1877 - Phillies & Expos play a doubleheader that ends at 3:23 AM.
1900 - First Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles at Longwood
1900 - First Davis Cup: USA beats British Isles at Longwood
Cricket Club in Boston, Massachusetts (3-0).
1920 - William "Red" Holzman, NBA coach (NY Knickerbockers, 754 wins) is born.
1933 - Rocky Colavito, Bronx, baseball player (Hit 4 HRs in a game) is born.
1934 - Babe Ruth announces this is his final season as full time player.
1944 - Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0.
1944 - Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0.
1949 - Ezzard Charles TKOs Gus Lesnevich in 8 for Heavyweight boxing title.
1954 - Sir Gordon Richards retires as a jockey with record 4,870 wins.
1962 - Ted Husing, sportscaster (Monday Night Fights), dies at 60.
1967 - Riddick Bowe, Brooklyn NY, HW boxing champ (Olympic-silver-1988) is born.
1969 - Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to Cubs with a 4-2 win.
1981 - Pete Rose, 3,631 career hit, breaks Stan Musial's NL hit record.
1984 - Mary Decker trips on heel of Zola Budd during 3,000m Olympic run.
1984 - Mary Decker trips on heel of Zola Budd during 3,000m Olympic run.
1991 - NFL sportscaster Paul Maquire suffers a heart attack at 53.
1997 - Atlanta Braves sign Greg Maddux to record 5 year, $575 Million deal.
2001 - Lou Boudreau, American baseball player and manager (b. 1917) dies.
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