ON THIS DAY IN SPORTS HISTORY

1954 - Hank Aaron debuted with the Milwaukee Braves

1957 - The Boston Celtics won their first NBA Championship. They beat the St. Louis Hawks 125-123 in Game 7

1963 - Pete Rose got his first major league hit for the Cincinnati Reds.

1979 - The world's longest doubles ping-pong match ended after 101 hours.

1986 - Jack Nicklaus, at age 46, won his sixth Masters

1997 - Eldrick "Tiger" Woods became the youngest and the first African-American person to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21. He also set a record when he finished at 18 under par with a tournament-record score of 270