2019: SF Kevin Durant recorded the only 50-point game in his NBA Playoff career in the Golden State Warriors Game 6 series-clinching win over the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1st round that came a week after KD’s famous words “I’m Kevin Durant, y’all know who I am.”
2017: Pittsburgh Pirates OF Gift Ngoepe became the very 1st African-born player to appear in an MLB regular season game
2012: Finishing the lockout-shortened season at 7-59, the Charlotte Bobcats set an NBA record for the worst winning percentage in history (.110)
1997: Chicago Cubs 2B Ryne Sandberg hit his 267th career HR, breaking Joe Morgan’s all-time record for the position. Jeff Kent (354) and Robinson Cano (324) have since surpassed them
1990: Texas Rangers SP Nolan Ryan pitched his 12th career 1-hitter in a 1-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox, tying Bob Feller‘s all-time record
1990: Seattle Mariners OF Ken Griffey Jr. made 1 of the most memorable catches of his career when he robbed a HR from Jesse Barfield at Yankee Stadium
1989: San Francisco Giants OF Kevin Mitchell made an unreal bare-handed catch in the outfield to steal an out from Ozzie Smith
1988: New York Mets MGR Davey Johnson became the 2nd in MLB history to record 400 wins through his 1st 4 seasons (Al Lopez)
1985: Utah Jazz C Mark Eaton set an NBA Playoff record by blocking 10 shots in a loss to the Houston Rockets. Hakeem Olajuwon in 1990 and Andrew Bynum in 2012 have tied the record but nobody has beaten it. Blocks became official in 1973-74
1983: In what’s now considered the greatest QB draft class of all-time (6 1st-rounders), Hall of Famers John Elway was drafted 1st overall by the Colts (traded to the Broncos shortly after), Jim Kelly went to Buffalo (14th), and Dan Marino was selected by Miami (27th)
1966: After 16 seasons and 9 NBA Championships, Boston Celtics HC Red Auerbach officially announced his retirement
1931: New York Yankees 1B Lou Gehrig had a HR called back because he passed a runner, and it would eventually cost him the league lead (tied Babe Ruth for the season)