Sports Fact of the Day 4/27/2007

4/27/1990
Tablesetter Wally Backman steals the spotlight from slugging teammate Barry Bonds by going 6-for-6, part of a 19-hit Pittsburgh attack that leads to victory over San Diego, 9-4. Backman has a double and five signles in the leadoff spot for the Bucs to overshadow Bonds, who has a four-hit game of his own with two home runs. The win is part of a 10-3 won-lost mark on an early-season 13-game road trip, boosting the Bucs to their first of three straight National League East titles under manager Jim Leyland.

Birthdays:
Enos Slaughter b. 1916
Lee Roy Jordan b. 1941
Keith Magnuson b. 1947
George Gervin b. 1952
Herman Edwards b. 1954