1876: Game number one. The very first National League took place at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. The Boston Red Caps clipped the Philadelphia Athletics 6-5.
1970: A big day for Ks. The Mets’ Tom Seaver set a then–major league record with 19 strikeouts in a 2-1 win over San Diego. Seaver also fanned the last ten batters he faced.
1988: This guy was an offensive machine. New Jersey’s Patrik Sundstrom set an NHL playoff record with eight points in one game. He recorded a hat trick and five assists in a 10-4 drubbing of Washington.
Birthdays in the sports world today… Seattle SuperSonics Hall of Fame power forward Spencer Haywood is 77. Former New York Jets running back Freeman McNeil is 67. Ex–Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jimmy Key is 65. Former Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is 40. Detroit Pistons small forward Duncan Robinson is 32, and former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines is 26.