1961 - The Boston Red
Sox announce that rookie Carl
Yastrzemski will start the regular season in left field, succeeding the legendary Ted Williams.
Yastrzemski will remain a fixture in the Red
Sox' lineup for the next 23 years and will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1989.
1981 - Toronto Blue Jays third baseman and All-American basketball player Danny
Ainge drives the length of the court for a lay-up with two seconds to play, giving Brigham Young University a 51 - 50 upset victory over seventh-ranked University of
Notre Dame in the NCAA East Regional semifinals.
Ainge will hit .187 in 86 games for Toronto this season, retire, then sign to play for the NBA Boston Celtics.
1961 - The Boston Red Sox announce that rookie Carl Yastrzemski will start the regular season in left field, succeeding the legendary Ted Williams. Yastrzemski will remain a fixture in the Red Sox' lineup for the next 23 years and will gain election to the Hall of Fame in 1989.
1981 - Toronto Blue Jays third baseman and All-American basketball player Danny Ainge drives the length of the court for a lay-up with two seconds to play, giving Brigham Young University a 51 - 50 upset victory over seventh-ranked University of Notre Dame in the NCAA East Regional semifinals. Ainge will hit .187 in 86 games for Toronto this season, retire, then sign to play for the NBA Boston Celtics.
