1904 - Boston's Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 6-0.
1933 - Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game.
1933 - Lou Gehrig plays record 1,308th consecutive game.
1934 - Maureen Connally, champion tennis player (Wimbledon) is born.
1941 - Boog Powell, baseball player (AL MVP 1970) is born.
1950 - Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) & Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park HRs.
1951 - 18th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 33, All-Stars 0 (92,180).
1951 - 18th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Cleveland 33, All-Stars 0 (92,180).
1952 - Guillermo Vilas, Argentina, tennis champ (US Open-1977) is born.
1963 - Jim Hickman becomes 1st NY Met to hit for cycle.
1966 - Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time HR list.
1969 - NY Jets beat NY Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season).
1969 - Christian Laettner, NBA forward/center (Atlanta Hawks, Oly-gold-92) is born.
1972 - Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game.
1973 - Willie Mays hits 660th & last HR (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati).
1972 - Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game.
1973 - Willie Mays hits 660th & last HR (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati).
1980 - George Brett goes 4-for-4, raising his batting average to .401.
1984 - Pete Rose returns to Cin Reds as player-manager (gets 2 hits).
1987 - Muhammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame.
1989 - Orioles shortstop Cal Ripken moves into 3rd place (1,208th cons game).
1990 - Carlton Fisk hits White Sox record 187th HR.
1990 - Carlton Fisk hits White Sox record 187th HR.
1991 - Royals Warren Cromartie's 1st major league HR since 1983.
1992 - Kevin Gross of Dodgers tosses only 9-inning no-hitter of season, a 2-0.
1992 - Kevin Gross of Dodgers tosses only 9-inning no-hitter of season, a 2-0.
2007 - Eddie Griffin, American basketball player (b. 1982) dies as a result of
ignoring a railroad warning and going through a barrier before striking a moving train.
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