TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 13TH

1908 - Groundbreaking on Philadelphia's Shibe Park (home of A's & Phillies).
1926 - At 41, Walter Johnson pitches his 7th opening day shutout.

1940 - Cornelious Warmerdam became first man to Pole Vault 15 ft.

1953 - First game of Milwaukee Braves, they beat Cin Reds 2-0.
1954 - Baltimore Orioles 1st game, loses to Tigers in Detroit 3-0.
1954 - Milwaukee Braves' Hank Aaron's 1st game.

1962 - Stan Musial scores his 1,869th run, a new NL record.
1963 - Pete Rose triples for his 1st major league base hit.

1964 - Davis Milton Love III, Charlotte NC, PGA golfer (1987 MCI Heritage) is born.

1972 - First Baseball Players' strike ends after 13 days.

1978 - NY Yanks defeat White Sox 4-2 in home opener on Reggie Candy Bar Day.

1980 - US boycotts Summer Olympics in Moscow.
1983 - Undefeated Middleweight boxer Tony Ayala gets 35 years on sex assault.

1984 - Pete Rose becomes first NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career.

1986 - 50th Golf Masters Championship: Jack Nicklaus wins, shooting a 279.
1986 - Boston Celtics end season with a 40-1 home win record.

1987 - First 3 SD Padres hit HRs off SF starter Roger Mason.

1996 - En route to NHL record 62 victories Detroit Red Wings win #61.

1997 - Hartford Whalers last NHL game.
1997 - NHL Pittsburgh Penguin Mario Lemieux's last NHL regular game.

2004 - Barry Bonds hits his 661st career home run,

passing Willie Mays on the all-time list.

2009 - Harry Kalas, American sportscaster (b. 1936) dies.
2009 - Mark Fidrych, American baseball player (b. 1954) dies.

2014 - Manny Pacquiao defeats Timothy Bradley to

regain his WBO welterweight boxing title.