Sports History 1912 - Christy Mathewson got his 300th career win. 1940 - The Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox became the first teams to play at Cooperstown's Doubleday Field. 1948 - The New York Yankees officially retired Babe Ruth's #3 and sent it to the Hall of Fame. 1978 - The NHL Board of Governors unanimously agreed to a merger of the Cleveland Barons and the Minnesota North Stars. 1989 - The Detroit Pistons won their first National Basketball Association title. They beat the L.A. Lakers in four games. 1991 - In the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament a spectator was killed when lightning struck. 1994 - O.J. Simpson was questioned by Los Angeles police concerning the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend, Ronald Goldman. 1996 - Cal Ripken (Baltimore Orioles) tied Sachio Kinugasa's record of 2,215 consecutive games played. 1997 - Vladimir Konstantinov and Viacheslav Fetisov, both of the Detroit Red Wings, were severely injured in a car accident. 1997 - The Chicago Bulls won their fifth championship in seven years. 2000 - Julius "Dr. J." Erving issued a public appeal for help finding his 19-year-old son, Cory. Cory had been missing since May 28, 2000. His body was found July 6, 2000. 2002 - The Detroit Red Wings won their 10th Stanley Cup. After the game, Red Wings coach Scotty Bowman announced his retirement. |