1893 - Frank J. Selke, Canadian ice hockey manager (d. 1985) is born.
1917 - Red Sox Babe Ruth beats Washington Senator Walter Johnson, 1-0.
1922 - NY Giant Jesse Barnes no-hits Phillies, 2-0.
1925 - Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row.
1925 - Phillies have their 8th game postponed in a row.
1929 - Dick Williams, baseball player, manager (including Seattle 1986-87) is born.
1933 - Johnny Unitas, NFL QB (Balt Colts, San Diego);
one of the greats, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is born.
1945 - Branch Rickey announces formation of the US Negro Baseball League.
1950 - Randall 'Tex' Cobb, American boxer and actor is born.
1959 - "Roy Campanella Night" Largest baseball crowd (93,103 in LA Coliseum)
sees Dodgers' Sandy Koufax beat Yankees 6-2 in exhibition.
1960 - Dodgers Larry & Norm Sherry are baseball's 10th brother battery.
1977 - 103rd Kentucky Derby: Jean Cruguet on Seattle Slew wins in 2:02.2.
1982 - Oakland Raiders to move to LA.
1986 - Phillies outfielder Garry Maddox, retires.
1992 - Jockey Angel Cordero retires after winning over 7,000 Horse Races.
1994 - Denver Nuggets become NBA's 1st #8 seed to beat a #1 seed (Seattle).
2002 - Seattle Slew, American racehorse (b. 1974) dies.
2011 - Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer, dies of brain cancer at 54.
2013 - George Sauer, Jr., American football player, dies from heart failure at 69.
2013 - George Sauer, Jr., American football player, dies from heart failure at 69.
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