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Last updated: 2008 June 28.

1955 January 7 Gerald Hartigan cricketer (South African batsman in five Tests 1911-14), dies. [1] January 8 Furman sets NCAA basketball single-game scoring record with 154 points. [1] Georgia Tech ends Kentucky's 130-game home basketball win streak. [1] Louise Sugg wins LPGA Los Angeles Golf Open. [1] January 16 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Sea Island Golf Open. [1] NFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 26-19. [1] January 23 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Tampa Golf Open. [1] January 29 John William Cox buys Yankee Stadium, sells grounds to Knights of Columbus, later leaves structure to Rice University (1962). [1] February 13 Patty Berg wins LPGA Saint Petersburg Golf Open. [1] February 17 Ice Dance Championship at Vienna Austria won by J Westwood/Demmy Great Britain. [1] Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Frances Dafoe and Bowden of CAN. [1] Ladies Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Tenley Albright US. [1] Mike Souchak sets PGA 72-hole record of 257. [1] February 20 Fay Crocker wins LPGA Serbin Golf Open. [1] February 27 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Sarasota Golf Open. [1] March 1 Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw. [1] March 6 Jackie Pung wins LPGA Jacksonville Golf Open. [1] March 7 Baseball commissioner Ford Frick says he favors legalization of spitter. [1] March 13 Patty Berg wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship. [1] March 19 17th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: San Francisco beats La Salle 77-63. [1] March 21 Brooklyn Bulletin asks Dodger fans not to call their team "Bums". [1] March 28 New Zealand cricket all out for 26 vs England at Eden Park. [1] March 31 Collie Smith scores 104 on cricket debut West Indies vs Australia, Kingston. [1] April 2 Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules. [1] US female Figure Skating championship won by Tenley Albright. [1] US male Figure Skating championship won by Hayes A Jenkins. [1] April 3 Baltimore Orioles pull their first triple play (3-6-2 vs Kansas City Athletics). [1] Louise Suggs wins LPGA Oklahoma City Golf Open. [1] April 10 19th Golf Masters Championship: Cary Middlecoff wins, shooting a 279. [1] 9th NBA Championship: Syracuse Nationals beat Fort Wayne Pistons, 4 games to 3. [1] April 12 First game in Kansas City, Kansas City Athletics beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2. [1] April 14 Elston Howard becomes the first black to wear the Yankee uniform. [1] Stanley Cup: Detroit Red Wings beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 3. [1] April 17 Betty Jameson wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open. [1] April 18 Don Blackie cricketer (3 Tests for Australia 1928-29), dies at age 46. [1] April 19 59th Boston Marathon won by Hideo Hamamura of Japan in 2:18:22. [1] April 21 Brooklyn Dodgers win 10th straight game to begin a season (this is a record at the time). [1] April 22 Kansas City Athletic's first game, beat Detroit Tigers 6-2. [1] April 23 Betsy Rawls wins LPGA Carrollton Golf Open. [1] May 1 Babe Didrikson-Zaharias wins LPGA Peach Blossom Golf Tournament. [1] May 7 81st Kentucky Derby: Bill Shoemaker aboard Swaps wins in 2:01.8. [1] May 11 G L Jessop cricketer (match-winning batsman, brilliant field), dies. [1] May 12 Chicago Cub Sam Jones is first black to pitch no-hitter (Pittsburgh Pirates, 4-0). [1] May 13 Mickey Mantle hits three consecutive homeruns of at least 463'. [1] May 16 Heavyweight Rocky Marciano knocks out Don Cockell in 9 (San Francisco) for heavyweight boxing title. [1] Ray Lindwall scores his second Test Cricket century 118 at Bridgetown. [1] May 17 Alan Fairfax cricketer (10 Tests for Australia 1928-31), dies. [1] Leslie Hylton cricketer (West Indies quickie 1939), hung for murder. [1] May 18 Atkinson and Depeiaza take West Indies from 6-187 to 6-494 in day vs Australia. [1] May 19 Atkinson and Depeiaza make 347 stand for 7th wkt West Indies vs Australia. [1] May 27 Boston Red Sox Norm Zauchin gets 10 RBIs, beating Senators 16-0. [1] May 28 81st Preakness: Eddie Arcaro aboard Nashua wins in 1:54.6. [1] Fay Crocker wins LPGA Wolverine Golf Open. [1] May 31 "Wild Bill" Vukovich killed in the Indianapolis 500. [1] June 11 Eddie Arcaro ties record of six Belmont Stakes wins. [1] June 13 Mercedes racing car kills 77 at Le Mans France. [1] June 19 Philadelphia Phillies beat Chicago Cubs 1-0 in 15, ties longest shut out in Philadelphia Phillies history. [1] July 12 National League beats American League 6-5 (12 innings) in 22nd All Star Game (Milwaukee). [1] July 22 Philadelphia Phillies longest win streak since 1892 hits 11. [1] July 26 Ted Allen throws a record 72 consecutive horseshoe ringers. [1] July 29 Smokey Burgess hits three home runs to help Pittsburgh Pirates beat Cincinnati Reds 16-5. [1] August 26 First color telecast (NBC) of a tennis match (Davis Cup). [1] August 28 First NFL preseason sudden death football, Los Angeles Rams beats New York Giants 23-17. [1] September 8 Earliest clinching of an National League pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers). [1] September 16 Bauer and Berra homer in the 9th beating Boston Red Sox 5-4 taking over first. [1] September 22 Heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano knocks out Archie Moore in 9. [1] October 4 Brooklyn Dodgers only World Series victory, beating New York Yankees in 7 (World Series #52). [1] October 18 Track and Field names Jesse Owens all-time track athlete. [1] October 20 New York Yankees begin 16-game exhibition in Japan. [1] October 27 Clark Griffith baseball player/manager (New York Yankees), dies at age 85. [1] November 12 E Arcaro, E Sande and G Woolf first inductees in Jockey hall of fame. [1] December 6 New York psychologist Joyce Brothers won "$64,000 Question" on boxing. [1] December 8 21st Heisman Trophy Award: Howard Cassady, Ohio State (HB). [1] Brooklyn catcher Roy Campanella wins his third Most Valuable Player Award. [1] December 22 Len Braund cricketer (23 Tests for England 987 runs 47 wickets), dies. [1] December 25 Cleveland Browns win NFL championship. [1] December 26 Cleveland Browns beat Los Angeles Rams 38-14 in NFL championship game. [1] December 28 44th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in New York (5-0). [1]