This Day in Sports History Thrive Sweet Productions

In 1997, the Utah Jazz battled back from a 13-point deficit and John Stockton hit the game winning 3 to advance to the NBA Finals



In 1995, Rik Smits hit the game winner to beat the Magic after a flurry of 3s seesawed the game back and forth.



In 1982, the Minnesota Twins pulled off an unusual triple play against the New York Yankees.



In 2015, a par 4 was shortened to a par 3 due to standing water, marking the first time par for a PGA round was less than 70. 



In 1976, Joe Niekro hit his only major league home run and it came off his older brother, Phil. 



And in 1953, Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Mount Everest.

In 2006, Barry Bonds hit home run #715. A lucky fan waiting for a sandwich looked up and caught it. 



In 1957, the National League okay'd Brooklyn's and New York's move to the west coast. 



In 1956, Dale Long hit a home run in his 8th straight game. 



 

In 1991, the Chicago Bulls put several years of frustration behind them, beating the sulky Detroit Pistons to advance to the NBA Finals. 



Also in 1991, a strange end to the Indianapolis 500 with Arie Luyendyk winning.



In 1937, Carl Hubbell won his 24th straight Major League baseball game. 



In 2012, Zach Johnson nearly coughed up a three shot lead on the final hole of the Colonial due to a faux pas.



In 1968,  Chicago Bears legendary coach George Halas retired. 



 

In 1959, Harvey Haddix pitched a perfect game for 12 innings but still lost. 



In 1956, three Cincinnati pitchers combined for a no-hitter through 9 2/3 innings but lost. 



In 1991, Rick Mears became the third driver in history to win four Indianapolis 500s. 



In 2002, Robert 'Big Shot Bob' Horry hit the game winner against the Sacramento Kings.



In 1995, Ken Griffey, Jr, made an amazing catch against Baltimore's Kevin Bass but broke his wrist in the process. 



In 1969, ABC and the NFL reached an agreement to broadcast an NFL game on Monday Night. 



In 1984, pole vaulter Sergey Bubka set the World Record for the first time. He would go on to break the record another 33 times in his career. 



 

In 1965, Muhammad Ali put Sonny Liston on the mat with his 'Phantom Punch.'



In 1993, John Starks posterized Horace Grant and Michael Jordan with a spectacular dunk. 



In 2002, the Boston Celtics pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in NBA playoff history. 



And in 1935, Babe Ruth hit his final home runs of his career. 



 

In 1935, it was the first night game in Major League Baseball



In 1920, a crackdown on gambling at Wrigley Field was carried out as 47 people were arrested in the bleacher seats. 



In 1981, Bobby Unser won the Indianapolis 500. 



In 1987, Al Unser, Sr. won his 4th Indy 500.



In 1992, Al Unser, Jr won the closest Indy 500



And in 2004, Maurice Clarett lost his case with the NFL.