Today is Saturday, April 12, 2014 Today in Sports History 1877 - A catchers mask was used in a baseball game for the first time by James Alexander Tyng. 1966 - Emmett Ashford became the first African-American major league umpire. 2004 - The Philadelphia Phillies played their first game at Citizens Bank Park. 2004 - Barry Bonds (San Francisco Giants) hit his 660th home run to tie Willie Mays for third on baseballs career list. 2007 - The Dallas Stars and Vancouver Canucks played 138 minutes and 6 seconds before the Canucks were able to score an overtime goal and win the game. It was the sixth-longest game in NHL history.
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 18:30:51 +0000
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