1880 - Amateur Athletic Association, governing body for men's athletics
in England & Wales, is founded in Oxford, England.
1917 - Yankee lefty George Mogridge no-hits Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway.
1945 - Albert B "Happy" Chandler is named 2nd baseball commissioner.
1965 - NY Met Casey Stengel wins his 3,000 game as manager.
1972 - Chipper Jones, Deland FL, infielder (Atlanta Braves) is born.
1974 - NFL grants franchise to Tampa Bay Bucaneers.
1978 - Angels Nolan Ryan strikes out 15 Mariners, 20th time he has 15 in game.
1981 - Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey.
1981 - Bill Shoemaker wins his 8,000th race, 2000 more than any other jockey.
1996 - Highest scoring baseball game in 17 years - Twins 24, Tigers 11.
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