1857 - Baseball decides 9 innings constitutes an official game, not 9 runs.
1930 - Georgetown High of Chicago defeats Homer 1-0 in basketball.
1938 - Janet Guthrie, race car driver (1st woman to race in Indy 500) is born.
1950 - Franco Harris, NFL fullback (Pittsburgh Steelers) is born.
1951 - Ezzard Charles beats Jersey Joe Walcott in 15 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1952 - Lynn Swann, NFL receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers) is born.
1954 - Russia wins title in their first international ice hockey competition.
1955 - Baseball Commish Ford Frick says he favors legalization of spitter.
1955 - Baseball Commish Ford Frick says he favors legalization of spitter.
1960 - Ivan Lendl, Czechoslovakia, tennis champion (US Open 1985-87) is born.
1979 - Baseball exhibition season opens with semipro & amateur umpires.
1979 - Warren Giles & Hack Wilson selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1979 - Warren Giles & Hack Wilson selected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.
1982 - NCAA Tournament Selection televised live for the first time.
1986 - Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist.
1986 - Wayne Gretzky breaks own NHL season record with 136th assist.
1987 - Mike Tyson beats Bonecrusher Smith in 12 rounds for heavyweight boxing title.
1996 - Magic Johnson is second NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists.
1996 - Magic Johnson is second NBA player to reach 10,000 career assists.
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