April 28th...On This Day In Sports History...

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1901 - First soccer game between Belgium and the Netherlands; Belgium wins 8-0

1901 - Cleveland pitcher Bock Baker gives up a record 23 singles as the White Sox beat Cleveland 13-1.

1930 - First organized night baseball game takes place in Independence, Kansas.

1931 - A program for female athletes is approved for the 1932 Olympics.

1952 - The St. Louis Browns lend two black minor-league players to the Hankyu Braves of Japan.

1956 - Hall of Famer Frank Robinson hits his first career homerun.

1961 - Warren Spahn pitches his second career no-hitter at the age of 41.

1966 - Golfer John Daly was born.

1967 - Muhammad Ali refuses to enter the U.S. Army and is stripped of boxing titles.

1985 - Billy Martin is named the New York Yankees manager for the 4th time.

1987 - The NBA announces expansion to Charlotte, NC and Miami, FL in 1988 and Minneapolis, MN and Orlando, FL in 1989.

1988 - Baltimore Orioles lose a record 21 games in a row.

1990 - Boston Celtics set a record for the most points scored in a playoff game with 157.

1992 - The Brewers set an AL record with 31 hits in a 9-inning game.

1993 - NC State basketball coach Jim Valvano dies of cancer.