1900 - 1st Davis Cup tennis competition, named after Dwight Filley Davis,
began at Longwood Cricket Club in Mass, & won by US 2 days later.
1922 - Pirates set record of 46 hits in a doubleheader (against Phillies).
1930 - Jerry Tarkanian, basketball coach (California State, UNLV, 625-122) is born.
1931 - Washington Senator Bob Burke no-hits Boston Red Sox, 5-0.
1936 - Frank Howard, baseball player (NL Rookie of the Year 1960) is born.
1946 - Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club
1936 - Frank Howard, baseball player (NL Rookie of the Year 1960) is born.
1946 - Dreyfuss family, owners of Pittsburgh Pirates since 1900, sells club
to Frank McKinney & John Galbreath for $25 million.
1953 - "Sweet" Lou Dunbar, basketball player (Harlem Globetrotters) is born.
1961 - Hamilton Tigercats (CFL) beat Buffalo Bills (NFL) 38-21 in Hamilton, Ontario.
1970 - NY Yankees honor Casey Stengel, retiring his number 37.
1976 - Chicago White Sox suit up in shorts.
1981 - Roger Federer, Basel Switzerland, tennis player (17 grand slams) is born.
1985 - Baseball's new agreement permits 2 new NL teams in 1993.
1986 - Record 3 grandslams in a game-(Harrah-Tex, Sheets & Dwyer-Orioles).
1986 - Record 3 grandslams in a game-(Harrah-Tex, Sheets & Dwyer-Orioles).
1988 - Cubs & Phillies attempt to play 1st night game ever at Wrigley Field
but are rained out in 4th inning with Chicago leading, 3-1.
1990 - Carlton Fisk ties Johnny Bench hitting 327 HRs as a catcher.
1990 - Pete Rose begins 5-months prison term at Marion (IL) Federal prison camp.
1991 - With two months left, White Sox set new home attendance (2,150,951).
1990 - Pete Rose begins 5-months prison term at Marion (IL) Federal prison camp.
1991 - With two months left, White Sox set new home attendance (2,150,951).
2005 - Gene Mauch, American baseball player/manager (b. 1925) dies.
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