On this Day in Sports History

PittsburghPlayer · 04-14-10, 05:58 PM

1941 - Pete Rose, Cincinnati Reds, Charlie hustle (most hits in majors) was born.

Brock Landers · 04-14-10, 06:27 PM

i like it

Lets do this thread daily.

PittsburghPlayer · 04-14-10, 06:42 PM

Appreciate the endorsement, bRock on boss!

PittsburghPlayer · 04-15-10, 09:21 AM

April 15 ...
1896 - 1st Olympic games close at Athens, Greece
1911 - Walter Johnson pitches a record tying 4 strike outs in an inning
1927 - Babe Ruth hits 1st of 60 HRs of season (off A's Howard Ehmke)
1947 - Jackie Robinson goes hitless in his major league debut
1954 - Orioles 1st game in Baltimore beat White Sox 3-1
1958 - 1st baseball game in Calif, SF Giants beat LA Dodgers, 8-0
1977 - 1st baseball game at Montreal's Olympic Stadium
1991 - Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assistswith 9,898
1991 - Sacramento Kings set NBA record, losing 35th consecutive game on road
1992 - NY Islander, Al Arbour, coaches most NHL games (1,438)
1996 - 100th Boston Marathon won by Moses Tanui of Kenya in 2:09:15.9
1997 - Baseball honors Jackie Robinson by retiring #42 for all teams

Brock Landers · 04-15-10, 09:35 AM

1977 - 1st baseball game at Montreal's Olympic Stadium

Wow, i would have thought there were playing there before that, but i guess that place didn't exist before the Olympics in 76. What a dump, saw one game there in 99, was like a mausoleum

PittsburghPlayer · 04-16-10, 02:05 PM

1929 - NY Yankees become 1st team to wear uniform numbers
1935 - Babe Ruth`s 1st NL game, for Boston Braves, included a HR
1940 - 1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition)
1953 - Phillie's Connie Ryan gets 6 hits in a game
1959 - Phils' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit
1978 - St Louis Card Bob Forsch no-hits Phillies, 5-0
1980 - Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis
1987 - Michael Jordon, becomes 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season

1948 - Babe Ruth dies

Chi_archie · 04-16-10, 02:06 PM

good stuff

Brock Landers · 04-16-10, 02:07 PM

Historic day in sports history...The Babe passes

stealthyburrito · 04-16-10, 02:07 PM

this is a great thread, so many fascinating tidbits.

make it daily pitt.

PittsburghPlayer · 04-16-10, 05:11 PM

I love when men act like gentlemen and write something nice/productive or nothing at all. I recently had an unpleasant experience here with someone who made it obvious that they were abused as a child, and for 24 hours considered leaving, quietly, for allowing them to suck me down to their level. Thank you men for your support and offering encouragement. I am staying and will update the thread daily for one year, assuming I am here! bRock on motherfukkers!!

milwaukee mike · 04-16-10, 08:18 PM

pittsburgh don't listen to the people that turn things personal.
it's a sports betting chat room for crying out loud, some guys take this WAY too seriously

PittsburghPlayer · 04-17-10, 09:43 AM

April 17 ...
1869 - 1st pro baseball games-Cin Reds 24, Cin amateurs 15
1892 - 1st Sunday NL baseball game, Reds beat Cards 5-1
1920 - American Professional Football Association forms (NFL)
1923 - Longest NL opening game, Phillies & Dodgers tie 5-5 in 14
1933 - Chicago Bears win their 1st NFL Game beating NY Giants 23-21
1934 - New Fenway Park opens, Washington Senators beat Red Sox 6-5
1939 - Joe Louis KOs Jack Roper in 1 for heavyweight boxing title
1947 - Jackie Robinson bunts for his 1st major league hit
1951 - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle's 1st game, he goes 1 for 4
1953 - Mickey Mantle hits a 565' (172 m) HR in Wash DC's Griffith Stadium
1964 - 1st game at Shea Stadium, NY Mets lose to Pitts Pirates, 4-3
1968 - A's 1st game in Oakland-Alameda Stadium, lose 4-1 to Balt Orioles
1969 - Mont Expos Bill Stoneman no-hits Phillies, 7-0
1976 - NL greatest comeback, trailing 12-1 Phils win 18-16 in 10, Mike Schmidt hits 4 consecutive HRs
1983 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 3,500th batter
1987 - Julius Erving becomes 3rd NBA player to score 30,000 points
1997 - NJ Devil Martin Brodeur is 2nd NHL goalie to score in a playoff game

PittsburghPlayer · 04-18-10, 12:19 PM

1923 - Yankee Stadium opened in the Bronx, NY. The Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1. John Phillip Sousa's band played the National Anthem.
1962 - Bill Russell (Boston Celtics) scored 30 points and got 40 rebounds in a win over the Los Angeles Lakers. It was the fourth straight NBA title for the Celtics.
1966 - Bill Russell became the first player-coach for the Boston Celtics.
1977 - Eddie Murray hit his first career home run.
1982 - The Atlanta Braves set a National League record when they won their eleventh straight game from the start of the season.
1985 - Tulane University abolished its 72-year-old basketball program. The reason was charges of fixed games, drug abuse and payment to players.
1987 - Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia Phillies) hit his 500th career home run.
1987 - The New York Islanders beat the Washington Capitals, 3-2, 68 minutes and 47 seconds into overtime. It was the sixth longest game in NHL history.
1995 - Joe Montana retired from the NFL.
1999 - Wayne Gretzky (New York Rangers) played his final game in the NHL. During the game Gretzky got his 2,857th NHL point. He retired as the NHL's all-time leading scorer and holder of 61 individual records.
2005 - It was announced the NFL's "Monday Night Football" would leave ABC in 2006 for a new home with ESPN. "Monday Night Football" had been on ABC since 1970.

PittsburghPlayer · 04-19-10, 07:26 PM

April 19
1897 - 1st Boston Marathon won by John McDermott of NY in 2:55:10
1954 - 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar, runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
1968 - 72nd Boston Marathon won by Amby Burfoot of Conn in 2:22:17
1981 - Rochester Red Wings & Pawtucket Red Sox play to 2-2 tie in 32 innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 33rd)
1986 - Michael Spinks beats Larry Holmes in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1990 - Pistons & 76'ers get into a fight accruing $162,500 fines (NBA record)
1991 - Evander Holyfield beats George Foreman in 12 for heavywgt boxing title

Slow day, other than our fellow poster Amby making the list. So far the thread is going over like a got damn Led Zepplin. I am thinking of having food and beers laid out to attract more hosers. I mean posters.

Brock Landers · 04-19-10, 07:30 PM

Pittsburghplaya...keep this thread alive! I love it

PittsburghPlayer · 04-19-10, 07:40 PM

I am going to go take a dump in a thread somewhere just to have an extra point to throw Ya bRock for the support! No shit!

PittsburghPlayer · 04-20-10, 06:33 PM

April 20...

1912 - Fenway Park officially opens, Red Sox beat NY Highlanders 7-6 in 11
1912 - Tiger Stadium in Detroit opens, Tigers beat Cleve Indians 6-5
1939 - Ted Williams' 1st hit (off of Yankee Red Ruffing) a double
1946 - 1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs
1950 - Balt's Memorial Stadium opens - Orioles of International League
1967 - NY Met Tom Seaver's 1st victory, beats Cubs, 6-1
1982 - Atlanta Braves become 1st team to win 1st 12 games of the season
1986 - Michael Jordan sets NBA playoff record with 63 points in a game
1988 - Balt Orioles set worst record to start a season 0-14 (will go 0-21)
1988 - NJ Devils 1st playoff hat trick-Eric Broten
1990 - Pete Rose pleads guilty to hiding $300,000 in income
1996 - Chicago Bulls win record 72 games in a season
1997 - 1st baseball game in Hawaii, Cards beat Padres in doubleheader
1997 - Cubs beat NY Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games

PittsburghPlayer · 04-21-10, 05:28 AM

April 21...

1898 - Phillies' pitcher Bill Duggleby hits a grand slam on 1st at bat
1904 - Ty Cobb makes his pro debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League)
1910 - Cleve Naps play 1st game at League Park, lose to Det Tigers 5-0
1964 - Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5
1967 - Dodgers 1st rain out in Los Angeles (after 737 consecutive games)
1970 - Reds clout 7 HRs by 6 batters, Braves counter with 3 HRs, 6 for one team & 9 different batters for two teams, all tie or set records
1977 - Billy Martin pulls Yankee line-up out of a hat, beats Blue Jays 8-6
1987 - Milwaukee Brewers lose after 13th straight victory to start season
1990 - National League umpire is arrested for stealing baseball cards
1994 - Eddie Murray sets record for switch hit HRS in a games (11 times)
1995 - Boston Celtics final game at Boston Gardens, NY Knicks win 98-92
1996 - 57th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Hale Irwin
1996 - Chicago Bulls win NBA record 72 games (72-8)