– 1914: The first Federal League game is played at Baltimore and the Terrapins defeat Buffalo 3-2.
– 1940: The New York Rangers beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2 to win the Stanley Cup in six games.
– 1957: The Boston Celtics win their first NBA championship, in a 125-123 double-overtime victory over the St. Louis Hawks in Game 7.
– 1970: Billy Casper posts a five-stroke playoff victory over Gene Littler in the Masters.
– 1972: The first players’ strike in baseball ends.
– 1980: Seve Ballesteros of Spain becomes the youngest golfer to win the Masters, with a four-stroke victory.
– 1984: Pete Rose of the Montreal Expos collects his 4,000th hit, a double off Philadelphia’s Jerry Koosman.
– 1986: Jack Nicklaus wins the Masters for a record sixth time, and at age 46 becomes the oldest to do so.
