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1990 — At Fenway Park, gimpy-legged Bill Buckner, 41, hits an inside-the-park home run for the Boston Red Sox. It will be his only homer in this, his last, season as he will play just 22 games.
His Eminence, ridden by Jimmy Winkfield, wins the Kentucky Derby by 1 1/2 lengths over Sannazarro in the only Derby ever raced in April. 1961 — ABC’s “Wide World of Sports,” debuts.
Otto Kemp delivers again for the IronPigs, who beat Columbus Clippers for the second night in a row. Mick Abel was solid ...
Johnny Mize of the New York Giants becomes the first major leaguer to hit three home runs in a game on five different ...