NBA Playoff Schedule - 5/20 Spurs at Thunder - 7:30 (SA leads 1-0) NHL Playoff Schedule - 5/20 Golden Knights at Avalanche - 7:00 (Game One) MLB Schedule - 5/20 Reds at Phillies - 12:05Orioles at Rays - 12:10Astros at Twins - 12:40Rangers at Rockies - 2:10Giants at Diamondbacks - 2:40White Sox at Mariners - 3:10Braves at Marlins - 5:40Guardians at Tigers - 5:40Mets…

1919 – Babe Ruth not only gets the win on the mound, he hits his first career grand slam as the Red Sox defeat the St. Louis Browns 6-4. 1920 – Chicago police raid the bleachers at Cubs Park and arrest 24 fans for gambling. 1941 – Taft Wright of the Chicago White Sox sets an American League record with RBIs in 13 consecutive…

1910 – Cleveland Indians pitcher Cy Young gets his 500th career win. 1912 – American League president Ban Johnson tells the Detroit Tigers that if they continue to sit out games in protest of Ty Cobb’s suspension that they will be banned from baseball. 1935 – The NFL approves an annual collegiate draft to begin in 1936. 1960 – Future Hall of Fame pitcher…

1897 – William Joyce of the New York Giants sets an MLB record by hitting four triples in one game. 1912 – The Detroit Tigers are forced to use amateur players after their regular roster boycotts a game against the A’s in protest of Ty Cobb’s suspension. The A’s win 24-2. 1933 – Major League Baseball announces that the first ever All-Star game will…

1875 – “Aristides” wins the first ever Kentucky Derby. 1915 – Cubs reliever George “Zip” Zabel records the longest relief appearance ever. Zabel enters the game with two outs in the first inning and ends up with a 4-3 win in 19 innings. 1939 – The first televised baseball game is aired on NBC with Princeton defeating Columbia 2-1. 1970 – Hank Aaron becomes…

1869 - The Cincinnati Reds player in their first baseball game, a 41-7 win. 1976 - The Montreal Canadiens complete a sweep of the Philadelphia Flyers to win the Stanley Cup. It’s the 19th Stanley Cup for Montreal. 1980 - The Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA title, defeating Philadelphia in game six. Rookie Magic Johnson, normally a guard, fills in for an injured…

1862 – The first enclosed baseball field opens in Union Grounds, Brooklyn. 1926 – New York is officially granted an NHL franchise, named the Rangers. The NHL also announces that Chicago and Detroit will be joining the league in November. 1906 – New York Giants pitcher Hooks Wiltse strikes out four batters in one inning. 1941 – Joe DiMaggio’s 56 game hitting streak begins…

1874 – McGill University and Harvard played a football game in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the first college football game to charge admission. 1904 – The Olympics open in St. Louis. It is the first time the games are held in the USA. 1913 – Washington Senators pitcher Walter Johnson’s record scoreless streak ends at 56 innings. 1920 – Walter Johnson wins his 300th…

1952 – Minor league pitcher Ron Necciai of the Bristol Twins strikes out 27 hitters in a nine inning game against the Welch Miners. 1958 – St. Louis Cardinals great Stan Musial becomes the eighth player in MLB history to total 3,000 career hits. The milestone hit is a walkoff double lifting the Cardinals over the Cubs. 1972 – The Brewers finally defeat the…

1875 – The first shutout in pro baseball takes place as the Chicago White Stockings defeat the St. Louis Brown Stockings 1-0. 1970 – “Mr. Cub” Ernie Banks hits career home run #500. The home run came against Atlanta pitcher Pat Jarvis in a 4-3 Cubs win over the Braves. 1974 – The Boston Celtics defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 102-87 in game seven to…