1910 - Chicago White Sox Comiskey Park opens, visiting Browns win 2-0.
1914 - Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles.
1914 - Boston Red Sox purchase Babe Ruth from Baltimore Orioles.
1921 - Jake LaMotta, Bronx New York, middleweight
boxing champ (1949-51) (Raging Bull) is born.
1929 - In game between Pirates & Phillies 9 HRs hit 1 in each inning.
1936 - Phillies Chuck Klein becomes 4th to hit 4 HRs in a game.
1943 - Arthur Ashe, tennis pro (1968 US Open, 1975 Wimbledon) is born.
1945 - [Sarah] Virginia Wade, Bournemouth England,
tennis star (Wimbledon 1977) is born.
1954 - Andre Dawson, Hall of Fame MLB outfielder
(Expos, Cubs, 1987 NL MVP), born in Miami, Florida.
1968 - US Major League baseball announces it will split into 2 divisions for 1969.
1971 - 100th British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 278 at Royal Birkdale.
1971 - 100th British Golf Open: Lee Trevino shoots a 278 at Royal Birkdale.
1980 - Adam Petty, American race car driver (d. 2000) is born.
1992 - John Ellis becomes CEO of Seattle Mariners.
1992 - US Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons.
1992 - US Major Soccer League folds after 14 seasons.
2002 - 10th ESPY Awards: Tiger Woods, Venus Williams win.
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