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1968 April 6 Firestone World Tournament of Champions won by Dave Davis. [1] April 7 Jim Clark of Scotland, former world driving champion, dies in race car at age 32. [1] April 8 Major League Baseball's Opening Day is postponed because of Martin Luther King Jr assassination. [1] April 9 Minnesota North Stars' Wayne Connelly is first to score on a Stanley Cup penalty shot. [1] April 14 First NBA game at Madison Square Garden, New York Knicks beat San Diego Clippers. [1] 32nd Golf Masters Championship: Bob Goalby wins, shooting a 277. [1] Marilynn Smith wins LPGA O'Sullivan Golf Open. [1] Roberto de Vicenzo loses Masters for signing an incorrect score card. [1] April 15 Houston Astros beat New York Mets, 1-0, in 24 innings. [1] April 17 Oakland Athletics' first game in Oakland-Alameda Stadium, lose 4-1 to Baltimore Orioles. [1] April 18 First ABA basketball championship begins. [1] April 19 72nd Boston Marathon won by Amby Burfoot (first American to win since 1957) of Connecticut in 2:22:17. [1] National League owners approve expansion for two new teams. [1] Tommy Bridges, American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers), dies at age 61. [1] April 21 Carol Mann wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open. [1] April 24 ABC Masters Bowling Tournament won by Pete Tountas. [1] April 27 Baltimore Orioles' player Tom Phoebus no-hits Boston, 6-0. [1] Jimmy Ellis beats Jerry Quarry for heavyweight boxing title. [1] April 28 Carol Mann wins LPGA Raleigh Ladies' Golf Invitational. [1] April 30 Three Baltimore Orioles pitchers walk 14 New York Yankees in a 9-inning game. [1] May 1 Philadelphia Phillies' J Boozer is ejected for throwing spitballs during his warmup. [1] May 2 22nd NBA Championship: Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers, 4 games to 2. [1] May 4 First ABA championship: Pittsburgh Pipers beat New Orleans Buccaneers, 4 games to 3. [1] 94th Kentucky Derby: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 2:02.5. [1] Dancer's Image disqualified due to drugs after winning 94th Kentucky Derby. [1] May 5 Carol Mann wins LPGA Shreveport Kiwanis Club Golf Invitational. [1] May 6 San Francisco Giants' reliever Lindy McDaniel sets National League record of 225th consecutive errorless game (108 chances consecutively since June 16, 1964). [1] May 8 Jim (Catfish) Hunter of Oakland Athletics pitches perfect game vs Minnesota Twins (4-0). [1] May 10 Maurie Sievers, cricket medium-pacer (Australia vs England 1936-37), dies. [1] May 11 NHL Stanley Cup: Montreal Canadiens sweep Saint Louis Blues in four games. [1] May 12 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open. [1] May 15 First American League game played in Milwaukee, is a 4-2 California Angels' win against Chicago Cubs. [1] May 17 Frank Howard belts record eighth homerun in 5th straight game. [1] May 18 94th Preakness: Ismael Valenzuela aboard Forward Pass wins in 1:56.8. [1] Al Kaline hits his 307th homerun, surpassing Hank Greenberg as a Detroit Tiger. [1] Frank Howard ties American League record with homerun in his sixth consecutive game; his 10 homeruns are the most in six games. [1] May 19 Frank Howard fails to homer, after hitting 10 in six consecutive games. [1] May 20 Albert Hartkopf, cricketer (one Test for Australia), dies. [1] May 21 Chicago Cubs' Billy Williams sets outfielder record of 695 straight games. [1] May 22 Pittsburgh Pirates' player Willie Stargell hits three homeruns, a double and a single. [1] May 23 AC Milan wins 8th Europe Cup II in Rotterdam. [1] May 25 BPAA All-Star Bowling Tournament won by Jim Stefanich. [1] BPAA US Women's Bowling Open won by Dotty Fothergill. [1] May 26 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open. [1] May 27 6th Mayor's Trophy Game, New York Mets beat New York Yankees 4-3. [1] National League awards Montréal and San Diego major league franchises. [1] May 28 American League announces it is splitting into two divisions. [1] National League grants San Diego Padres a franchise. [1] May 29 Manchester United becomes the first English team to win European Championship soccer tournament beating Benfica of Portugal 4-1 at Wembley after an added 30 minutes. [1] June 3 New York Yankees turn 21st triple-play in their history, but lose 4-3 to Minnesota Twins. [1] June 4 Don Drysdale pitches his 6th straight shutout, en route to 58 innings. [1] June 8 Don Drysdale pitches a record 58th consecutive scoreless inning. [1] June 16 Lee Trevino is first to play all four rounds of golf's US open under par. [1] June 24 Canadian Sandra Post becomes first non-US and first rookie LPGA winner. [1] Jim Northrup hits two grand-slammers to help Detroit Tigers beat Cleveland Indians 14-3. [1] Joe Frazier TKOs Manda Ramos for world heavyweight boxing title. [1] June 25 Bobby Bonds hits a grand slam in his first major league game (San Francisco Giants). [1] July 3 Cleveland Indians' Luis Tiant strikes out 19 Minnesota Twins players. [1] July 9 National League beats American League 1-0 in first indoor All Star Game (Houston Astrodome). [1] July 14 Atlanta Braves' Hank Aaron hits his 500th home run off San Francisco Giants' Mike McCormick. [1] Houston Astros' Don Wilson strikes-out 18, beats Cincinnati Reds 6-1. [1] July 15 New Jersey Americans move to Comack and become New York Nets (ABA). [1] July 29 Cincinnati Reds' player George Culver no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 6-1. [1] July 30 Washington Senators' Ron Hansen makes first unassisted triple-play in 41 years. [1] August 23 New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers play 3-3 tie in 19 innings due to 1 AM curfew. [1] August 25 New York Yankees' outfield Rocky Colavito pitches 2 2/3 innings and beats the Detroit Tigers 6-5; he played right field in the second game and hit a home run. [1] September 9 First US Open tennis tournament, held as an "open" (Arthur Ashe wins). [1] Minnesota Vikings' Tommy Krammer passes for six touchdowns vs Green Bay Packers (42-7). [1] September 14 Detroit Tigers' Denny McLain's 30th victory of the season. [1] September 17 Gaylord Perry (San Francisco Giants) no-hits Saint Louis Cardinals, 1-0. [1] September 18 Ray Washburn (Saint Louis Cardinals) no-hits San Francisco Giants 2-0. [1] September 20 Mickey Mantle hits final career homer number 536. [1] September 22 Minnesota Twins' Cesar Tovar pitches a hitless inning and plays all nine positions. [1] September 26 Saint Louis Cardinals' Bob Gibson's 13th shutout, ends with 1.12 ERA. [1] September 28 Alberto Giolani of Italy roller skates record 23.133 miles in one hour. [1] Atlanta Chiefs beat San Diego Toros 3-0 for NASL championship. [1] Chuck Hixson (Southern Methodist) completes 37 of record 69 passes. [1] September 29 Chuck Latourette, sets NFL record 47.7 yard punt return average (three punts). [1] October 2 Bob Gibson sets a world series record of 17 strikeouts (World Series #65). [1] October 10 Detroit Tigers beat Saint Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 65th World Series. [1] October 11 Billy Martin is named manager of the Minnesota Twins. [1] October 12 (to October 27) The 19th Olympic Games are held in Mexico City, Mexico. [1] Norma Enriqueta Basilio Satelo is first woman to light Olympic flame. [1] October 14 J.R. Hines of USS runs 100m in world record 9.95 seconds. [1] October 16 During Olympics Tommie Smith and John Carlos give black power salute. [1] Jim Dorey sets Toronto Maple Leafs penalty records (48 minutess on nine penalties in a game, and 44 minutes on seven penalties in a period). [1] Milwaukee Bucks play their first game losing 89-84 to Chicago Bulls. [1] October 18 Bob Beamon of USA sets the long jump record (29 feet 2.5 inches) in Mexico City. [1] Lee Evans sets world record of 43.8 seconds in 400 metre dash. [1] US Olympic Committee suspends Tommie Smith and John Carlos for giving "black power" salute as a protest during victory ceremony. [1] October 23 Kip Keino (Kenya) wins gold medal for 1,500m (3 minutes 34.9 seconds). [1] October 25 Longest Olympic field hockey game, Holland beats Spain 1-0 in 2 hours 25 minutes (6 overtime periods). [1] November 1 US pro soccer 14 teams merge into one all star team. [1] November 3 New York Jets' Jim Turner kicks six field goals to beat Buffalo Bills 25-21. [1] November 5 First American League pitcher to win Most Valuable Player, Denny McLain. [1] November 11 Ron Hill sets record 10-mile run (46:44) at Leicester, England. [1] November 17 Heidi bowl-NBC misses Oakland Raiders' rally to beat New York Jets, 43-32. [1] November 23 Milwaukee Bucks make their first NBA trade, giving Bob Love and Bob Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson. [1] December 1 Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open. [1] December 3 Major League Baseball pitcher's mound drops from 15 inches to 10 inches and strike zone reduced from knees-to-shoulders to top of knees to armpits, to help hitters. [1] December 6 Baseball dismisses Commissioner William Eckert after three years. [1] PBA National Championship won by Wayne Zahn. [1] December 10 Joe Frazier beats Oscar Bonavena in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title. [1] December 11 US Soccer Football Association refuses to let NASL disband. [1] December 12 Walter Robins, cricketer (19 Tests for England 64 wickets), dies. [1] December 15 Jess Willard, heavyweight boxing champion (1915-19), dies at age 86. [1] December 26 Boston Bruins' Ted Green sets NHL penalty record of three minors, two majors and two game misconducts in a game against the New York Rangers in New York's Madison Square Garden. [1] December 28 57th Davis Cup: USA beats Australia in Adelaide (4-1). [1] December 29 Baltimore Colts beat Cleveland Browns 34-0 in NFL championship game. [1] New York Jets beat Oakland Raiders 27-23 in AFL championship game. [1] December 31 New York Jets win AFL championship. [1]