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1823 - R J Tyers patents roller skates.

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1876 - First National League baseball game, 3000 fans, Boston Red Stockings beat Philadelphia Athletics 6-5 in Philadelphia; Athletics' Wes Fisler scores league's first run.

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1898 - Baltimore Orioles' player James Hughes no-hits Boston Beaneaters 8-0.

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1898 - Cincinnati Red Theodore Breitenstein no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates 11-0.

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1906 - New rule puts umpire in sole charge of all game balls.

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1906 - (to May 2) The Intercalated Olympic Games are held in Athens, Greece.

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1908 - Queensland beat New South Wales by 171 runs for their first cricket win at Gabba.

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1914 - Babe Ruth's first professional game (as a pitcher) is a 6-hit 6-0 win.

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1915 - New York Yankees don pinstripes and hat-in-the-ring logo for first time.

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1945 - NHL Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Detroit Red Wings, 4 games to 3.

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