This day in sports history for April 30:


1910 - Cleveland Indian Addie Joss wins 2nd no-hitter beating White Sox


1916 - Chicago Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds

1922 - Charlie Robertson (Chicago White Sox) threw a perfect game against the Detroit Tigers.

1939 - Lou Gehrig played his last game with the New York Yankees. He had played in 2,130 consecutive games.


1946 - Cleveland Indian Bob Feller’s 2nd no-hitter beats NY Yankees, 1-0

1961 - Willie Mays (San Francisco) hit four home runs against the Milwaukee Braves.

1970 - Billy Williams (Chicago Cubs) became the first National League player to play in 1,000 straight games.

1993 - Monica Seles was stabbed by Gunter Porsche. Porsche had run out onto the court after her match and stabbed Seles in the upper back.

2002 - Alex Rodriguez became the second youngest major league player to reach 250 home runs. He was 26 years and 277 days old.

BIRTHDAYS


1961 - Isiah Thomas, NBA forward (Detroit Piston; 1990 NBA playoff MVP)