S&H Farm Supply, On This Day in Sports History, presented by Bank of Billings

• 1912 - Pittsburgh Pirates turn a rare 5-3-7 doubleplay (left fielder covers second base).
• 1929 - Cleveland Indians' Earl Averill becomes first in American League to hit a homerun on first at bat.
• 1929 - New York Yankees become first team to use numbers on uniforms.
• 1935 - Babe Ruth's first National League game, for Boston Braves, includes a homerun.
• 1939 - Stanley Cup: Boston Bruins beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4 games to 1.
• 1940 - First televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (Chicago White Sox versus Chicago Cubs exhibition).
• 1940 - Cleveland Indians' Bob Feller hurls an opening day no-hitter versus Chicago, 1-0.
• 1949 - NHL's Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs sweep Detroit Red Wings in four games.
• 1953 - Jackie Pung wins LPGA Palm Springs Golf Open.
• 1953 - Philadelphia Phillie's Connie Ryan gets six hits in a game.
• 1953 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1.
• 1954 - NHL Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3.
• 1957 - Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 4 games to 1.
• 1958 - 22nd Golf Masters Championship: Arnold Palmer wins, shooting a 284.
• 1959 - New York Yankees unveil their first message scoreboard.
• 1959 - Philadelphia Phillies' Dave Philley gets a major league record 9th straight pinch hit.
• 1961 - Louise Suggs wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
• 1961 - NHL Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2.
• 1967 - New York Yankees beat Boston Red Sox 7-6 in 18 innings.
• 1972 - First Colgate Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Jane Blalock.
• 1972 - Chicago Cubs' player Burt Hooton no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0.
• 1978 - Hollis Stacy wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
• 1978 - Saint Louis Cardinals' Bob Forsch no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0.
• 1979 - 15th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Yankees and New York Mets tie 1-1.
• 1979 - 83rd Boston Marathon won by Bill Rodgers of Massachusetts in 2:09:27.
• 1979 - 8th Boston Women's Marathon won by Joan Benoit Samuelson in 2:35:15.
• 1980 - Delhi beats Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
• 1980 - Arthur Ashe retires from professional tennis.
• 1983 - Setting a National League consecutive game-played record, Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman Steve Garvey appears in his 1,118th straight game.
• 1984 - 13th Boston Women's Marathon won by Lorraine Moller of New Zealand in 2:29:28.
• 1984 - 88th Boston Marathon won by Geoff Smith of Great Britain in 2:10:34.
• 1984 - Oakland Athletics' Dave Kingman hits three homeruns including a grand slam.
• 1986 - West Indies complete 5-0 demolition of England.
• 1987 - Michael Jordan becomes second NBA to score 3000 points in a season.
• 1989 - First Seniors Golf Tradition: Don Bies wins.
• 1989 - Costa Rica beats US 1-0, in third round of 1990 world soccer cup.
• 1989 - Pat Bradley wins LPGA AI Star/Centinela Hospital Golf Classic.
• 1989 - Zeleka Metaferia wins third World Cup marathon (2:10:28).
• 1990 - 19th Boston Women's Marathon won by Rosa Mota of Portugal in 2:25:23.
• 1990 - 94th Boston Marathon won by Gelindo Bordin of Italy in 2:08:19.
• 1991 - Saint Louis Blues becomes 8th NHL team in Play-off to come back from a 3-1 deficit as they beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-2 in game 7.
• 1992 - First concrete is poured at new ballpark at Gateway (Jacobs Field).
• 1992 - New York Rangers win team record 50th game.
• 1995 - 56th PGA Seniors Golf Championship: Ray Floyd wins.
• 2004 - India defeats Pakistan in their first cricket tour in 14 years.