Wednesday, May 14, 2014

TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - MAY 14TH

1906 - Flagpole at the White Sox ballpark breaks during pennant-raising.
1913 - Washington Senator Walter Johnson ends record scorless streak at 56 innings.
1918 - Sunday baseball is made legal in Washington, DC.
1920 - Washington Senator Walter Johnson wins his 300th game vs Detroit.
1937 - Dick Howser, shortstop (Kansas City A's), manager (KC Royals) is born.
1967 - Mickey Mantle's 500th HR off Oriole's Stu Miller.
1972 - In Willie Mays 1st game as a NY Met his homer beats SF Giants, 5-4.
1977 - KC Royals Jim Colborn no-hits Texas Rangers, 6-0.
1986 - Reggie Jackson hit his 537th HR passing Mickey Mantle into 6th place.
1988 - First non-pitcher (Jose Oquendo) in 20 years to get a decision in a
baseball game, he & St Louis Cards lose to Braves 7-5 in 19 inn.
1989 - First time since 1948 a player hit 6 consecutive doubles (Kirby Puckett).
1992 - Lyle Alzado, NFL defense linesman (Raiders), dies of cancer at 43.
1995 - Eddie Murray of Indians hits his 463rd career home run (ties for 18th).
1996 - NY Yankee Dwight Gooden no-hits Seattle Mariners 2-0.
2003 - Dave DeBusschere, American basketball player (b. 1940) dies.

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