1933 - Lou Gehrig & Joe McCarthy thrown out of game, McCarthy suspended
3 games but Gehrig isn't, so he continues his streak at 1,249 games.
1952 - Boston Brave Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15 innings.
1952 - Jim Peters runs world record marathon (2:20:42.2).
1952 - Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with
1952 - Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with
18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15-inning, 3-1 loss.
1958 - Eric Heiden, Madison, Wisconsin, US speed skater (5 Olympic gold medals 1980).
1963 - NY Met Duke Snider hits his 400th HR.
1965 - Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney no-hits NY Mets but loses in 11, 1-0.
1966 - Miami beats St Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings
1966 - Miami beats St Petersburg (Florida State League) 4-3 in 29 innings
longest uninterrupted game in organized baseball.
1969 - Oakland A's Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7.
1969 - Oakland A's Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7.
1969 - Steffi Graf, Bruhl West Germany, tennis player (Grand Slam 1988).
1974 - Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox in 12 innings.
1974 - Angels' Nolan Ryan strikes out 19 Red Sox in 12 innings.
1979 - NY Giants Willie McCovey 513th HR is an NL lefty record.
1985 - Earl Weaver comes out of retirement to manage Baltimore Orioles.
1989 - Nolan Ryan becomes 2nd pitcher to defeat all 26 teams.
2003 - Dale Whittington, American racing driver (b. 1959) found dead at his
home by his son, the cause of death, at age 43, reported as a drug overdose.
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