1928 - Babe Ruth hits HR # 42 & is 4 weeks ahead of his 1927 pace.
1936 - Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin.
1941 - NY Yankee Lefty Gomez walks most (11) in a shutout (Yanks 9, St L 0).
1936 - Adolph Hitler opens 11th Olympic Games in Berlin.
1941 - NY Yankee Lefty Gomez walks most (11) in a shutout (Yanks 9, St L 0).
1945 - Mel Ott is first in NL to hit 500th HR (joins Babe Ruth & Jimmy Foxx).
1950 - First Major League baseball player to fight in Korea (Curt Simmons).
1953 - Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief.
1953 - Red Sox Ben Flowers sets then record of 8 consecutive games in relief.
1957 - Gil Hodges hits his NL record 13th career grand slam (Last by Brooklyn).
1957 - Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10").
1957 - Glen Gorbous throws a baseball a record 136 m (445'10").
1962 - Boston Red Sox Bill Monboquette no-hits Chicago White Sox, 1-0.
1972 - Nate Colbert of SD Padres hits record tying 5 HRs in a double header.
1976 - Seattle Seahawks play first (preseason) game (SF 27, Seattle 20).
1977 - SF Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer.
1978 - Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games.
1977 - SF Giant Willie McCovey hits NL record 18th grand slammer.
1978 - Braves stop Reds Pete Rose's hitting streak at 44 games.
1982 - Greg Louganis, US becomes first diver to score 700 (752.67) in 11 dives.
1993 - Reggie Jackson enshrined in Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY.
2001 - Korey Stringer, Minnesota Vikings football player (b. 1974), dies from
complications arising from heat stroke during preseason training camp.
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