1907 - Canadian Interprovincial Rugby Football union (Big Four) forms with
Hamilton Tigers, Toronto Argonauts, Ottawa Rough Riders & Montreal Foot Ball.
1909 - Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park).
1909 - Ty Cobb clinches AL HR title with his 9th HR (all inside-the-park).
1925 - Brooklyn Dodger Dazzy Vance no-hits Phillies, 10-1.
1934 - Judge Landis sells World Series broadcast rights to Ford for $100,000.
1938 - Alexander Cartwright selected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1938 - Alexander Cartwright selected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.
1958 - Braves Warren Spahn is first lefty to win 20 or more games 9 times.
1965 - Willie Mays's 500th HR (off Don Nottebart), Giants 11th straight win.
1969 - Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player.
1974 - Phillies set NL record, using 27 players in a game,
St Louis uses 24, tying record of 51. Phillies win 7-3 in 17.
1983 - Oakland's Rickey Henderson 3rd straight 100 steals for season.
1983 - US mint strikes first gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle).
1983 - US mint strikes first gold coin in 50 years (Olympic Eagle).
1989 - Fay Vincent elected baseball's 8th commissioner.
1991 - 55 ton concrete beam falls in Montreal's Olympic Stadium.
1991 - Joe Carter is first to have 3 consecutive 100-RBI seasons with 3 different teams.
1997 - Carolina Hurricane's first exhibition game beat NY Islanders 4-1.
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