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This week in sports history
BY ZACH GRILL
STATESMAN STAFF WRITER
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May 4, 1982—Twins’ rookie outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who has Tourette’s Syndrome, takes himself out of a game, due to taunts from fans at Fenway Park.
May 5, 1912—Fifth Olympic games open at Stockholm, Sweden.
May 6, 1991—Philadelphia Phillie Lenny Dykstra slams his sports car into two trees.
May 7, 1994—Denver Nuggets become the first No. 8-seed to defeat a No. 1-seed, the Seattle Supersonics, in the NBA playoffs.
May 8, 1984—USSR announces they will not participate in the Los Angeles Summer Olympics.
May 9, 1960—San Diego Padre Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn is born in Los Angeles, Calif.
May 10, 1959—The Boston Bruins defeat the St. Louis Blues in four games to win the Stanley Cup.
