1877 - Frank Chance, baseball player/manager, Tinkers to Evers to Chance is born.
1904 - Boston Herald again refers to NY baseball club as Yankees, when it reports
"Yankees take 2," Yankee name not official till 1913.
1914 - Boston Brave George Davis no-hits Philadelphia Phillies, 7-0.
1915 - Albert Spalding, American baseball player and
sporting goods manufacturer (b. 1850) dies.
1919 - Jimmy "the Greek" Snyder, gambler/sportscaster (lay you 5 to 1) is born.
1948 - Brooklyn Dodger Rex Barney no-hits NY Giants, 2-0.
1949 - Joe Theismann, NFL QB (Redskins)/sportscaster is born.
1965 - Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0).
1968 - First US Open, held as an "open", Arthur Ashe wins, defeating Tom Okker.
1968 - First US Open, held as an "open", Arthur Ashe wins, defeating Tom Okker.
1971 - NHL great Gordie Howe retires.
1987 - Largest US Tennis Open single night session (total) 21,016.
1987 - Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59.
1987 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter.
1988 - Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers & Gossage to save 300 games.
1988 - Chris Evert defaults at US Open due to a stomach flu.
1987 - Larry Bird (Celtics), begins NBA free throw streak of 59.
1987 - Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter.
1988 - Braves Bruce Sutter joins Fingers & Gossage to save 300 games.
1988 - Chris Evert defaults at US Open due to a stomach flu.
1992 - First time Baltimore Orioles draw 3 million fans at home.
1997 - Richie Ashburn, HOF baseball player (Phillies, Mets), dies at 70.
1999 - Catfish Hunter, HOF baseball player (b. 1946) dies.
1999 - Catfish Hunter, HOF baseball player (b. 1946) dies.
2002 - Pitcher Randy Johnson reaches 300 strikeouts for the fifth
consecutive season, extending his major league record.
2012 - Serena Williams wins her fourth women's tennis singles at the US Open.
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