Born April 14, 1966, in San Angelo, Texas, was Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, Greg Maddux. Maddux won 18 Gold Gloves, four Cy Young Awards, four ERA titles, was an eight-time All-Star, and on the the 1995 World Series Champion Atlanta Braves. The legendary pitcher had a career 3.16 ERA, with 355 victories on the mound and 3371 strike outs to his credit.
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. 32 - 4 - 15 - 30 - 24 - 11 - 33 - 53 - 1 April 14, 1917 - Chicago White Sox pitcher Ed Cicotte no-hits the St Louis Browns in an 1...
Born April 14, 1902, in Montreal, Quebec, was Hockey Hall of Fame Defense Man, Sylvio Mantha. Mantha played fourteen seasons in the NHL for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins. Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1960. He is one of the best defensive players of his era of pro hockey and one of the top NHL players to have worn the Number 2 Jersey.
Born April 14, 1941, in Cincinnati, Ohio, was MLB legend Pete Rose. He was often called by his nickname, "Charlie Hustle", and was not only a former player but a manager as well. Rose played in Major League Baseball from 1963 to 1986, most well-known as a member of the Cincinnati Reds but also played for the Philadelphia Phillies and the Montreal Expos. Rose played the positions of , First Baseman, Left Fielder, Third Baseman, Second Baseman, Right Field, and Center Field wearing the number 14 on the Cincinnati Reds (1963-78, 1984-86), Philadelphia Phillies (1979-83), and the Montreal Expos (1984) for 24 seasons as he batted 0.303 for his career, had an On Base percentage of 0.409, with 160 career Home Runs, and 2 Gold Glove Awarded Seasons.
