1915 – In a heavyweight bout held in Havana, Cuba, Jess Willard beats Jack Johnson in the 26th round to win the title. 1927 – Swimmer Johnny Weissmuller breaks his record in the 200-meter freestyle by seven seconds, finishing in 2:08. He also breaks his record in the...

1937 – Byron Nelson wins the Masters by two strokes over Ralph Guldahl. 1974 – Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth’s career home run record by hitting his 714th homer in a game against Cincinnati. 1983 – Lorenzo Charles dunks in Derek Whittenburg’s desperation 3-point attempt...

1930 – The Montreal Canadiens complete a two-game sweep of Boston to win the Stanley Cup. 1987 – The Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to the Oakland A’s for three minor leaguers. 1988 – Pittsburgh’s Mario Lemieux wins the NHL scoring title, ending Wayne Gretzky’s streak of...

1931 – 17-year-old girl pitcher Jackie Mitchell strikes out both Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth in an exhibition game. 1972 – New York Mets manager Gil Hodges dies of a heart attack. Hodges played in parts of 20 seasons as a major league and was an eight-time All-Star. A...

1938 – Joe Louis knocks out Harry Thomas in the fifth round to retain the world heavyweight title. 1969 – The Seattle Pilots trade minor league outfielder Lou Pinella to the Yankees. Pinella would go on to win Rookie of the Year after hitting .282 with 11 homers and...

1931 – Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne is among eight people killed in a plane crash in Kansas. In his 13-year tenure at Notre Dame, Rockne led the Irish to a 105-12-5 record with three national championships. 1968 – The MLB expansion franchise in Seattle chooses...