1904 - Giants 18-game winning streak ends as Phillies win 6-5 in 10 innings.
1914 - Boston Braves are 15 games back in NL, & win World Series.
1919 - Red Sox Babe Ruth hits 2 HRs in a game for his 1st of 72 times.
1935 - Chicago Cubs are 10½ games back in NL, & go on to win the pennant.
1937 - Joe DiMaggio's 1st grand slammer.
1943 - Curt Blefary [Curtis Le Roy], Brooklyn, New York, American baseball player
(1965 AL rookie of year, The Sporting News Rookie of the Year) is born.
1947 - Larry Doby signs with Cleveland Indians-1st black player in AL.
1949 - NY Giants purchase Monty Irvin & Henry Thompson, their first blacks.
1949 - NY Giants purchase Monty Irvin & Henry Thompson, their first blacks.
1951 - Richard "Goose" Gossage, relief pitcher (Yankees, Padres, A's) is born.
1956 - James Lofton, NFL wide reciever (Bills, Packers, Raiders) is born.
1968 - Philadelphia 76'ers trade Wilt Chamberlain to LA Lakers.
1979 - Elizabeth Ryan, tennis ace (won 19 Wimbledon titles), dies at 87.
1987 - As' Mark McGwire is 1st rookie to hit 30 home runs before All Star break.
1989 - Mark McGwire's gets 100th HR, 2nd fastest (1400 at bats) (to Ralph Kiner).
1989 - Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games back in AL, & go on to win AL East.
1989 - Toronto Blue Jays are 10 games back in AL, & go on to win AL East.
1991 - Colorado Rockies & Florida Marlins given final approval by owners.
1998 - Sid Luckman, American football player (b. 1916) dies.
2002 - Ted Williams, baseball hall of famer and last player to bat over.400
2002 - Ted Williams, baseball hall of famer and last player to bat over.400
in a single season (Boston Red Sox) dies at 84.
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