1877 - Catcher's mask first used in a baseball game.
1896 - Stamasia Portrisi is first woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens).
1896 - Stamasia Portrisi is first woman to win a marathon (5:30 in Athens).
1931 - Joe McCarthy debuts as NY Yankee manager.
1938 - Stanley Cup: Chicago Blackhawks beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 3 games to 1.
1952 - Alexis Arguello, Managua Nicaragua, featherweight boxer (1974 champ) is born.
1955 - First game in KC, KC A's beat Detroit Tigers, 6-2.
1961 - Douglas MacArthur declines offer to become baseball commissioner.
1965 - First NL game at Houston's Astrodome (Phillies beat Astros 2-0).
1966 - Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opens; Pirates beat Braves 3-2.
1966 - Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium opens; Pirates beat Braves 3-2.
1970 - Yankees dedicate plaques to Mickey Mantle & Joe DiMaggio.
1977 - Philip K Wrigley, baseball owner (Chicago Cubs), dies at 82.
1981 - Joe Louis, [Brown bomber], Heavyweight boxing champion (1937-49), dies at 66.
1985 - US Olympic Committee endorses a boycott of Moscow games.
1988 - Frank Robinson replaces Cal Ripkin as manager of Baltimore Orioles.
1989 - Sugar Ray Robinson, Heavyweight boxing champ, dies at 67 of Alzheimer.
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