On this date in sports history:
May 9
1929 - New York Giants' Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates.
1937 - Reds beat Phillies 21-10. Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6.
2001 - Tragedy in Ghana as 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium Disaster. The deaths resulted from a stampede caused by the firing of tear gas by police personnel in the stadium.
May 10
1929 - In golf, at the 64th British Open, Walter Hagen shoots a 292 at Muirfield Gullane.
1946 - Red Sox win 15th straight beating Yankees 5-4. Joe DiMaggio hits a grand slam in the loss.
1970 - Boston Bruins complete a sweep of St. Louis Blues in four games in the Stanley Cup. Bobby Orr scores the winning goal in overtime at Boston Garden.
1973 - Montreal Canadiens defeat Chicago Blackhawks, 4 games to 2, in the Stanley Cup.
May 11
1943 - Born this day was skier Nancy Greene, Canada Olympic gold medallist in giant slalom in 1968.
1946 - First night game at Braves Field in Boston. Giants 5, Braves 1.
1959 - Yankee catcher Yogi Berra sees errorless streak of 148 games end.
May 12
1875 - First recorded shutout in pro baseball: Chicago beats St. Louis 1-0.
1972 - Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins play a 22-inning marathon of a game that actually finished May 13. Brewers win 4-3.
1980 - West Ham United wins the FA Cup over Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium. Midfielder Trevor Brooking heads home the winning goal.
May 13
1967 - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career home run number 500 off of Stu Miller.
1976 - The final ABA championship: NY Nets defeat the Denver Nuggets, 4 games to 2, winning at Nassau Coliseum.
1995 - New Zealand beats the United States to win the America's Cup.
May 14
1977 - Montreal Canadiens win game 4 versus Boston Bruins completing a four-game sweep of the Stanley Cup.
1992 - Died on this day, Lyle Alzado, NFL defensive linesman for the Raiders, of cancer at age 43.
