1930 - Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez hits major league's last recorded bounce HR.
1954 - Chicago White Sox win 90th game, first time they win this many since 1920.
1962 - Washington senator Tom Cheney strikes out record 21 Orioles in 16 inning game.
1971 - 85th US Womens Tennis: Billie Jean King defeats Rosemary Casals 6-4 & 7-6.
1976 - 96th US Mens Tennis: Jimmy Connors defeats Bjorn Borg 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 & 6-4.
1976 - Seattle Seahawks play their first regular season football game, St. Louis 30 & Seattle 24.
1979 - Carl Yastrzemski becomes the 15th player in major league history to collect 3,000 hits.
1979 - Indiana Pacers cut Ann Meyers, 1st woman on an NBA team.
1984 - New York Mets Dwight Gooden set rookie strike record at 251.
1992 - Stefan Edberg defeats Michael Chang in what is believed to be the longest match in US Open history, 5 hours 26 minutes.
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