This Day in Sports History

In 1954, Roger Bannister became the first human to run a sub 4-minute mile.

In 1925, New York Yankee Everett Scott was benched by Miller Huggins after playing in 1,307 consecutive games.

In 1953, Bobo …

In 1973, Secretariat broke slow but got going down the backstretch to win the Kentucky Derby in a record time. 

In 1969, Boston won their 11th NBA title in 13 years with Bill Russell playing and coach…

In 1968, Dancer's Image won the Kentucky Derby but was relegated to last a few days later. 

Also in 1968, the Pittsburgh Pipers won the first ABA Championship.

In 1984, Dave Kingman hit a ball into the…

In 1980, Genuine Risk became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby since 1915. 

In 1986, Bill Shoemaker rode a 17-1 longshot named Ferdinand to the win at the Derby.

In 1964, Pete Brown became the …

In 1939, Lou Gehrig removed himself from the lineup, ending his streak of consecutive games at 2,130.

In 1954, St. Louis' Stan Musial hit five home runs in a single day. 

In 1964, Bill Hartack rode Nor…

In 1994, 3-time Formula One Champion Ayrton Senna crashed in the Tamburello turn at Imola. He was pronounced dead at the hospital hours later. He was 34. 

In 1920, the longest major league baseball ga…

In 1993, Monica Seles was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant during a tennis match in Germany. 

In 1971, the Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA title. 

In 1988, a fight between NY Knicks' Larry Jo…

In 1986, Roger Clemens struck out 20, becoming the first player to do it. 

In 1970, Jerry West sank a dramatic 3/4 court shot to send the NBA finals game into OT. 

And in 1981, the New Orleans Saints s…

In 1993, Washington's Dale Hunter delivered a cheap shot on New York Islander Pierre Turgeon after he intercepted Hunter's pass and scored to make it 5-1.

In 1965, Lyndsey Nelson broadcast a baseball …

In 1947, it was 'Babe Ruth Day' at all major league ballparks. He addressed the crowd at Yankee Stadium. 

In 1956, Rocky Marciano retired from boxing and did so as the only undefeated heavyweight cham…

In 2003, pitcher Nigel Thatch was traded to the Fullerton Flyers for 60 cases of Budweiser. Thatch was and still is an actor who wanted to play baseball. He acted in a series of Budweiser commercials…

In 1978, the Phillie Phanatic made his debut. 

In 1962, Harry Chiti became the first baseball player to be traded for himself. 

In 2003, Mo Cheeks made the best assist of his career when he helped out …

In 1963. Bob Cousy played his last game as a Boston Celtic but the fact that he was a Celtic to begin with is an interesting story. 

In 1945, Happy Chandler was named as Major League Baseball's Commis…

In 1999, - Fernando Tatis, Sr hit a pair of grand slam homers off LA's Chan Ho Park in the third inning to become the first and still only player to do that. 

In 1955, the Chicago White Sox scored 29 …

In 1876, it was the first major league baseball game between the Boston Red Caps and the Philadelphia Athletics.

In 1947, the Philadelphia Warriors beat the Chicago Stags to win the BBA Championship. 

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In 1981, Rosie Ruiz crossed the finish line as the women's winner of the Boston Marathon.  But where had she come from?

In 1951,  the Toronto Maple Leafs won the Stanley Cup in a series where all five…

In 1986, Michael Jordan scored a NBA playoff record 63 points against the Boston Celtics

In 1981, Toshihiko Seko and Allison Roe both set new records at the Boston Marathon.

In 1912, Fenway Park opened…

In 1981, the Rochester Red Wings and Pawtucket Red Sox hit pause in the 32nd inning of the longest game in baseball history. 

In 1897, the first Boston Marathon was run. 

And in 1987, it was the 'Vindi…

In 1962, Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to a game 7 win in the NBA Finals.

In 1966, Red Auerbach announced that Russell would be the next coach of the Celtics.

In 1946, Jackie Robinson became the …

In 1953, Mickey Mantle hit a 565 foot bomb and the became the origin of the phrase 'tape measure home run.'

In 1976, Philadelphia's Mike Schmidt hit 4 straight home runs.

In 1972, a ceremonial first pi…