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History Playbook

On This Day In Sports History

May 4, 2000: At Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh, the Flyers outlast the Penguins 2-1 through five overtimes in game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. In the fifth extra period, Philadelphia center Keith Primeau scores the winning goal at 12:01. The game was the third longest in NHL history and the longest since 1936, beginning at 7:39 pm and ending at 2:35 am (on May 5).​

On This Day In Sports History

May 1, 1951: The Yankees triumph over the Chicago White Sox 8-3. After being acquired in a trade with Cleveland, Cuban-born rookie Minnie Minoso starts at third base for the Sox, becoming the first black player in franchise history. He smashes a two-run homer in the first inning. In the sixth, Mickey Mantle belts his first major league homer. He finished his career in 1968 with 536 career home runs and was a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 1974. Minoso joined Mantle in the Hall of Fame in 2022.​