On this day in sports: May 6

1. 1915 Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hits his first major league home run. Source
2. 1954 At Oxford's Iffley Road Track, English runner Roger Bannister became the first person to run the mile in under four minutes. Source
3. 1998 Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros to tie the major league record held by Roger Clemens. He threw a one-hitter and did not walk a batter in his fifth career start. Source
4. 2003 Died: Art Houtteman, American baseball player and journalist (born 1927) Source
5. 2010 Died: Robin Roberts, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1926) Source
6. 2014 Died: Billy Harrell, American baseball player and scout (born 1928) Source

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