1928 - Cards set NL record of 18 men left on base beating Phillies 8-6.
1938 - Gaylord Perry, baseball player (1972 AL Cy Young winner) is born.
1940 - Chicago Tribune sponsors Ted Lyons Day (White Sox pitcher).
1946 - Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 innings, games called because of gnats.
1950 - For a record 6th time, NY Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 HRs in one game.
1952 - Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before move to Milwaukee.
1953 - Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner).
1946 - Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 innings, games called because of gnats.
1950 - For a record 6th time, NY Yankee Johnny Mize hits 3 HRs in one game.
1952 - Braves last game in Boston's Braves Field before move to Milwaukee.
1953 - Boxing's NBA adopts 10-pt-must-scoring-system (10 pts to round winner).
1961 - Dan Marino, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NFL quarterback (Miami Dolphins) is born.
1969 - Cardinals Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 NY Mets in a game.
1977 - Orioles forfeit to Blue Jays when manager Earl Weaver pulls team
off field in 5th citing hazardous condition (small tarpaulin on bullpen mound).
1978 - Dodgers become first major league team to draw 3 million fans.
1978 - Dodgers become first major league team to draw 3 million fans.
1978 - Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks in 15 for heavyweight boxing title.
1979 - Red Sox Bob Watson is first to hit for cycle in AL & NL (Astros).
1979 - Red Sox Bob Watson is first to hit for cycle in AL & NL (Astros).
1990 - Chicago White Sox Bobby Thigpen is first to record 50 saves.
1991 - SD State freshman Marshall Faulk sets NCAA rushing record of 386 yards.
1996 - Texas Rangers retire their first number, Nolan Ryan's #34.
2004 - NHL commissioner Gary Bettman announces a lockout of the
players union and cessation of operations by the NHL head office.
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