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.
8 - 6 - 30
May 19, 1942 - Boston Braves outfielder Paul Waner, Number 8 became the third player in NL history at the time to reach the 3000 hit plateau. Interestingly enough he reached the mileston in a game against his former team of 15 seasons the Pittsburgh Pirates, and accomplished it twice, sort of, in the game. After a line drive hit directly to the Pirates shortstop that was dropped was beat out by the swift feet of Waner was at first called a hit, after a period of time, Waner approached the scorekeep and asked it be ruled as an error so as not to taint the accomplishment. The scorekeeper obliged and later in the game Waner reached base safely when he nailed a shot to the outfield.
May 19, 1962 - St Louis Cardinals great Number 6, Stan Musial broke Honus Wagner's National League hit record with number 3,431. Musial got the record setter against the LA Dodgers in an 8-1 Cards victory.
May 19, 1974 - At the Stanley Cup Final in the Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, Goaltender Bernie Parent, Number 30 and the Flyers shut out the Boston Bruins, 1-0, to win series 4-2. With the series win the Flyers became the first "expansion" team to win the coveted Stanley Cup as Parent was named playoff MVP.
