giants) are born.
1979 - Houston Astro Ken Forsch no-hits Atlanta Braves, 6-0.
1982 - Harald Ertl, Austrian racing driver (b. 1948) dies.
1984 - Detroit Tiger Jack Morris no-hits Chicago White Sox, 4-0.
1989 - NY Supreme Court takes America's Cup away from SD Yacht Club 
for using a catamaran against NZ. Appeals court eventually overrules.

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