Sunday, Apr 5, 2026
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1983 - New York Mets' Tom Seaver's sets record 14th National League Opening Day assignment.
1984 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421).
1987 - 16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King.
1987 - Wayne Gretzky wins 7th straight NHL scoring title.
1989 - Orel Hershiser ends his 59 consecutive scoreless pitched inning streak.
1990 - John Stockton reaches 1000-assist mark for NBA record three years in a row.
1990 - New York Rangers beat New York Islanders 2-1 in first game of preliminaries.
1991 - Joe Dumaars (Detroit Pistons) ends NBA free throw streak of 62 games.
1992 - 11th NCAA Women's Basketball Champion: Stanford beats Western Kentucky 78-62.
1992 - 4th Seniors Golf Tradition: Lee Trevino.
