Today is Sunday, May 11, 2014 Today in Sports History 1946 - Boston Braves Field hosted its first night game. The Giants beat the Braves 5-1. 1949 - The Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 12-8. The White Sox scored in every inning. 1959 - Yogi Berra (New York Yankees) ended his streak of 148 errorless games. 1977 - Ted Turner managed an Atlanta Braves game. 1983 - President Reagan signed a proclamation making May National Amateur Baseball Month. 1985 - In Bradford, England, 56 people died when a fire engulfed the main grandstand at Bradfords soccer stadium. Over 200 were injured. 1996 - Al Leiter threw the first no-hitter in Florida Marlins history. 2003 - Rafael Palmeiro (Texas Rangers) hit his 500th career home run to become only the 19th player in baseball history to reach the mark.
Posted on: Sun, 11 May 2014 11:49:56 +0000
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