This Day in Sports History - 5/31/1964

After a nine-inning 5 - 3 San Francisco win on a Sunday afternoon at Shea Stadium, the Giants and Mets play 23 innings in a game that lasts 7 hours and 23 minutes. The tally is 6 - 6 after 7 innings, but the next 15 innings are scoreless. Gaylord Perry pitches 10 shutout innings of relief (the 13th through the 22nd) for the Giants. Larry Bearnarth hurls 7 shutout innings for New York (the 8th through the 14th) and is relieved by Galen Cisco, who allows no runs for 8 innings before surrendering two to the Giants in the 23rd. San Francisco wins, 8 - 6.

This Day in Sports History - 5/20/1999

Robin Ventura of the New York Mets becomes the first player in major league history to hit grand slams in both ends of a double header. In the first inning of the opener, Ventura clears the bases with a homer off the Milwaukee Brewers' Jim Abbott to give his club a 4-0 lead and the Mets hang on to win, 11-10. Facing Horacio Estrada in the fourth inning of the second tilt, he belts grand slam number two and the Mets win again, 10-1. He'll finish his career with 18 grand slams in 188 at-bats with the bases loaded.

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This Day in Sports History - 5/10/1987

Sleepy Floyd scores 29 points for the Golden State Warriors in the fourth quarter of a 129 - 121 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Golden State, down by three games, begins the fourth quarter trailing by 14 points. In the final 12 minutes, Floyd scores 12 field goals, including 9 in a span of 4:25, to finish the contest with 51 points. His 29 points in one quarter and 39 in one half both set NBA playoff records. Game 5 will go to the Lakers, 118 - 106.

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This Day in Sports History - 5/8/1968

Catfish Hunter throws a perfect game to give the Athletics a 4 - 0 win over the Minnesota Twins in Oakland. It's the A's first season in Oakland after transferring from Kansas City. And it's the first perfect game by an American League pitcher since Charlie Robertson of the Chicago White Sox blanked the Detroit Tigers, 2 - 0, on April 30, 1922.

Happy Birthday Johnny Unitas

The great Johnny Unitas will always be remembered for the 1958 NFL Championship game which has been dubbed "The Greatest Game Ever". Here is a video clip from ESPN's Sportscentury series about that game.

This Day in Sports History - 5/6/1984

Rookie guard Derek Harper of the Mavericks loses his focus in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Los Angeles Lakers in Dallas. With six seconds remaining and the score tied, Harper takes a pass from Dale Ellis. He thinks the Mavericks are up by one point and dribbles out the clock. The Lakers go on to beat the Mavericks in overtime, 122-115, and win the series four games to one. Harper shakes off the embarrassment and plays 17 seasons in the NBA.

Best by the Numbers - Atlanta Edition

1. Jeff George
   
2. Matt Ryan: Ryan was drafted 3rd overall by the Falcons in the 2008 NFL Draft
   
3. Dale Murphy
   
4. Jeff Blauser
   
5. Josh Smith
   
6. Ron Hainsy
   
7. Jeff Francoeur
   
8. Steve Smith: Smith played for the Hawks from 1995-1999 and made his only All-Star game in 1998
   
9. Bob Pettit
   
10. Chipper Jones: Only Eddie Murray has more RBIs as a switch-hitter than Chipper Jones
    
11. Gary Sheffield
    
12. Michael Jenkins
    
13. Vyacheslav Kozlov
    
14. Julio Franco
    
15. Tim Hudson
    
16. Brian McCann: McCann was MVP of the 2010 All-Star game
    
17. Ilya Kovalchuck
    
18. Marian Hossa
    
19. Marty Reasoner
    
20. Mark Lemke
    
21. Domonique Wilkins
    
22. Walt Weiss
    
23. David Justice: Justice hit a solo HR in game 6 of the 1995 World Series
    
24. Marcus Giles
    
25. Andruw Jones
    
26. Will Cunnane
    
27. Fred McGriff
    
28. Warrick Dunn
    
29. John Smoltz: Smoltz recorded his 3,000 strikeout on April 22, 2008 against the Washington Nationals
    
30. Horacio Ramirez
    
31. Greg Maddux: Maddux, an 18 time Gold Glove winner won 10 of them as a member of the Atlanta Braves
    
32. Jamal Anderson
    
33. Brian Jordan
    
34. Craig "Ironhead" Heyward: Heyward's son was a 1st round draft pick for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2011 NFL Draft
    
35. Phil Niekro
    
36. Gaylord Perry
    
37. Dan Snyder
    
38. Jim Acker
    
39. Tobias Enstrom
    
40. Jason Collier
    
41. Eddie Matthews
    
42. Kevin Willis
    
43. Grant Long
    
44. Hank Aaron: Aaron was a 25 time All-Star selection
    
45. Terry Mulholland
    
46. John Thompson
    
47. Tom Glavine: Glavine was MVP of the 1996 World Series
    
48. Bruce Chen
    
49. Jair Jurrjens
    
50. Edgerton Hartwell
    
51. Pedro Borbon Jr.: Borbon's father was a member of the "Big Red Machine"
    
52. Matt Stewart
    
53. Mike Peterson
    
54. Chris Draft
    
55. Dikembe Mutombo
    
56. Keith Brooking
    
57. Jeff Van Note
    
58. Jesse Tuggle
    
59. Paul Assenmacher
    
60. Tommy Nobis
    
61. Maxim Afinogenov
    
62. Todd McClure
    
63. Roberto Garcia
    
64. Bob Hallen
    
65. Kynan Forney
    
66. Warren Bryant
    
67. Calvin Miller
    
68. Calvin Collins
    
69. Gene Williams
    
70. Bob Witfield
    
71. Travis Claridge
    
72. Sam Baker
    
73. Harvey Dahl
    
74. Todd Weiner
    
75. Tony Castillas
    
76. Kevin Shaffer
    
77. Pavel Kubina
    
78. Mike Kenn
    
79. Dave Widell
    
80. Andre Rison
    
81. Billie "White Shoes" Johnson
    
82. Joe Zelenka
    
83. Alge Crumpler
    
84. Roddy White
    
85. Brian Kozlowski
    
86. Brian Finneran
    
87. Bert Emanuel
    
88. Tony Gonzalez
    
89. Dez White
    
90. Chuck Smith
    
91. Brady Smith
    
92. Lester Archambeau
    
93. Sam Rodgers
    
94. Peria Jerry
    
95. Ed Jasper
    
96. Antonio Edwards
    
97. Patrick Kerney
    
98. Jamaal Anderson
    
99. Vance Walker
    

Cleveland Browns Draft Picks Greg Little and Owen Marecic

When the Browns traded down with the Atlanta Falcons so that they could draft WR Julio Jones the Browns received Atlanta's 2nd and 4th round picks (amongst others). With those picks the Browns selected WR Greg Little from UNC and FB/LB Owen Marecic from Stanford.

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