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Thursday, May 2, 2019

S&H Farm Supply "On This Day in History" Presented by Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf and Laborers 663.



  • 1876 - In Cincinnati, Ohio, Chicago's Ross Barnes hits the first home run in the history of baseball's National League.
  • 1903 - 29th Kentucky Derby: Hal Booker aboard Judge Himes wins in 2:09.
  • 1904 - 30th Kentucky Derby: Shorty Prior aboard Elwood wins in 2:08.5.
  • 1906 - 32nd Kentucky Derby: Roscoe Troxler aboard Sir Huon wins in 2:08.8.
  • 1909 - Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in first inning against Chicago Cubs.
  • 1917 - Cincinnati Reds' Fred Tooney and Chicago White Sox' Hippo Vaughn pitch duel no-hitter, Vaughn gives up two hits and a run in the 10th, so Cincinnati wins 1-0.
  • 1920 - First game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
  • 1923 - Senator Walter Johnson pitches his 100th shutout, beats New York Yankees 3-0.
  • 1930 - Des Moines (Western League) defeats Wichita 13-6 in baseball to open first ballpark with permanently installed lights.
  • 1936 - 62nd Kentucky Derby: Ira Hanford aboard Bold Venture wins in 2:03.6.
  • 1939 - Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, New York Yankees beat Detroit Tigers 22-2.
  • 1942 - 68th Kentucky Derby: Wayne D Wright aboard Shut Out wins in 2:04.4.
  • 1949 - Don Newcombe, first start, shuts out Cincinnati Reds on five hits to win 3-0.
  • 1953 - 79th Kentucky Derby: Hank Moreno aboard Dark Star wins in 2:02.
  • 1954 - Stan Musial hits five homeruns in a doubleheader.
  • 1958 - New York Yankees threaten to broadcast games nationwide if National League goes ahead with plans to broadcast games into New York City.
  • 1959 - 85th Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Tomy Lee wins in 2:02.2.
  • 1962 - Benfica wins 7th Europe Cup I.
  • 1964 - 90th Kentucky Derby: Bill Hartack aboard Northern Dancer wins in 2:00.
  • 1965 - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Golf Invitational.
  • 1965 - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Open.
  • 1967 - Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2.






  • 1968 - 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2.
  • 1970 - 96th Kentucky Derby: Mike Manganello on Dust Commander wins 2:03.4.
  • 1971 - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open.
  • 1976 - Joanne Carner wins LPGA Lady Tara Golf Classic.
  • 1978 - NBA championship: Portland Trail Blazers win in four games.
  • 1981 - 107th Kentucky Derby: Jorge Velasquez on Pleasant Colony wins in 2:02.
  • 1982 - Beth Daniel wins LPGA Birmingham Golf Classic.
  • 1984 - Mattingly's single breaks up Lamarr Hoyt's perfect game bid.
  • 1984 - Cleveland Indians' Andre Thornton ties record for most walks (6 in 16 innings).
  • 1986 - Dynamo Kiev wins 26th Europe Cup II.
  • 1987 - 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4.
  • 1988 - Baltimore Orioles sign a 15-year lease to remain in Baltimore and get a new park.
  • 1988 - Cincinnati Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an umpire.
  • 1992 - 118th Kentucky Derby: Pat Day aboard Lil E Tee wins in 2:03.
  • 1993 - Kristi Albers wins Sprint Golf Classic.
  • 1993 - Sandra Palmer wins LPGA Sprint Senior Challenge Golf Tournament.
  • 1995 - Montreal Expos bat out of order against New York Mets in 6th inning.
  • 1998 - 124th Kentucky Derby: Kent Desormeaux aboard Real Quiet wins in 2:02.4.
  • 2005 - Trailing 9-3 after eight innings, the Saint Louis Cardinals mount their greatest ninth-inning comeback in franchise history defeating the Cincinnati Reds 10-9 at the Great American Ballpark.
  • 2009 - At Churchill Downs, the 135th running of the Kentucky Derby horse race takes place. Canadian horse Mine That Bird wins, the second-biggest upset in Derby history.





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