TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 29TH

1892 - Charlie Reilly is baseball's 1st pinch hitter.

1922 - George Allen, football coach (LA Rams, Washington Redskins) is born.

1930 - 123 runs are scored in 7 major league games.

1934 - Luis Aparicio, Venezuelan baseball player is born.
1934 - Pittsburgh is last major league city to play a home game on a Sunday.
1936 - First pro baseball game in Japan is played Nagoya defeats Daitokyo, 8-5.

1951 - Dale Earnhardt, American race car driver (d. 2001) is born.

1961 - ABC's "Wide World of Sports" debuts.

1963 - Mike Babcock, Manitouwadge Ontario, NHL Coach

(Anaheim, Detroit, Team Canada) is born.
1965 - Reggie Miller, Hall of Fame NBA player (Indiana Pacers) is born.

1970 - Andre Agassi, Las Vegas NV, tennis star (Oly-gold-96, US Open 1994) is born.

1981 - Phillie Steve Carlton is first lefty to strike out 3,000 batters.

1983 - Jay Cutler, Chicago Bears Quarterback is born.

1985 - Tony Tubbs TKOs Greg Page in 15 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1986 - Boston Red Sox Roger Clemens strikes out 20 Seattle Mariners.
1987 - Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle.
1988 - Orioles beat White Sox 9-0 for 1st 1988 win after 21 loses.

1995 - KC Royal John Nonely is 70th to HR on his 1st at bat.
1997 - KC Royal Chili Davis is 75th to hit 300 HRs.

2003 - Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2007) is born.