April 23

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Contents

1 Events
- 1.1 1948
- 1.2 1950
- 1.3 1954
- 1.4 1964
- 1.5 2002
2 Debuts
3 Births
- 3.1 1921
4 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] 1948

Jockey Johnny Longden became the first person to ride 3,000 winners.

[edit] 1950

The Minneapolis Lakers won the first National Basketball Association (NBA) championship by defeating the Syracuse Nationals.

[edit] 1954

Hank Aaron hits his first of 755 career home runs. Vic Raschi of the St. Louis Cardinals surrendered the bomb.

[edit] 1964

Ken Johnson of the Houston Astros threw the first no-hitter for a loss. The game was lost 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds due to two errors.

[edit] 2002

Brent Johnson of the St. Louis Blues becomes the first NHL goalie to win his first 3 wins in the playoffs by shutout.

[edit] Debuts

[edit] 1914

The first major league game took place at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

[edit] 1950

Joe Adcock made his major league debut for the Cincinnati Reds against the St. Louis Cardinals

[edit] 2004

Lenny DiNardo made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox and worked a scoreless inning in an 11-2 beating of the New York Yankees.

[edit] Births

[edit] 1921

MLB Hall-of-Famer Warren Spahn born in Buffalo, New York.

[edit] Deaths

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