1904 - Boston's Jesse Tannehell no-hits Chicago White Sox, 6-0.
1933 - Lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1,308th straight game.
1933 - Lou Gehrig breaks record by playing in his 1,308th straight game.
1941 - Boog Powell, baseball player (AL MVP 1970) is born.
1950 - Pee Wee Reese (Dodgers) & Sam Calderone (Giants) hit inside park HRs.
1952 - Guillermo Vilas, Argentina, tennis champ (US Open-1977) is born.
1963 - Jim Hickman becomes first NY Met to hit for cycle
1966 - Willie Mays takes 2nd place on all-time HR list.
1968 - Ed McCaffrey, NFL wide reciever (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32) is born.
1969 - NY Jets beat NY Giants 37-14 in their 1st meeting (pre season).
1969 - Christian Laettner, NBA forward/center (Atlanta Hawks, Oly-gold-92) is born.
1972 - Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game.
1973 - Willie Mays hits 660th & last HR (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati).
1972 - Phillies Steve Carlton wins his 15th straight game.
1973 - Willie Mays hits 660th & last HR (off Don Gullett of Cincinnati).
1980 - George Brett goes 4-for-4, raising his batting average to .401.
1984 - Pete Rose returns to Cin Reds as player-manager (gets 2 hits).
1987 - Mohammad Ali elected to "Ring" magazine's Boxing Hall of Fame.
1991 - Royals Warren Cromartie's 1st major league HR since 1983.
1992 - Kevin Gross of Dodgers tosses only 9-inning no-hitter of season, a 2-0.
1992 - Kevin Gross of Dodgers tosses only 9-inning no-hitter of season, a 2-0.
2007 - Eddie Griffin, basketball player, dies at the age of 25 as a result
of a car crash while ignoring a railroad warning and went through
a barrier before striking a moving train (b. 1982).
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