On this day in:

• 1911Hugh Chalmers, automaker, suggests idea of baseball MVP

• 1930Andrew Sandham makes Test Cricket 1st triple century

• 1930Les Ames makes the 1st Test Cricket century by a wicketkeeper (149)

• 1937 4th Augusta National Invitation Tournament (Masters) Golf: Byron Nelson wins first of his 5 major titles by 2 strokes ahead of Ralph Guldahl

• 1948 84-year-old Connie Mack challenges 78-year-old Clark Griffith to a race from home to 1st base; it ends in a tie

• 1959France beats Wales, 11-3 at Stade Colombes to win the Five Nations Rugby Championship outright for the first time

• 1974 Hank Aaron ties Babe Ruth's home-run record by hitting his 714th

• 1986 Wayne Gretzky sets NHL record with 213th point of season

• 1988Eddie Hill becomes the world's first driver to cover the quarter mile in under 5 seconds

• 1989 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle

• 1997Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs