Sports history is made every day of the year. We will preserve at least a small sampling from some great athletes every day based on the uniform number they wore.
22 - 9 - 30 - 20 - 24 - 99
April 2, 1969 - Forbes Kennedy, Number 22 the center for the Toronto Maple Leafs set a very dubious Stanley Cup playoff record has he recorded the most penalties in one game with 8. You can tell it was mostly frustration as the Boston registered thei first playoff win in a decade as the Bruins cruised to a 10-0 lopsides victory.
April 2, 1976 - There was a big trade in the MLB on this day, that changed the dynamics of the game. The defending World Series Champion Oakland A's, traded away key players Reggie Jackson, Number 9 and pitcher Number 30, Ken Holtzman to Baltimore Orioles in exchange for outfielder Don Baylor, Number 20 and pitchers Mike Torrez, Number 24 and Paul Mitchell, Number 36. It is ironic that after one season Torrez left the A's and Mitchell who remained swapped his Number 36 in green and yellow for Torrrez's vacated Number 24.
April 2, 1980 - Year one in the NHL, the Great One, Number 99, Wayne Gretzky scored a lamp lighter for Edmonton in a 1-1 tie with Minnesota North Stars to become the youngest player to reach 50 goals at 19 years and 2 months of age
