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1996 New York Yankee Dwight Gooden wins his 1st AL game beating Tigers 10-3
1995 Carolina Panthers win 1st game ever beating New York Jets 26-15 1994 Rodney King award $3,800,000 in compensation of police beating 1993 Indians win their last game at Cleveland Stadium, beating Brewers 6-4 1993 Federal trial of 4 police officers charged with civil rights violations in videotaped beating of Rodney King begins in Los Angeles California 1993 West Indies win the World Series Cup, beating Australia 2-0 1992 4 cops in Rodney King beating case indicted on civil rights charge 1992 Ballet dancer Peter Martins charged with beating his wife 1992 New York City Ballet star Peter Martins, arrested for beating his wife 1992 Jury acquits Los Angeles police officers of beating Rodney King, riots begin 1992 Oriole Park at Camden Yards opens, beating Cleveland 2-0 1992 Jury selection begins in the Los Angeles cops beating Rodney King case 1991 New Jersey Nets set NBA record of 22 blocks beating Nuggets 121-81 1991 Minnesota Twins win AL pennant beating Toronto in 5 games 1991 Atlanta Braves Kent Mercker, Mark Wohlers and Alejandro Pena pitched 1st combined no-hitter in NL, beating San Diego Padres, 1-0 1991 Winnie Mandela sentenced to 6 years for complicity in kidnapping and beating of four youths, one of whom died, She is freed pending appeal 1991 Nolan Ryan pitches his 7th no-hitter, beating Toronto 1991 4 LA police are charged with beating Rodney King 1990 New York Knicks Patrick Ewing scores 50 points beating Charlotte 113-96 1990 Nolan Ryan pitches his 6th no-hitter beating Oakland, in 9th he retires Ken Phelps, Rickey Henderson and Willie Randolph (all ex Yankees) 1989 Flyers, scores short-handed into an empty net beating Caps 8-5 1987 Minnesota Twins win their 1st World Series championship beating St. Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series 1985 New York Jets best offensive production beating Tampa Bay 62-28 1985 Yankee Phil Niekro becomes 18th pitcher to win 300 games and also at 46 becomes oldest to pitch a shut-out beating Toronto 8-0 1985 England regain Cricket Ashes by beating Australia at The Oval 1985 White Sox Tom Seaver is 17th to win #300, beating Yankees 1985 NSW wins cricket Sheffield Shield by beating Queensland by 1 wicket 1983 Gavaskar achieves his 30th century, beating Bradman's 29 1983 New Jersey Devils 1st shut-out, beating Minnesota Detroit Red Wings 6-0 1983 Washington Capitals 1st NHL overtime victory beating Vancouver 5-4 1983 Phillies Steve Carlton is 16th to wins 300 game (beating Cards) 1983 New Orleans Saints 1st OT victory; beating Chicago Bears 34-31 1982 New Jersey Devils 1st victory, beating New York Rangers 3-2 at Meadowlands 1982 New Orleans Saints 1st road shutout victory beating Chicago Bears 10-0 1982 New Jersey Devils 1st exhibition game, beating Caps 3-1 in Hershey Pa 1981 Washington Capitals biggest margin of victory (9) beating Toronto 11-2 1981 Houston Astro Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples beating Cubs 6-1 1980 Macalaster University of St. Paul, Minnesota beating Mount Senario 17-14 1979 Flyers start 35 game unbeaten streak beating Toronto 4-3 1978 Yankees win 3rd straight AL East beating Red Sox 5-4 in a playoff game. Guidry wins #25 aided by Dent's homer and Pinella's fielding 1977 Red Sox wallop a major league-record 8 home runs beating Toronto 9-6 1977 Cincinnati Reds tie record of 12 runs in 5th inning beating Braves 23-9 1975 Buffalo Sabres set NHL record of 40 points beating Caps 14-2 scoring 5 goals vs Washington Caps in 4:57 1975 Spain's Manuel Orantes wins U.S. Open, beating Jimmy Connors in 3 sets 1975 Washington Capitals 1st NHL shutout, beating Kansas City Scouts 3-0 1974 Washington Capitals 1st NHL home victory, beating Chicago 4-3 1973 Buff Bill OJ Simpson rushes 250 yards (2 TDs), beating NE Pats 31-13 1973 10-year-old Mary Boitano is 1st woman to win 6.8-mile Dipsea Race in Marin County, California, beating a field of 1,500 runners 1973 Bobby Murcer's 3 homers accounted for all RBIs, beating Kansas City 5-0 1972 Bill Stoneman of Montreal pitches his 2nd no-hitter, beating Mets, 7-0 1972 Yankees score 8 times in 13th beating White Sox 18-10 1971 Joe E. Lewis, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild', dies in New Jersey, age 69 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA home victory, beating Buffalo Braves 108-106 1970 Cleveland Cavaliers 1st NBA victory (11th game), beating Portland 105-103 1968 Milwaukee Bucks win their 1st game beating Detroit 138-118 (6th game) 1966 Atlanta Braves win their 1st game, beating New York Mets 8-4 1965 Sandy Koufax hurls his 2nd shutout of World Series beating Twins 2-0 1965 Yankees Tom Tresh bangs 3 consecutive home runs beating White Sox 12-0 1962 Statham is Test crickets' leading wkt-taker (229), beating Lindwall 1959 Oriole Jerry Walker pitches 16 inn beating White Sox 1-0 1959 Yankee Whitey Ford strikes-out 15, beating Senators, 1-0 in 14 innings 1957 Cleveland Browns' Don Paul sets club record for longest fumble return with a 89-yard run (and TD), beating Pittsburgh 24-0 1957 Milwaukee Braves clinch NL pennant by beating Cards 4-2 1957 Toronto Maple Leafs tie NHL record 37 points beating New York Rangers 14-1 1955 Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating LA 38-14 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating Yankees in 7 1955 Yankees clinch pennant by beating Red Sox, 3-2 1955 Bauer and Berra homer in 9th beating Red Sox 5-4 taking over 1st 1955 Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0 1954 Cleveland Browns win NFL Championship, beating Detroit 56-10 1954 Cleveland Browns' Chet Hanulak sets club record with 7 punt returns and win by their largest margin of victory (59) beating Washington 62-3 1954 Frank Selvey scores 100 points for Furman beating Newberry 149-95 1953 Brown's Lou "Toe" Groza kicks 8 PATs, beating Giants 62-14 1952 Eisenhower (R) elected 34th President beating Adlai Stevenson (D) 1952 Yankees clinch 4th straight and 19th AL pennant, beating A's 5-2 1949 St. Louis Cardinal Stan Musial hits for the cycle beating Brooklyn 14-1 1947 Joe DiMaggio wins his 3rd MVP, beating Ted Williams by 1 vote 1943 Yankees sweep 14th doubleheader of year, beating Browns, 5-1 and 7-6 1940 President Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R) 1940 Floyd Giebells, 1st game, 2-0 pennant clinching beating Bob Feller 1936 New York Yankees score World Series record 18 runs, beating Giants 18-4 1936 Carl Hubbell begins winning streak, beating Pittsburgh 6-0, 1935 Max Euwe becomes world champ chess beating Alexander Aljechin 1934 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits for the cycle beating White Sox 11-2, 1933 Chicago Bears win their 1st NFL Game beating New York Giants 23-21 1932 New York Yankees win World Series The winning pitcher is Babe Ruth beating Red Sox 9-3 1931 Philadelphia A's clinch pennant, beating Cleveland 1928 Cards set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6 1928 Yankees score 11 runs in 12th beating Tigers 12-1 1926 Cardinals clinch NL pennant by beating Giants 6-4 1925 New York Giant Hack Wilson hits 2 home runs in 3rd inning beating Phillies, 16-7 1924 Giants clinch their 4th straight pennant, beating Phils 5-1 1923 New York Yankees 1st World Series win beating New York Giants, 4 games to 2 1922 New York Yankees clinch pennant #2, beating Boston 3-1 1922 St. Louis Brown "Baby Doll" Jacobson hits 3 triples beating Tigers 16-0 1921 Yankees' pitcher Babe Ruth hits 2 home runs beating Tigers 11-8 1920 Montreal Canadiens scores NHL record 16 goals beating Quebec Bulldogs 1918 Montreal Canadien Joe Malone scores 5 goals beating Ottawa 9-4 1916 Yankees turn triple-play beating Browns 10-6 1915 Phillies win their 1st and only World Series game before 1980, beating 1915 Red Sox clinch AL pennant by beating Detroit 1914 Battle of Aisne ends with Germans beating French during WW I 1911 New York Yankees steal 15 bases and get 13 walks, beating Browns 16-12; with a major-league record 6 stolen bases in 1 inning 1911 New York Giant Christy Mathewson loses after beating Reds 22 straight times 1910 Cleveland Indian Addie Joss wins 2nd no-hitter beating White Sox 1906 Chicago White Sox win 19th straight, beating Washington Senators 1906 Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating New York Giants 19-0 1903 Boston Pilgrims clinch AL pennant, beating Cleveland, 14-3 1903 New York Highlanders (Yankees) win their 1st game beating Washington Senators 7-2 1902 Joe E. Lewis, born in New York City, New York, comedian, singer, famous for Al Capone's heavies beating him after he refused to renew his contract at Green Mill Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, Illinois, movie, book, 'The Joker is Wild' 1900 President William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan 1894 Phils get 36 hits, Sam Thompson hits for cycle beating Louisville 29-4 1887 Phillies most lopsided shut-out beating Indianapolis 24-0 1886 St. Louis Browns win World Championship by beating Chicago 4-3 in 10 |
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