ON THIS DATE IN SPORTS HISTORY

1751 - 1st American cricket match is played
1883 - Baseball returns to Phila, 1st NL game since 1876
1883 - NY Athletic Club hires Bob Rogers as 1st American pro sports trainer
1891 - Cy Young pitches 1st game played in Cleveland's League Park Cleveland Spiders 12, Cincinnati Redlegs 3
1900 - Roermond soccer team forms in Roermond
1901 - Detroit Tigers commit 12 errors against Chicago White Sox
1901 - Herb McFarland hit 1st grand slam in American League
1906 - Phillie's John Lush no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 6-0
1912 - Amsterdam-North soccer team DWV forms
1920 - Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee HR & 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds
1920 - Brooklyn Dodgers tie Boston Braves, 1-1, in 26 innings
1926 - Brooklyn Dodgers & Boston Braves deadlock at 1-1 in 26 innings
1927 - Netherlands beats Belgium 3-2 in soccer match in Amsterdam
1927 - Panningen soccer team forms in Panningen
1928 - Rotterdam soccer team Black White '28 forms
1930 - Bradman scores 236 Aust v Worcs, his 1st f-class innings in Eng
1940 - The 1940 Olympics are cancelled
1943 - 69th Kentucky Derby: Johnny Longden aboard Count Fleet wins in 2:04
1947 - Cleve Indians abandon League Park to play all games at Municipal Stadium
1948 - 74th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Citation wins in 2:05

1951 - Mickey Mantle's 1st HR
1951 - Minnie Minoso becomes the 1st black to play for the White Sox
1954 - 80th Kentucky Derby: Raymond York aboard Determine wins in 2:03
1955 - Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament
1957 - Flevo Boys soccer team forms in Emmeloord
1959 - Floyd Patterson KOs Brian London in 11 for Heavyweight boxing title
1959 - White Sox Early Wynn beats Red Sox 1-0 on his own HR
1960 - Pancho Gonzalez retires from tennis
1965 - 91st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker on Lucky Debonair wins in 2:01.2
1965 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 3
1966 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational
1968 - Phillies J Boozer is ejected for throwing spitballs during his warmup
1969 - Houston Don Wilson 2nd no-hitter beats Cin Reds, 4-0
1969 - Leonard Tose buys NFL Philadelphia Eagles for $16,155,000
1971 - 97th Kentucky Derby: Gustavo Avila on Canonero II wins in 2:03.2
1973 - SF Giants score 7 runs with 2 outs in 9th to beat Pirates, 8-7
1976 - 102nd Kentucky Derby: Angel Cordero Jr on Bold Forbes wins in 2:01.6
1977 - Chantal Langlace runs female world record marathon (2:35:15.4)
1977 - Debbie Austin wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic
1978 - MVV soccer team forms in Maastricht
1981 - Billie Jean King admits to a lesbian affair with Marilyn Barnett
1982 - 108th Kentucky Derby: Ed Delahoussaye on Gato Del Sol wins in 2:02.4
1982 - Nordiques 4-Isles 5 (OT)-semifinals-Isles hold 3-0 lead
1983 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA CPC International Golf Tournament
1983 - Nolan Ryan surpasses Walter Johnson for most strikeouts (3,508)
1987 - 46 HRs hit in 13 baseball games
1988 - Patti Rizzo wins LPGA Sara Lee Golf Classic
1989 - Jockey Chris Antley ends record of 64 consecutive winning days
1991 - A's Rickey Henderson steals an all time record 939th base vs Yanks
1991 - Last day of Test cricket for Gordon Greenidge
1991 - Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs, 10-9, in 19 innings
1991 - Rickey Henderson breaks Lou Brocks record with his 939th steal
1991 - Texas Ranger Nolan Ryan pitches record 7th no hitter (beats Toronto 3-0)
1992 - LA Dodgers postpone 3 games due to racial riots due to Rodney King
1992 - NY Rangers wins their 1st ever 7th game of a playoff (vs NJ Devils)
1992 - Rickey Henderson steals his 1,000th base
1993 - 119th Kentucky Derby: Jerry Bailey aboard Sea Hero wins in 2:02.4
1994 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament
1994 - Sherri Steinhauer wins LPGA Sprint Golf Championship
1996 - Gerald Williams is 1st NY Yankee since 1934 to get 6 hits in a game