2016: Kevin Durant made his announcement that he’s joining the Golden State Warriors coming off their 73-win season after they defeated Durant’s OKC Thunder in the Western Conference Finals a month before KD’s decision
1984: Yankees SP Phil Niekro became the 9th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts
1983: Yankees SP Dave Righetti pitched the franchise’s 1st no-hitter since Don Larsen’s perfect game in the 1956 World Series, against the Boston Red Sox
1980: Astros SP Nolan Ryan became just the 4th pitcher in MLB history to record 3,000 career strikeouts
1939: Yankee legend Lou Gehrig made his iconic “Luckiest Man” speech as the team retired his jersey number (4), the 1st in MLB history
1911: Tigers OF Ty Cobb’s 40-game hitting streak was halted just 5 games short of Willie Keeler’s record of 45
1905: In the 2nd game of a doubleheader, HOF SPs Rube Waddell and Cy Young each pitched 20 innings as Waddell’s Philadelphia Athletics defeated Young’s Boston Americans 4-2; Athletics C Ossee Schreckengost caught 28 innings in a single day, an MLB record