1992 — Catcher Gary Carter, back with the Montreal Expos, joins Bob Boone and Carlton Fisk in the exclusive 2,000 games caught club. 1998 — David Wells pitched the 13th perfect game in modern major ...

1939 — The Cleveland Indians beat the Philadelphia Athletics 8-3 in 10 innings in the first American League night game, held at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park.

1961 — Roger Maris hit his first home run of the season at Yankee Stadium (fourth overall) on his way to a record 61. 1963 — Don Nottebart pitched Houston’s first no-hitter as the Colt .45s ...

2000 — Australia’s Susie O’Neill breaks the oldest record in international swimming, winning the 200-meter butterfly and beating the 1981 mark by Mary T. Meagher. O’Neill is timed in 2 minutes, 5.81 ...

Bob Coolen is my favorite University of Hawaii head coach in nearly 45 years of writing about UH sports. And his 2010 squad that went to the Women’s College World Series is my favorite team (I was a ...

Cleveland finishes 25 of 45 behind ... the 3-year-old colt to a 1½-length victory in front of a Derby-record crowd of 165,307. 2012 — English FA Cup Final, Wembley Stadium, London (89,102 ...

1971: Less than 24 hours after hitting his first two major league home runs, Atlanta rookie Earl Williams becomes the first player ever to reach the upper deck at Veterans Stadium ... for the first ...