1916 - Christy Mathewson & Mordecai Brown final baseball game.
1923 - NY Yankee Sad Sam Jones no-hits Philadelphia A's, 2-0.
1937 - Doris Kopsky, becomes first NABA woman cycling champion (4:22.4).
1941 - NY Yankees, win earliest AL pennant by defeating the
Red Sox 6-3 and clinching their 12th pennant.
1942 - Raymond Floyd, Fort Bragg, N. Carolina, PGA golfer (1986 US Open) is born.
1949 - Tom Watson, KC Mo, golfer (British Open 1975, 77, 80, 82, 83) is born.
1950 - Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural
Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
1963 - John Vanbiesbrouck, Detroit MI, NHL goalie (Team USA, Florida) is born.
1966 - Houston Oilers holds Denver Broncos to no 1st downs winning 45-7.
1972 - US swimmer Mark Spitz becomes first athlete to win 7 olympic gold medals.
1978 - NY Yankee pitcher Ron Guidry wins his 20th (on way to 25-3 season).
1983 - Greg LeMond becomes only American to win cycling's Road Championship.
1986 - Hank Greenberg, American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) dies aged 75.
1988 - Phoenix Cardinals play first regular-season NFL game.
1991 - Panel of 8 baseball experts vote to drop asterisk next to Roger Maris
HR record & determine an official no hitter must go at least 9 innings.
1993 - Mats Wilander defeats Mikael Pernfors 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
1993 - Mats Wilander defeats Mikael Pernfors 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 1-6, 7-6 (8-6), 6-4
in 4 hrs 1 min US Open Tennis match concluding at 2:26 AM.
1994 - Cleveland Browns is first team in NFL to score a 2-point conversion.
1994 - Cleveland Browns is first team in NFL to score a 2-point conversion.
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