April 22, 1876 — The first official National League baseball game is played, with Boston defeating Philadelphia 6-5. 1914 —…
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1876 — The first official National League baseball game is played, with Boston defeating Philadelphia 6-5.
1914 — Babe Ruth's first professional game (as a pitcher) is a six-hit 6-0 victory.
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1947 — The Philadelphia Warriors win their first National Basketball Association title, defeating the Chicago Stags 83-80 in Game 5, led by 34 points from Joe Folks.
1954 — The NBA adopts a 24-second shot clock and six-team foul rule.
1957 – All National League teams integrate and John Irwin Kennedy becomes the first black player for the Philadelphia Phillies.
1962 — The Toronto Maple Leafs defeat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 to win the Stanley Cup in six games.
1969 — Joe Frazier KOs Dave Ziglewicz in 96 seconds to retain the heavyweight boxing title. Ziglewicz, 28-1 against journeymen, was a local hero at the Sam Houston Coliseum in Houston.
1981 — Dodgers rookie Fernando Valenzuela gets his third shutout win in four starts.
1987 — NBA grants expansion franchises to Charlotte, Miami, Minnesota, and Orlando. Charlotte and Miami would join the league in the 1988-89 season, and Minnesota and Orlando would join in the 1989-90 season.
1988 — New Jersey's Patrick Sandstrom sets an NHL playoff record with three goals and five assists for eight points in a 10-4 victory over Washington in the Stanley Cup quarterfinals.
1990 — NFL Draft: University of Illinois quarterback Jeff George is selected No. 1 by the Indianapolis Colts.
1993 — The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3, extending their NHL playoff record to 14 consecutive wins.
1994 — Shannon Miller wins the women's individual all-around title for the second year in a row at the World Gymnastics Championships in Brisbane, Australia.
1994 — American figure skater Tonya Harding sues ex-husband Jeff Gillooly for $42,500.
1994 — Michael Moorer defeats Evander Holyfield to win the IBF and WBA titles, becoming the first left-handed heavyweight champion.
1995 — George Foreman defeats Axel Schulz in Las Vegas to win the heavyweight boxing title.
1995 — NFL Draft: Penn State running back Ki'Jana Carter is selected No. 1 by the Cincinnati Bengals.
2003 — Minnesota and Vancouver become the first teams since 2000 to come back from a 3-1 series deficit to win. In Game 7 at Colorado, the Wild won 3-2 on an overtime goal from Andrew Brunette. The Canucks defeated St. Louis 4-1.
2003 — Patrick Roy plays in the final NHL game of his career.
2006 — New Jersey scores a playoff-record five power-play goals in a 6-1 win over New York.
2006 — Wladimir Klitschko stops Chris Byrd in seven rounds of a one-sided fight for the IBF heavyweight title in Berlin, Germany.
2007 — The Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 7-6, hitting a home run in four consecutive games, tying a major league record. Manny Ramirez, J.D. Drew, Mike Lowell and Jason Varitek connected over 10 pitches in the bottom of the third inning with Chase Wright.
2008 — Atlanta's John Smoltz becomes the 16th pitcher in major league history to reach the 3,000-strikeout plateau in the Braves' 6-0 loss to Washington.
2010 — NFL Draft: Oklahoma State quarterback Sam Bradford is selected No. 1 by the St. Louis Rams.
2013 — Manchester United defeats Aston Villa to win the 2012/2013 English Premier League.
2014 — Albert Pujols becomes the first major leaguer to hit 499 and 500 home runs in the same game, scoring five runs and helping the Los Angeles Angels defeat the Washington Nationals 7–2.
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