11 May in Sports History

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.

May 11, 1897 - Washington Senators catcher Charles Duke Farrell threw out 8 Baltimore runners that attempted to steal a base in one game per the Reach Guide Publication in 1898. SARR.org challenges this stating that though he had eight assists in the game for outs they can verify only 6 of these at second base. A lofty number none-the less.

May 11, 1919 - Cincinnati Reds pitcher, Hod Eller tossed a no-hit shutout against the St Louis Cardinals, in a Red 6-0 victory.

    Eller was not the only MLB pitcher turning down batters that day...

May 11, 1919 - Washington Senators future Baseball Hall of Fame ace Walter Johnson pitched 12 scoreless innings in a famous 0-0 duel with Jack Quinn of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds.

Here are a couple of items from the Vintage Hockey Jerseys website

May 11, 1972 - The Boston Bruins shutout the New York Rangers 3-0 in game six of the finals to win the Stanley Cup. Bobby Orr, Number 4 scored the first goal of the game, making him the fourth player to score two Stanley Cup winning goals in his career.

May 11, 1997 - New York Rangers, Number 9, Adam Graves scored 14:08 into overtime to eliminate the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.

Here is an item from Hockey Writers website

May 11, 1975 - Denis Potvin (Number 5) and Gerry Hart (Number 2) scored in the Islanders a 2-1 win over the Flyers in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Semifinals. Number 1, Glenn Resch made 28 saves to send the series back to Philadelphia, where the Flyers won to move on to their second straight Stanley Cup Final.

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Today in Hockey History May 11

The Hockey Writers website has compiled many great moments on the ice from May 11 including pieces about Bobby Orr, Denis Potvin, Gerry Hart, Glenn Resch, Jaromir Jagr, and more. NHL May 11

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May 11 Blake caps NHL Career with 11th Championship

The NHL.com web pages share some awesome hockey history from May 11 including items about Toe Blake, Mario Lemieux, Denis Potvin, Gerry Hart, Glenn Resch, Jaromir Jagr. NHL May 11

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The website of NBA.com offers these nuggets of history for the day.

May 11, 1980 - The Dr. J Amazing lay up. The NBA.com website calls it "One of the NBA’s most memorable moves." The site describes it best as they tell us Number 6, Julius Erving, of the Philadelphia 76ers, started out on the right side and drove past Lakers’ forward Mark Landsberger (Number 54) along the baseline. As Erving elevated toward the basket, Number 33, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came over to block a layup attempt. Erving changed course in mid-air and floated behind the backboard to the other side of the basket then wrapped his right arm behind Kareem and laid in a reverse layup. “Here I was trying to win a championship and my mouth just dropped open,” recalled Lakers’ guard, Number 32, Magic Johnson, then a rookie. “I thought, ‘What should we do? Should we take the ball out or should we ask him to do it again?’” The Lakers would win the series in six games.

May 11, 1992 - NBA legends Bob Lanier (Number 16) and Connie Hawkins (Number 42) and long-time NBA coach Jack Ramsay were among nine individuals inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

Here are some more events from the hardball diamonds that occured on this date from The Day in Baseball History website

The days of baseball history are covered as we scan the books, the web, and media publications to find people, teams, and events pertaining to the date. It is never a bad thing to think about some hardball history each and every day. We can help you find it.

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This Day In Baseball May 11

The This Day in Baseball crew cover the history of the game for May 11 with clips about Cy Young, Duke Farrell, Walter Johnson, Ray Schalk, Minnie Minuso, Willie Mays, Tom Seaver, Pete Rose, Jay Bell, and more. MLB May 11

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May 11th in 1980s Baseball

J. Daniel lists some of the great events associated with the MLB and May 11 in the decade of the '80s including items about Pete Rose. MLB May 11

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