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2009 Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida
2009 Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47 2006 Andre Agassi retires after winning 60 career titles 1998 Florida Panther Dino Ciccarelli's is 9th NHLer to score 600 career goals 1997 Colorado Avalanche Jari Kurri is 8th NHLer to score 600 career goals 1996 Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray's 500th career home run 1996 Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals 1st base in 1,097th career game 1996 Magic Johnson is 2nd NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists 1995 Dolphin's Dan Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL career completions record 1995 Cards reliever Tom Henke earns his 300th career save 1995 Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson hits his 400th NL career home run (429) 1995 Eddie Murray of Indians hits his 463rd career home run (ties for 18th) 1994 A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base 1994 Roland Ratzenberger, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, dies while qualifying for San Marino Prix, in 1994 1993 Paul Molitor at 37 is oldest to reach 100 RBIs for 1st time in career 1993 Ken Griffey, Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle's 1993 Chicago Bull Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point 1992 Lou Whitaker hits his 200th career home run 1992 Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play 1992 White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base 1991 Brigham Young Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season and 15,031 for career 1991 Pitts Penguin Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring record with 1,053 career points (309 goals and 744 assists) 1991 Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula records his 300th career NFL victory 1991 Nolan Ryan's 4-3 victory over Twins is his 312th career win 1991 Cubs Doug Dascenzo commits his 1st career error after 242 games 1991 Jeff Reardon gains his 300th career save 1991 Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assistswith 9,898 1991 U.S. acknowledges CIA and U.S. Army paid Noriega $320,000 over his career 1991 Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games 1990 Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 to end his Test Cricket career with 431 wkts 1990 New York Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak 1990 Gary Carter catches his 1,862nd career game breaks Al Lopez's NL mark 1990 Marc Clement, actor (Career Opportunities, Sluggers Wife), dies 1989 Mary Treen, actress (Career, Rock-a-bye Baby), dies at 71 1989 Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles 1989 Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York's 4-3 loss to Clev 1988 Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run 1988 Goose Gossage registers 300th career save 1988 Rich Gossage 300th career save, beats Phillies 1987 Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass 1987 Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson 1987 Oriole Eddie Murray hits his 299th and 300th career home runs 1987 Don Baylor sets career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Rhoden) 1987 Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 vs. Pak 1985 Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record 1985 Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals 1984 Islander's Mike Bossy's 30th career hat trick-4 goals 1984 Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader 1984 Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner 1984 Toronto's Cliff Johnson hits record 19th career pinch home run 1984 Reds' Pete Rose collects record 3,053rd career single vs. Philadelphia 1984 Kansas City Royals Dan Quisenberry gets his 200th career save 1984 Joe Morgan sets career home run mark for 2nd basemen with #265 1984 Pete Rose becomes 1st NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career 1984 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421) 1983 Islander's Mike Bossy's 25th career hat trick 1983 Bob Forsch pitches 2nd career no-hitter, Cards beat Expos 3-0 1983 Gaylord Perry joins Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton to reach 3,500 career strikeouts this season, he also wins his 1st game as a Royal 1983 Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit 1982 Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins) 1982 Twins Terry Felton loses and runs career to 0-14 (en route to 0-16) 1982 Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager 1982 Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals 1982 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 10th career hat trick 1981 Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0 1981 Phils Mike Schmidt hits his 300th career home run off New York Met Mike Scott 1981 Pete Rose, 3,631 career hit, breaks Stan Musial's NL hit record 1981 Islander's Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick-4 goals 1980 Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager 1980 Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals 1979 St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th and final base of his career 1979 Phillies Pete Rose collects NL record 2,427th career single 1979 Isle's Bryan Trottier's 5th career hat trick 1979 Isle's Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick 1978 Islander's Mike Bossy's 1st career hat trick 1978 Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run 1977 St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3 1977 Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run 1977 Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career 1977 Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game 1977 KC releases Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with 10 teams 1976 Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career 1976 Only home run of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil 1975 Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career 1975 Islander's Bryan Trottier's 1st career hat trick 1975 Billy Williams's 400th career home run 1974 Hank Aaron's 733rd career home run on his last NL at bat 1974 Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly and dies 14 months later 1973 Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000 1972 Dodgers release and end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm 1971 Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field 1970 Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run home run 1969 Nadeem Shahid, born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nadeem 'Nads' Shahid, English first-class cricketeer, 148 game career as right-handed batsman included 6453 runs at 31.02 with 9 hundreds, played for Essex and Surrey 1968 Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 1967 New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career home run #500 off Stu Miller 1966 End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK 1966 Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points 1965 Freddie Trueman ends his Test cricket career, vs. New Zealand at Lord's 1964 Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal 1964 On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) 1964 Alex Solis, born in Panama City, Panama, jockey, in the Calder Race Course Hall of Fame, over 4,500 career wins 1964 End of Richie Benaud's 63-Test Cricket career 1963 Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545 1961 For 2nd time in his career, St. Louis' Jerry Norton has 4 interceptions 1961 Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1960 Roland Ratzenberger, Salzburg, Austria, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival 1959 Stephen Roche, born in Dundrum, Ireland, racing cyclist, second ever to win Triple Crown victories, 58 professional career wins 1957 Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln) 1957 Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 200 1957 Jockey Johnny Longden's 5,000th career victory 1956 Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher 1955 Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 100 1951 Pat Bradley, golfer, leader in LPGA career earnings 1951 General Douglas MacArthur ends his military career 1950 James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial 1948 Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater 1947 Jackie Robinson swipes home for 1st of 19 times in his career 1945 Boo Ferriss loses to Yankees 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins 1943 Johnny Halliday, born in Cite Malesherbes, France, Jean-Philippe Smet, actor, singer, 48-year music career, compared to Elvis Presley 1941 Colin Milburn, cricketer, England bat whose career was cut short 1940 Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career home run 1940 Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career home run 1936 Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wkts in 5th Test vs. South Africa 1935 Ian Meckiff, cricketer, Austr quick 57-63, "threw"? his career away 1934 Ruth hits 700th career home run 1934 Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shield career age 51 years 298 days 1933 Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251 1930 George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him 1930 Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1930 Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days 1929 Cuan McCarthy, cricketer, 36 Test wkts for South Africa, 1 career no-ball 1928 Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th and final career hit 1927 Ty Cobb's 4,000th career hit 1927 Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career 1925 New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers 1924 Bob Appleyard, cricketer, superb England off-spinner, brief career 1921 Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs 1920 Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee home run and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds 1918 Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays 1913 Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week 1911 Cy Young beats Pitts 1-0 for his final career victory, number 511 1910 Cy Young registers his 500th career victory 1909 Frank "Home Run" Baker's 1st career home run 1900 New York Giant Christy Mathewson begins career losing to Brooklyn Superbas 1900 Boston hurler Kid Nichols notches his 300th career victory 1894 Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher, Yankees, 243 career wins 1843 Sojourner Truth leaves New York to begin her career as antislavery activist 1787 Edmund Kean, England, actor, Edmund Kean's Masonic Career |
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