April 21
1948: The Basketball Association of America Finals: Ty Cobb makes his professional debut for Augusta (South Atlantic League) in 1904. The Baltimore Bullets defeated the Philadelphia Warriors 88-73 to win the series 4-1.
1951: In the seventh game of the NBA championship series, the Rochester Royals defeat the New York Knicks 79-75 thanks to two foul shots by Bob Davies and a layup by Jack Coleman.
1951: In the fifth game, the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 to win the Stanley Cup for the fourth time in five years.
1955: Brooklyn Dodgers win their 10th consecutive game to kick off the season.
Bill Rodgers won the Boston Marathon for the third time in a row in 1980. When it was discovered that Rosie Ruiz did not run the full distance, she was disqualified eight days later as the women's champion.
1989: George W. Bush and Edward W. Rose become the Texas Rangers' joint chief executive officers.
Draft by NFL in 1991: Russell Maryland, a defensive tackle for the University of Miami, was the first pick of the Dallas Cowboys.
Men's Golf, PGA Seniors' Championship, PGA National GC, 1991: By six strokes, Jack Nicklaus wins his fourth of eight Champions Tour majors.
1995: Utah wins the NCAA women's gymnastics championships for the ninth time since the competition began in 1982 with a score of 196.650, continuing its dominance of the competition.
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