Today is Monday, April 14, 2014 Today in Sports History 1925 - WGN became the first radio station to broadcast a regular season major league baseball game. The Cubs beat the Pirates 8-2. 1962 - Elgin Baylor (Los Angeles Lakers) scored 61 points in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics to set an NBA Finals record. 1969 - For the first time, a major league baseball game was played in Montreal, Canada. 1990 - Cal Ripken of the Baltimore Orioles began a streak of 95 errorless games and 431 total chances by a shortstop. 1996 - The Detroit Red Wings won their 62nd game of the season. 1997 - Allen Iverson (Philadelphia 76ers) scored 40 or more points in his fifth consecutive game. 1999 - Jose Canseco (Tampa Bay) became the 28th player to hit 400 career home runs. He was also the first non-United States born player to hit 400 runs. 2002 - Tiger Woods became the third player to win back-to-back Masters titles. It was the third Masters title of his career.
Posted on: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:43:18 +0000
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