April 20

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Contents

1 Events
2 Debuts
- 2.1 1912
- 2.2 1916
- 2.3 1939
- 2.4 1948
3 Births
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1953

Keizo Yamada won the Boston Marathon in record time.

[edit] 1990

Pete Rose pleads guilty to two counts of filing false tax returns. The federal offense will land Pete in a federal prison in Illinois which begins on August 8th.

[edit] 2003

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 2-1 to win their first playoff series in their 11 year history.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] 1912

Fenway Park opened as the home of the Boston Red Sox.

[edit] 1916

The Chicago Cubs held the first National League game at Wrigley Field.

[edit] 1939

Ted Williams makes his MLB debut with the Boston Red Sox.

[edit] 1948

Roy Campanella makes his MLB debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers.

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

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