1878 - First unassisted triple play in organized baseball, by Paul Hines.
1907 - Boston's Big Jeff Pfeffer no-hits Cincinnait Reds, 6-0.
1930 - Doug Atkins, Humbolt Tn, NFL hall of famer (Browns, Bears, Saints) is born.
1932 - Sonny Liston, American Heavyweight boxer (d. 1970) is born.
1932 - Sonny Liston, American Heavyweight boxer (d. 1970) is born.
1942 - First twilight game in 24 years, the Dodgers top Giants 7-6
raising $60,000 for Navy Relief Fund.
1942 - Angel Cordero Jr, Santurce PR, jockey (Seattle Slew) is born.
1947 - A movement among Card players to protest its first meeting with
Jackie Robinson & the Dodgers is aborted by a talk from owner Sam Breadon.
1967 - Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army.
1973 - Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs mgr Whitey Lockman who is ejected
during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's first black manager.
1982 - Gilles Villeneuve, Canadian auto racer, dies in an accident.
1984 - Minnesota Twins Kirby Puckett debuts with 4 singles.
1984 - USSR announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics.
1984 - USSR announces it will not participate in LA Summer Olympics.
2009 - Dom DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1917) dies.
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