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.
21 - 7- 14 - 32 - 9 - 16
April 9, 1931 - Chicago Blackhawks defenseman, Cy Wentworth nets the game winner against the Montreal Canadiens at 13:50 of 6th period as Chicago took the lead in the Stanley Cup finals.
April 9, 1959 - Bill Sharman, Number 21 drained an NBA record 56th consecutive foul shot as he and his Boston Celtic teammates captured the NBA title in a four game sweeep over the Minneapolis Lakers 118-113.
April 9, 1965 - The first ever game at is played at the Astrodome. The Houston Astros in their new confines defeated the visiting New York Yankees 2-1 in an exhibition game as Mickey Mantle, Number 7 hit the first unofficial MLB indoor homerun.
The website of NBA.com offers these nuggets of history for the day.
April 9, 1957 - Number 14, Bob Cousy of the Boston Celtics assisted a then NBA Finals record 19 helpers in the Celtics’ 124-109 win over the St. Louis Hawks in Game 5. Magic Johnson (Lakers Number 32) set the current NBA Finals record of 21 assists in Game 3 of the 1984 NBA Finals, during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 137-104 win over Boston.
April 9, 1958 - Number 9, Bob Pettit of the St Louis Hawks made 19 free throws in his team’s 102-100 Game 5 victory over Boston. Pettit set an NBA Finals record for most free throws made in one game.
April 9, 1959 - The Boston Celtics beat the Minneapolis Lakers 118-113 in Minneapolis in Game 4 of the 1959 NBA Finals to complete the first sweep in Finals history and capture their first of eight consecutive NBA Championships.
Here are a couple of items from the Vintage Hockey Jerseys website
April 9, 1942 - The Detroit Red Wings outlasted the Toronto Maple Leafs by the score of 5-3 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals. The Wings were powered by the prowess of Eddie Bush, who set a new NHL record for points by a defenseman in a Stanley Cup finals game with 5. It wasn't all rosey for the Detroit club that year though, as the Red Wings blew a 3-0 series lead in that Stanley Cup final to lose the Stanley Cup to Toronto. Bush played in 26 career NHL games (scoring four goals and 10 points) and 12 playoff games (7 points), but he never scored another point after his record night and played again in the NHL following the 1942 Stanley Cup collapse.
April 9, 1946 - The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Boston Bruins 6-3 in the fifth game of the finals, to become the 1946 Stanley Cup Champions. Number 16, Elmer Lach led the way with a goal and added two assists.
April 9, 1980 - Number 9, Gordie Howe scored his last career NHL goal, in an 8-4 Hartford Whalers' loss at Montreal, in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Preliminary Round. Gordie's final tally was his 68th career playoff goal. This game also marked the only time all three NHL Howe's scored a point in the same game with Gordie and Marty Howe each with a goal and assist and Mark Howe adding two assists.
