1974: He broke the Bambino’s record. Atlanta’s Hank Aaron took the Dodgers’ Al Downing deep for career home run number 715, breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time career record. “Hammerin’ Hank” would have 755 homers when he retired in 1976.
1975: Another color barrier was broken. Future Hall of Famer Frank Robinson took over the reins of the Cleveland Indians. That made him Major League Baseball’s first ever Black manager.
2008: She reached the summit again. Pat Summitt led her Tennessee women’s basketball team to a 64-48 drubbing of Stanford in the national championship game. That was the eighth title in Summitt’s legendary coaching career.
Birthdays in the sports world today… Former Miami Dolphins receiver Mark Clayton is 65. Ex-Portland Trail Blazers point guard Terry Porter is 63. Former Seattle Mariners pitcher “King” Felix Hernandez is 40, and Dallas Cowboys receiver CeeDee Lamb is 27.