The Overnight Crowd

Celebrating This Day May 2


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On this day in:
• 1909 Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs
• 19201st game of National Negro Baseball League played in Indianapolis
• 1939 Lou Gehrig ends 2,130 consecutive game streak, Yanks beat Tigers 22-2
• 1941 MLB player Ted Williams' lowest average (.308) in year he hit over .400
• 196822nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat LA Lakers, 4 games to 2
• 1988 Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump
• 1999 John Elway announces his retirement from the NFL
• 2012 Barcelona football player Lionel Messi breaks the European goal-scoring record with 68 goals
• 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. beats Manny Pacquiao on points in 12 rounds in world welterweight unification fight, shatters all financial records for a boxing match
• 2016Leicester City win the English Premier League title after starting the season at 5,000-1 odds
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