1903 - Barney Dreyfuss & James Potter buy the Philadelphia Phillies for $170,000.
1925 - Longest win streak in Toronto Maple Leaf history (9 games).
1929 - Chicago Blackhawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home.
1929 - Chicago Blackhawks lose record NHL 15th straight game at home.
1940 - Mario Andretti, Italian American race-car driver
(1969 Indianapolis 500, 1978 Formula One World Champion) is born.
1953 - Jim Thorpe, versatile American athlete (Olympics-gold-1912), dies at 64.
1957 - Jockey Johnny Longden's 5,000th career victory.
1959 - NFL trade, Chicago Cardinals trade Ollie Matson to LA Rams for 9 players.
1966 - Sandy Koufax & Don Drysdale begin a joint holdout against Dodgers.
1967 - Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal.
1970 - Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge.
1967 - Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal.
1970 - Bicycles permitted to cross Golden Gate Bridge.
1971 - 53rd PGA Championship: Jack Nicklaus shoots a 281 at PGA National, Florida.
Jack Nicklaus wins his 2nd golf grand slam.
1986 - Peter Uberroth suspends baseball players; Joaquin Andujar, Dale Berra, Enos Cabell,
Keith Hernandez, Jeffrey Leonard, Dave Parker & Lonnie Smith for 1 year,
after they admitted in Curtis Strong's trial in September, they used drugs
1989 - Red Schoendienst & Al Barlick elected to baseball's Hall of Fame.
1991 - Don Mattingly named 10th NY Yankee Captain.
1991 - Don Mattingly named 10th NY Yankee Captain.
1998 - Vancouver Canucks Mark Messier is 4th NHLer to get 1,600 points.
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