Sporting Events on April 19
1897 : 1st American marathon ran, John J McDermott wins in 2:55:10 (
1956 : 1st ML baseball game in NJ, Dodgers beat Phils in Roosevelt S
1970 : 24th Tony Awards: Borstal Boy & Applause win
1954 : 7-time winner of Boston Marathon, 65-year-old Clarence Demar,
1987 : Brewers score 5 runs in 9th to win 6-4 & record 12th straight
1979 : Following a 6-3 loss to the Orioles, Yanks Goose Gossage & Cl
1900 : Highest scoring opening game, Phils beat Braves 19-17 in 10
1966 : In 1st regular season game at Anaheim Stadium, Angels lose 3-
1981 : innings, game suspended at 4:07 AM (Pawtucket later wins in 3
1901 : James J Caffrey wins Boston marathon (2:29:23.6)
1979 : Johnson brawl, Gossage sustains a sprained ligament in his le
1981 : Oakland A's runs record to 11-0
1954 : runs his last race at Boston finishing 78th
1996 : South Africa defeat Pakistan to win the Pepsi Cup in Sharjah
1947 : Suh Yun Buck wins world record marathon (2:25:39)
1998 : wins City of Hope Golf Classic