Today is Thursday, May 29, 2014 Today in Sports History 1911 - The first running of the Indianapolis 500 took place. Ray Harroun won the race. 1916 - The New York Giants won their 17th consecutive road game. 1922 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that organized baseball was a sport, not subject to antitrust laws. 1962 - Buck (John) ONeil became the first black coach in major league baseball when he accepted the job with the Chicago Cubs. 1965 - Ralph Boston set a world record in the broad jump at 27-feet, 4-3/4 inches, at a meet held in Modesto, CA. 1965 - Dick Allen (Philadelphia Phillies) hit a 529 home run out of Connie Mack Stadium. 1977 - A.J. Foyt won the Indianapolis 500 for the fourth time. 1977 - Sue Press became the first woman golfer to hit consecutive holes-in-one. 1984 - The Boston Red Sox retired #9 (Ted Williams) and #4 (Joe Cronin). 1985 - In Brussels, Belgium, at Heysel Stadium a concrete retaining wall collapsed and 39 people were crushed or trampled to death. More than 400 people were injured. The soccer event was the European Champions Cup final. 1990 - Rickey Henderson stole his 893rd base. He broke Ty Cobbs record. 1992 - Tim Raines (Chicago White Sox) stole his 700th career base. 2001 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that disabled golfer Casey Martin could use a cart to ride in tournaments.
Posted on: Thu, 29 May 2014 14:17:15 +0000