1901 - Cleveland's Earl Moore no-hits Chicago White Sox for 9 innings but loses in 10th 4-2.
1929 - NY Giant Carl Hubbell no-hits Pittsburgh Pirates.
1937 - Reds beat Phillies 21-10 (Ernie Lombardi goes 6 for 6).
1961 - Baltimore Oriole Jim Gentile hits 2 grand slams (9 RBIs) vs Minnesota Twins.
1971 - Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42).
1971 - Elizabeth Bonner runs female world record marathon (3:01:42).
1973 - For 2nd time, Johnny Bench hits 3 HRs in a game.
1975 - Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m (world record).
1975 - Brian Oldfield shot puts 22.86 m (world record).
1984 - Chicago White Sox beat Milwaukee Brewers, 7-6, in 25 inn
(started 5/8) playing an 8:06 game, longest timed baseball game.
1989 - NY Mets Kevin Elster, errors after 88 errorless games at shortstop.
1989 - NY Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher.
1989 - NY Mets Rick Cerone, errors after 159 errorless games as catcher.
1995 - Cleveland Indians tie record of scoring 8 runs
before making an out, they beat Twins 10-0.
1997 - San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones.
1997 - San Diego Padres retire #35 worn by pitcher Randy Jones.
2001 - In Ghana 129 football fans die in what became known as the Accra Sports Stadium Disaster. The deaths were caused by a stampede (caused by the firing of teargas by police personnel at the stadium)that followed a controversial decision by the referee handling a crucial match between arch-rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko.
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