1907 - Buck O'Neil, Old Negro League Baseball player is born
1919 - Babe Ruth hits his 26th HR off Jack Quinn in NY,
breaking Buck Freeman's 1899 HR mark of 25
1943 - NY Giants' pitcher Ace Adams sets record by working in his 62nd game
1946 - SF 49ers play 1st AAFC game, lose to NY Yankees 21-7
1954 - With a 3-2 count, Phillies Richie Ashburn fouls next 14, then walks
1955 - Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers)
1954 - With a 3-2 count, Phillies Richie Ashburn fouls next 14, then walks
1955 - Earliest clinching of an NL pennant (Brooklyn Dodgers)
1963 - Braves Warren Spahn ties Christy Mathewson with 13 20-win seasons
1973 - Hank Aaron sets record of most HRs in 1 league (709)
1985 - Pete Rose ties Ty Cobb with 4,191 hits
1988 - NL pres Bart Giamatti is unanimously elected baseball's 7th commissioner
1989 - George Brett gets his 2,500th hit
1989 - George Brett gets his 2,500th hit
1995 - Cleveland Indians clinch 1st AL Central Division title
2002 - Texas Rangers set a major league record by homering
in their 26th consecutive game as Texas falls to the Tampa Bay
2013 - Serena Williams wins her fifth Women's Singles US Open title
2013 - Serena Williams wins her fifth Women's Singles US Open title
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