TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY - APRIL 7TH

1873 - John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (d. 1934) is born.

1918 - Bobby Doerr, American baseball player 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.

1943 - NFL adopts free substitution rule.

1944 - Bill Stoneman, American baseball player and manager is born.
1946 - 10th Golf Masters Championship: Herman Keiser wins, shooting a 282.
1951 - 15th Golf Masters Championship: Ben Hogan wins, shooting a 280.

1954 - Tony Dorsett, NFL running back (Dallas Cowboys, Heisman Trophy) is born.
1956 - 10th NBA Championship: Philadelphia Warriors

beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 1.

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1963 - Public stock offering of 115,000 shares in Milwaukee Braves withdrawn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 1st official save, against Reds.
1969 - Ted Williams begins managing Wash Senators, they lose to Yanks 8-4.
1970 - Milwaukee Brewers (former Seattle Pilots) 1st game, lose to Angels 12-0.
1971 - Dismissal of Curt Flood's suit against baseball is upheld by.

1975 - Ronde, cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) & Tiki Barber,

running back (NY Giants) are born.
1979 - Houston Astro Ken Forsch no-hits Atlanta Braves, 6-0.
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.

2005 - Bob Kennedy, American baseball player and manager (b. 1920) dies.