TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 26TH

1900 - Hack Wilson, American baseball player (d. 1948) is born.

1905 - Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player
to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play.
1912 - Firstst homerun hit at Fenway Park (Hugh Bradley, Red Sox).
1931 - Lou Gehrig hits a HR but is called out for passing a runner,
mistake costs him AL home run crown; he & Babe Ruth tie for season.
1935 - Frank Boucher is given NHL's Lady Byng Trophy for
sportsmanship permanently for winning it 7 of 11 years.
1941 - A tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs).

1947 - Donna De Varona, Greenwich CT, swimmer (Olympic-2 gold-64) is born.
1950 - Last horse race at Havre de Grace Track in Md, is run.
1950 - U of Miami ends William & Mary straight tennis match victories at 82.

1961 - Roger Maris hits 1st of 61 homers in 1961.
1962 - Red Sox Bill Monbouquette no-hits White Sox 1-0.

1966 - Red Auerbach retires as Boston Celtic's coach.
1975 - Phillies Mike Schmidt's 2 HRs ties NL record of 11 HRs in April.

1980 - Phillies' Steve Carlton pitches his 6th 1-hitter (beats Cards).

1988 - NBA approves addition of 3rd referee in 1988-89 season.
1988 - NY Met Davey Johnson becomes 2nd manager to record
400 victory in first 4 years (Al Lopez did it 1st).

1990 - NY court of appeals ends 2½ year legal battle over
1988 America's Cup by refusing jurisdiction of case.
1990 - Nolan Ryan ties Bob Feller's record of pitching 12 1-hitters.
1991 - Soccer star Diego Maradona, suspended for using cocaine,
arrested in Argentina for possession & distribution of illegal narcotics.