The Overnight Crowd

Celebrating This Day May 2219


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On this day in:
• 1883Cubs' Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out
• 190610th anniversary Olympic games close in Athens, Greece
• 1962 Roger Maris walks 5 times (record 4 intentionally) in a 9 inning game
• 1963 Mickey Mantle hits a ball off Yankee Stadium's facade
• 1990 Deion Sanders becomes involved in a dispute with Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, one of the most infamous incidents of Sanders' baseball career
• 1991NFL Owners agree to add 2 teams in 1994
• 1993 Riddick Bowe TKOs Jesse Ferguson in 2 for heavyweight boxing title
• 1994Toronto NBA franchise unveils name "Raptors" & logo
• 2002 Mike Babcock is named head coach of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
• 2004ACT Brumbies claim their 2nd Super 12 Rugby title with a 47-38 win over the Canterbury Crusaders at Canberra Stadium; Brumbies wingers Mark Gerrard (3) and Joe Roff (2) combine for 5 tries
• 2004 English FA Cup Final, Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (71,350): Manchester United beats Millwall, 3-0; Ruud van Nistelrooy scores 2 and Cristiano Ronaldo 1 in Red Devils' 11th title win
• 2007NHL Western Conference Final: Anaheim Ducks beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 2
• 201018th UEFA Champions League Final: Internazionale beats Bayern Munich 2-0 at Madrid
• 2012NHL Western Conference Finals: Los Angeles Kings beat Phoenix Coyotes, 4 games to 1
• 2015Pakistan begin the first test-playing nation cricket tour of Zimbabwe since 2009
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