Today in Sports history

1933 — New York Yankee Lou Gehrig plays in his record 1,308th consecutive game.

1950 — Pee Wee Reese of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Sam Calderone of the New York Giants hit inside-the-park home runs.

1969 — 51st PGA Championship: Ray Floyd shoots a 276 at NCR Country Club in Dayton, Ohio.

1969 — New York Jets beat the New York Giants 37-14 in their first ever meeting (pre season).

1972 — Philadelphia Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game.

1973 — Willie Mays hits his 660th and last home run.

1980 — Kansas City Royals George Brett goes 4-for-4, raising his batting average on the season to .401.

1984 — Pete Rose returns to the Cincinnati Reds as player-manager and gets two hits.

1987 — Mohammad Ali elected to Ring magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame.

1989 — Baltimore Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken moves into third place all time with 1,208 consecutive games.

1990 — Phyllis Polander sues Mike Tyson for sexual harassment.

1997 — 79th PGA Championship: Davis Love III shoots a 269 at Winged Foot.

2003 — 85th PGA Championship: Shaun Micheel shoots a 276 at Oak Hill Country Club.