2014 Event Bulgarian sumo wrestler Kotooshu announces his retirement today; he won the Emperor's Cup in 2008 and achieved the second-highest rank of ozeki during his career 2013 Event Indian cricketeer Sachin Tendulkar scores 74 runs in the final Test innings of his career at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium 2012 Event In ceremonies held at Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia, the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the USS Enterprise, is officially inactivated after a 51-year U.S. Naval career 2009 Death Chuck Daly, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics, dies at 78 in Jupiter, Florida 2009 Death Mike Francis, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis', produced before dying of lung cancer, at age 47 2006 Event Andre Agassi retires after winning 60 career titles 1998 Event Florida Panther Dino Ciccarelli's is 9th NHLer to score 600 career goals 1997 Event Colorado Avalanche Jari Kurri is 8th NHLer to score 600 career goals 1996 Event Baltimore Orioles' Eddie Murray's 500th career home run 1996 Event Tigers slugger Cecil Fielder steals 1st base in 1,097th career game 1996 Event Magic Johnson is 2nd NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists 1995 Event Dolphin's Dan Marino breaks Tarkenton's NFL career completions record 1995 Event Cards reliever Tom Henke earns his 300th career save 1995 Event Marlins outfielder Andre Dawson hits his 400th NL career home run (429) 1995 Event Eddie Murray of Indians hits his 463rd career home run (ties for 18th) 1994 Event A's outfielder Rickey Henderson steals his 1,100th career base 1994 Death Roland Ratzenberger, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival, dies while qualifying for San Marino Prix, in 1994 1993 Event Paul Molitor at 37 is oldest to reach 100 RBIs for 1st time in career 1993 Event Ken Griffey, Jr. slugs his 100th career home run in Seattle's 1993 Event Chicago Bull Michael Jordan scores his 20,000th career point 1992 Event Lou Whitaker hits his 200th career home run 1992 Event Ozzie Smith breaks Roy McMillan's NL mark by taking part in his 1,305th career double play 1992 Event White Sox Tim Raines swipes his 700th career base 1991 Event Brigham Young Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards passed in a season and 15,031 for career 1991 Event Pitts Penguin Paul Coffey sets NHL defenseman scoring record with 1,053 career points (309 goals and 744 assists) 1991 Event Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula records his 300th career NFL victory 1991 Event Nolan Ryan's 4-3 victory over Twins is his 312th career win 1991 Event Cubs Doug Dascenzo commits his 1st career error after 242 games 1991 Event Jeff Reardon gains his 300th career save 1991 Event Magic Johnson sets NBA record for career assistswith 9,898 1991 Event U.S. acknowledges CIA and U.S. Army paid Noriega $320,000 over his career 1991 Event Dean Smith of North Carolina is 6th to win 700 career coaching basketball games 1990 Event Richard Hadlee takes 5-53 to end his Test Cricket career with 431 wkts 1990 Event New York Mets tie their team career high 11 game win streak 1990 Event Gary Carter catches his 1,862nd career game breaks Al Lopez's NL mark 1990 Death Marc Clement, actor (Career Opportunities, Sluggers Wife), dies 1989 Death Mary Treen, actress (Career, Rock-a-bye Baby), dies at 71 1989 Event Red's Tom Browning is 3 outs away from his 2nd career perfect game when Phillie Dickie Thon doubles 1989 Event Rickey Henderson steals his 800th career base in New York's 4-3 loss to Clev 1988 Event Darrell Evans hits his 400th career home run 1988 Event Goose Gossage registers 300th career save 1988 Event Rich Gossage 300th career save, beats Phillies 1987 Event Steve Largent sets all-time NFL record for career catches when he catches his 752nd pass 1987 Event Carlton Fisk clubs his 300th career home run off Danny Jackson 1987 Event Oriole Eddie Murray hits his 299th and 300th career home runs 1987 Event Don Baylor sets career hit-by-pitch mark at 244 (Pitcher Rick Rhoden) 1987 Event Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 vs. Pak 1985 Event Pete Rose of Cincinnati Reds gets career hit 4,192 off Eric Show of San Diego Padres, eclipsing Ty Cobb's record 1985 Event Dennis Potvin ties Bobby Orr's career record of 270 NHL goals 1984 Event Islander's Mike Bossy's 30th career hat trick-4 goals 1984 Event Walter Payton passes Jim Brown as NFL's career rushing leader 1984 Event Bowie Kuhn ends career as Baseball Commissioner 1984 Event Toronto's Cliff Johnson hits record 19th career pinch home run 1984 Event Reds' Pete Rose collects record 3,053rd career single vs. Philadelphia 1984 Event Kansas City Royals Dan Quisenberry gets his 200th career save 1984 Event Joe Morgan sets career home run mark for 2nd basemen with #265 1984 Event Pete Rose becomes 1st NL to get get 4,000 hits in a career 1984 Event Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421) 1983 Event Islander's Mike Bossy's 25th career hat trick 1983 Event Bob Forsch pitches 2nd career no-hitter, Cards beat Expos 3-0 1983 Event Gaylord Perry joins Nolan Ryan and Steve Carlton to reach 3,500 career strikeouts this season, he also wins his 1st game as a Royal 1983 Event Baltimore's Eddie Murray hits his 1,000 career hit 1982 Event Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant ends his career with Alabama (323 wins) 1982 Event Twins Terry Felton loses and runs career to 0-14 (en route to 0-16) 1982 Event Billy Martin records his 1,000th career win as a manager 1982 Event Isle's Mike Bossy's 20th career hat trick-4 goals 1982 Event Islander's Bryan Trottier's 10th career hat trick 1981 Event Nolan Ryan's 5th career no-hitter as Astros beat Dodgers 5-0 1981 Event Phils Mike Schmidt hits his 300th career home run off New York Met Mike Scott 1981 Event Pete Rose, 3,631 career hit, breaks Stan Musial's NL hit record 1981 Event Islander's Mike Bossy's 15th career hat trick-4 goals 1980 Event Expos Dick Williams wins his 1,000th career game as a manager 1980 Event Gordie Howe becomes 1st NHL player to score 800 career goals 1979 Event St. Louis legend Lou Brock steals 938th and final base of his career 1979 Event Phillies Pete Rose collects NL record 2,427th career single 1979 Event Isle's Bryan Trottier's 5th career hat trick 1979 Event Isle's Mike Bossy's 5th career hat trick 1978 Event Islander's Mike Bossy's 1st career hat trick 1978 Event Johnny Bench hits his 300th career home run 1977 Event St. Louis Cardinal Lou Brock eclipses Ty Cobb's 49-year-old career stolen bases record at 893 as Padres win 4-3 1977 Event Willie Stargell hits his 400th career home run 1977 Event Elvis Presley sings in Indianapolis, last performance of his career 1977 Event Nolan Ryan notches his 4th career 19-strikeout game 1977 Event KC releases Tommy Davis, ends an 18-year career with 10 teams 1976 Event Oakland releases Billy Williams, ending his Hall of Fame career 1976 Event Only home run of Joe Niekro's 22-year career, comes off brother Phil 1975 Event Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career 1975 Event Islander's Bryan Trottier's 1st career hat trick 1975 Event Billy Williams's 400th career home run 1974 Event Hank Aaron's 733rd career home run on his last NL at bat 1974 Event Ruffian begins her racing career as a filly and dies 14 months later 1973 Event Pete Rose and Willie Davis both get career hit # 2,000 1972 Event Dodgers release and end career of pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm 1971 Event Last Washington Senator home game, New York Yankees win career 5th forfeit game Yankees trailing 4-2 in 9th with 2 outs, fans rush field 1970 Event Oriole's Brooks Robinson get his 2,000 career hit, a 3 run home run 1969 Birthday Nadeem Shahid, born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nadeem 'Nads' Shahid, English first-class cricketeer, 148 game career as right-handed batsman included 6453 runs at 31.02 with 9 hundreds, played for Essex and Surrey 1968 Event Mickey Mantle hits final career homer # 536 1968 Birthday Javier Sanchez, born in Pamplona, Spain, professional tennis player, won four top-level singles titles, 26 doubles titles in his career 1968 Birthday Kent Carlsson, Sweden, born in Eskilstuna, Sweden, professional tennis player, won nine career titles, three-time European Champion 1967 Event New York Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career home run #500 off Stu Miller 1966 Event End of Wally Grout's Test Cricket career, 187 dismissals as Australia WK 1966 Event Wilt Chamberlain breaks NBA career scoring record at 20,884 points 1965 Event Freddie Trueman ends his Test cricket career, vs. New Zealand at Lord's 1964 Event Detroit Red Wings Gordie Howe sets NHL record 627th career goal 1964 Event On Elston Howard Night, Mickey Mantle ties Babe Ruth's career strikeout record (1,330) 1964 Birthday Alex Solis, born in Panama City, Panama, jockey, in the Calder Race Course Hall of Fame, over 4,500 career wins 1964 Event End of Richie Benaud's 63-Test Cricket career 1963 Event Gordie Howe takes over NHL career goal lead at 545 1963 Birthday Kate Gompert, born in Ames lowa, professional tennis player, career record 77 - 78, ranked 18th in the World for singles in July, 1987 1962 Birthday Diego Perez, born in Montevideo, Uruguay, professional tennis player, won ATP Tour singles title and three doubles titles in his career, ending in 1996 1961 Event For 2nd time in his career, St. Louis' Jerry Norton has 4 interceptions 1961 Birthday Mike Francis, born in Florence, Italy, Michele Francesco Puccioni, singer, composer, known for Survivor, a 1982 disco hit, recorded ten studio albums during his career, last album, 'The Very Best of Mike Francis' 1960 Birthday Roland Ratzenberger, Salzburg, Austria, race car driver, claimed 1962 as birth year to appear younger and extend racing career, won 1986 Brands Hatch Formula Ford Festival 1959 Birthday Stephen Roche, born in Dundrum, Ireland, racing cyclist, second ever to win Triple Crown victories, 58 professional career wins 1958 Birthday Ricardo Acuna, born in Santiago, Chile, former tennis player, ranked was 47th in the world, won three doubles titles during his career 1957 Event Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Bkln) 1957 Event Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 200 1957 Event Jockey Johnny Longden's 5,000th career victory 1956 Event Yankees Yogi Berra ties career record for home runs (236) by a catcher 1956 Birthday Sue Barker, born in Paignton, England, professional tennis player, television presenter with the BBC, won singles title at the French Open, highest career singles ranking was third in the World 1955 Event Mickey Mantle hits career home run # 100 1951 Birthday Pat Bradley, golfer, leader in LPGA career earnings 1951 Event General Douglas MacArthur ends his military career 1950 Event James Dean begins his career with an appearance in a Pepsi commercial 1948 Event Milton Berle starts his TV career on Texaco Star Theater 1947 Event Jackie Robinson swipes home for 1st of 19 times in his career 1945 Event Boo Ferriss loses to Yankees 3-2 after starting his career with 8 wins 1943 Birthday Johnny Halliday, born in Cite Malesherbes, France, Jean-Philippe Smet, actor, singer, 48-year music career, compared to Elvis Presley 1941 Birthday Colin Milburn, cricketer, England bat whose career was cut short 1940 Event Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career home run 1940 Birthday Sadaharu, Ohio, of Yomiuri Giants, Japan, hit 868 career home run 1936 Event Grimmett ends his Test career with 13 wkts in 5th Test vs. South Africa 1935 Birthday Ian Meckiff, cricketer, Austr quick 57-63, "threw"? his career away 1934 Event Ruth hits 700th career home run 1934 Event Bert Ironmonger ends Sheffield Shield career age 51 years 298 days 1933 Event Howie Morenz takes over NHL career goal lead at 251 1930 Event George Sisler's career ends when Boston Braves release him 1930 Birthday Chuck Daly, born in St. Marys, Pennsylvania, basketball coach, head coach, successful 14-year NBA career included leading Detroit Pistons to two NBA Championships, led Dream Team to win gold at 1992 Summer Olympics 1930 Event Wilfred Rhodes ends Test Cricket career aged 52 years 165 days 1929 Birthday Cuan McCarthy, cricketer, 36 Test wkts for South Africa, 1 career no-ball 1928 Event Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th and final career hit 1927 Event Ty Cobb's 4,000th career hit 1927 Event Walter Johnson records 113th and last shutout of his career 1925 Event New York Yankee Lou Gehrig hits his 1st of 23 career grand slammers 1924 Birthday Bob Appleyard, cricketer, superb England off-spinner, brief career 1921 Event Babe Ruth sets record of 137 career home runs 1920 Event Babe Ruth's 1st Yankee home run and 50th of career, out of Polo Grounds 1918 Event Tris Speaker ties career outfield record of 4 unassisted double plays 1913 Event Charlie Chaplin began his film career at Keystone for $150 a week 1911 Event Cy Young beats Pitts 1-0 for his final career victory, number 511 1909 Event Frank "Home Run" Baker's 1st career home run 1900 Event New York Giant Christy Mathewson begins career losing to Brooklyn Superbas 1900 Event Boston hurler Kid Nichols notches his 300th career victory 1894 Birthday Herb Pennock, hall of fame pitcher, Yankees, 243 career wins 1843 Event Sojourner Truth leaves New York to begin her career as antislavery activist 1787 Birthday Edmund Kean, England, actor, Edmund Kean's Masonic Career
