1902 - Minor League's most lopsided baseball game: Corsicana 51; Texarkana 3.
Justin Clark of Corsicana, Tx minors hits 8 home runs in one game.
1928 - Ty Cobb, 41, steals home for 50th & final time.
1931 - Eddie Collins & Harry Heilmann, retire from baseball.
1938 - First night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0)
1931 - Eddie Collins & Harry Heilmann, retire from baseball.
1938 - First night game at Brooklyn Ebbets Field (Reds 6, Dodgers 0)
as Cincinnati Red Johnny Vander Meer hurls unprecedented 2nd consecutive no-hitter.
1938 - Billy Williams, Hall of Fame outfielder (Cubs) is born.
1948 - First night game at Briggs Stadium: Detroit Tigers beat Philadelphia A's.
1958 - Wade Boggs, Nebraska, Red Sox/Yankee 3rd baseman
(AL bat champ 1985-88) is born.
1960 - Angel Cordero wins his 1st of over 7000 horse races.
1963 - SF Giants Juan Marichal no-hits Houston Colt .45s, 1-0.
1977 - NY Mets trade Tom Seaver to Reds for Pat Zachry.
1983 - STL Cardinals trade Keith Hernandez to Mets for Neil Allen & Rick Ownbey.
1987 - Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5th Round for Heavyweight boxing title.
1991 - Happy Chandler, American politician and Commissioner of Baseball (b. 1898).
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