This Day in Golf--May 2

Legendary singer and first major entertainer/personality to promote the celebrity pro-am format with his Crosby Clambake at Pebble Beach, Bing Crosby was born on May 2, 1904, in Tacoma, Wash. Baseball bonus: Lou Gehrig’s famous 2,130 consecutive-games played streak ended on May 2, 1939, when The Iron Horse took himself out of the lineup for his poor performance. In fact, though, he was suffering from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), now known as “Lou Gehrig's Disease.” Also, on May 2, 1954, Stan Musial hit 5 home runs in a doubleheader at the New York Giants. Those were the most HRs hit in one day by a Major Leaguer; Nate Colbert would hit 5 in a twinbill for San Diego in 1972.